Muhammad Ali

After a 32-year battle with Parkinson's disease, the death of Muhammad Ali, the silver-tongued boxer and civil rights champion,
9 June 2016

The Story of Plea and Protest

“I cannot bear it anymore. I had to stay in the open street for ten days to take part in the protest. With meagre food, no sleep
9 June 2016

The Beef with the Budget

"The second group of haters is of course the rich who believe that paying higher taxes would mean they would literally starve. Thank God for offshore accounts, right rich guys?" We dissect the 2016 budget this week.
9 June 2016

Dreams from the Streets

“I want to keep working,” says 16-year-old Akash. “I want to be an engineer!” says little Sagor, just 12. 11-year-old Sajeeb, the youngest, wants to be in the garment's sector.
9 June 2016

PEARLS OF WISDOM

“When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.”
2 June 2016

The Girl With A Rolleicord

Imagine women entering the field of photography that has been historically dominated by men. That too during a time when women were confined to certain socially constructed roles.
2 June 2016

Star Diary

Why are we so obsessed with white skinned foreign models? A young man has set up a barbershop in my locality a few days back. The
2 June 2016

Louis Isadore Kahn

Louis Isadore Kahn, popularly known as Louis I Kahn is an American architect who was considered by some as “America’s foremost living
2 June 2016

1500

The number of families of Khumi, Mro, Marma and Tripura communities in Thanchi Upazilla, Bandarban that are suffering severe food shortage as they could not grow enough Jhum crops for their families last year due to rainfall and insect attacks.
2 June 2016

A Step Towards Humanity

In our country, the number of people with disabilities is high enough to merit special attention. Based on a report from the World Bank and World Health Organisation, there are 10.5 million disabled adults living in our country. Most of these people are unable to work, mostly not because of their disability, but for their lack of training.
2 June 2016

[WATCH] Saluting the Pioneers

The Airport road and Pragati Sarani are two of Dhaka's most important and busiest streets. Every hour, hundreds of vehicles pass
2 June 2016

KEEP CALM AND FAST

Ramadan is essentially a whirlwind myriad of activities. On one hand, it is the blessed month when we seek spiritual solace and strive to strengthen our connection with the divine.
2 June 2016

5 Ways to Prepare Yourself for Ramadan

The blessed month of Ramadan is fast approaching, and while some of us are very excited, some others are little tensed about how to get through it.
2 June 2016

Why do people not quit tobacco smoking?

Globally, the tobacco epidemic is considered to be the most prominent preventable cause of death, responsible for taking lives of an
2 June 2016

Foldable material

Imagine a house that could fit in a backpack or a wall that could become a window with the flick of a switch.
2 June 2016

1 Minute Please

Kalyan Corraya, has, over the past few years, become a very popular name in the Bangladeshi media.
2 June 2016

Mysterious infrared light from space

A research team using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has detected the faintest millimeter-wave source ever observed.
2 June 2016

Media Ethics 101

Last week, a private channel reported on a small group of young students, apparently holders of the GPA 5 title.
2 June 2016

MAILBOX

An Ancient Mosque by the River
2 June 2016

About Town

June 4, 9 am, Bangla Academy, Hosted by- YOUNG
2 June 2016