While fear gripped Dhaka city after the gruesome 1/7 attacks at the Holey Artisan Bakery, claiming 22 lives, there were individuals all across the globe showing support and giving sympathy to those affected by the tragedy.

Enriched with wonderful architectural features, the historical 'Bahadur Shah Park' is located in Laxmibazar, Old Dhaka. During the first half of the 19th century, Nawab Khwaja Abdul Ghani, the first Nawab of Dhaka recognised by the British Raj, took the initiative of establishing this park.

The Gulshan massacre has led to the collapse of two popular theories about Islamist terrorism in Bangladesh and calls for new explanations and strategies to encounter it.

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For a long while after the 7/1 attacks in Holey Artisan Bakery, in Gulshan, Dhaka, the police and law enforcement agencies have told us that they have Tahmid Hasib Khan, 22, and Hasnat Karim, 47, held as suspects. These two individuals have been held by the police and detectives for almost two weeks, without being allowed to meet their families or speak to lawyers. Their relatives and family members could never find out how they are doing.

The founder of Grameen Bank, Muhammad Yunus is the first Bangladeshi to win the Nobel Peace Prize for pioneering the

The number of Bangladeshi indigenous men, women and children who tried to cross into India fearing torture and harassment

It was 1954; Dacca. The summer and Ramadan vacation of our school started together. It was summer. The sun was glowering. I was a student of class III; a boy of 7.

There should not be any doubt that people around the globe realize the most expensive commodity is 'Peace' in today's world.

PEARLS OF WISDOM

Every turn you take is a game of chance. You just may see the light of day or you may end up in a freshly dug out ditch full of

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Back in 2014, Dhaka Airport received the 'honour' of making it to the Worst Airport of Asia list, where it landed in the ninth

Salman Muqtadir is a popular name amongst the Bangladeshi youth living all over the world, mainly because of the witty and

The Star Weekend deserves a big hand for the article titled "The railway rush", published on 24 June 2016. Readers have come

Next week, Bangladesh will be experiencing one of the longest holidays ever. This year the government announced a 9-day-

“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” – Dolly Parton, American singer-songwriter,

To mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan, the three day fest of Eid-ul-Fitr is usually marked with Eid prayers, social

What can you do to make your Eid worth your while? What can be done to bring in the ultimate spunky twist? With colours, dramatic dialogues, fight scenes, the vavavooms and the ooh lalas?

Close your eyes and try to imagine the age when computers had not been invented or introduced.