Every year during Eid, millions of Bangladeshis rely on some 300 trains of Bangladesh Railway to reach home to spend their

Taking a trip to the older part of Dhaka is always refreshing; the walls, colours, the narrow lanes and of course the age-old

“So what's your real name?” “They call me Mama! Even my wife and kids, and I love it that way!” answered Mama of the legendary Mama Halim with a proud smile on his face.

A massive 60 million people are now displaced worldwide- the largest number since World War II, according to the UN.

People in our region have a lot of misconceptions about what breaks the fast and what does not. After going through some

The weather in Dhaka city has never been very pleasant as far as I can remember. At the onslaught of global climate change

An acclaimed Bangladeshi poet, Begum Sufia Kamal played an important role in the Bengali nationalist movement of the 1950s

My imbrued frock disclosed to my displeasure- my entrance into puberty. Two days prior to my twelfth birthday, it ensued- the 'biological inevitable.' The flowing down of thick red fluid did not place me into perplexity, but it made the next seven days

Cyclone Sidr destroyed more than a million households in the south-west region alone. The number of deaths was estimated at 3,500, with more than a 1,000 still missing, and over 55,000 people sustaining physical injuries.

Islampur, the hub for wholesale fabric business was named after the Mughal subahdar in Bengal -- Islam Khan Chisti, who was appointed by Mughal Emperor Jahangir in 1608. Being near the river Buriganga, trade and commerce always flourished here.

“Allah has given me three daughters. They are ten, six and two years old respectively. In my village daughters are often seen

Azmeri Haque, popularly known as Badhon, is one of the most recognised faces in the Bangladeshi media. She started her

I was very impressed by the article titled “Dreams from the Streets” published in the Star Weekend on June 10, 2016. A few

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After waking up to news of more senseless violence in a country that becomes

At 11 pm that night, a phone call came from the hospital. On the other side of the call, my brother calmly let me know that the

At the beginning of this Holy month of Ramadan, the internet exploded with a video going viral- but for good reason.

Like every year, the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr has everyone excited and enthusiastic to buy new clothes, accessories and watches.

In the beginning of the eighteenth century, a rich jewellery merchant from Punjab named Manna Lal Roy arrived in Bengal for a

Adventure and travelling has recently seeped into our society, be it among the upper or middle class. Weekend getaways have