An Ambassador of Peace

Rakibul Hasan is a 25-year-old achiever. His all-time smiling face with a balbo beard gives him a look that befriends him with anyone and everyone instantly.
18 August 2016

Fitting In the 'misfits'

In the world of house rentals, there are two kinds of tenants- 1) 'normal' people, 2) single or bachelors.
18 August 2016

STAR DIARY

When I was a high school student, I introduced myself into the world of Harry Potter. When the first book was released, honestly I did not want to read it.
18 August 2016

Coco Chanel

Famed fashion designer Coco Chanel, born Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel in Saumur, France ruled Parisian haute couture for almost six decades.
18 August 2016

NUMBERS 10,000

The number of rooms that world's largest hotel which is set to open in Mecca next year, will contain.
18 August 2016

TRENDING THIS WEEK

Once again, another hate-attack has worried people throughout the world. Bangladeshi Imam, Alauddin Akonjee, 55, and his assistant and brother-in-law...
18 August 2016

Straight from the Elephant's Mouth

One of our brothers remained stranded on your side of the water. Stranded is actually a polite way to put it; in reality he was trapped only....
18 August 2016

The Pangolin

The Pangolin (banrui) is an armored, toothless mammal of the Manis family Manidae, of the order Pholidota. Pangolins are not
11 August 2016

Surviving the Disaster

This year, one of the most devastating floods in the last ten years of Bangladesh has affected 3.4 million people mostly in the northern districts of the country.
11 August 2016

In Memory of the Three Leaders

Do you remember the famous quote by Napoleon Bonaparte? “A leader is a dealer in hope.” A.K. Fazlul Huq (1873-1962),
11 August 2016

Vincent and I

The lobby of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) seemed to be an organised chaos - hundreds of people standing there in a serpentine queue, talking art and waiting impatiently to grab their ticket to get into the magical madness of this place. There was impatience, but no rage.
11 August 2016

The Plight of the Snake Charmers

Once upon a time snake charmers were one of the most-seen entertainers in the public spaces of urban Bangladesh. They could
11 August 2016

QUIRKY SCIENCE

As scientists and policymakers around the world try to combat the increasing rate of climate change, they have focused on the chief culprit: carbon dioxide.
11 August 2016

Because I Am a Girl?

You would think in this day and age, in these modern times, in such a fast-paced world, employees would be treated as employees. You would think that the input of work and the rewards for it would not be taken or given with the consideration of the employee's gender.
11 August 2016

The Manmade Deluge

During the drier seasons from November to March, anybody visiting the northern districts of Bangladesh will come across a
11 August 2016

Star Diary

The other day I was going to my office in Motijheel by a rickshaw. As I was having a conversation with the elderly rickshaw
11 August 2016

Ayub Bachchu

Ayub Bachchu is a singer, a lyricist, a composer and also the founder of the country's one of the leading bands, the LRB. He
11 August 2016

A Beautiful Array of Artistic Expression

To preserve the memory of Artist Aminul Islam, his family introduced the Aminul Islam Young Artist Award in 2013. For their
11 August 2016

7

The number of athletes who are representing Bangladesh in the Rio Olympics in Brazil this year. Bangladesh had made its debut
11 August 2016

DA DACHING – Khagrachori's football and wrestling queen

Ching is the bossiest player on the pitch and the strongest on the mat. That's what she says anyway, striding out the door of her home in Ramgor, Khagrachari, a small remote town on the border of Bangladesh and India. Her friends, a mismatched team of boys of all ages, follow her.
11 August 2016