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

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.

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.

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

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

Glimpses of Old Dhaka, written by Syed Muhammed Taifoor (1885-1972), is one of the most influential books ever written on the subject of the history of Dhaka. And this statement is not an exaggeration in any way. If you read on this topic, you inevitably will come across references to Taifoor's book.

In recent times, a lot of social media users are seen glorifying a certain place they recently encountered. Hundreds of check-ins have been made on Facebook and the selfies are uncountable. Some are calling it the ultimate place for a getaway from the

PEARLS OF WISDOM

With more than 1000 artworks, artist Najib Tareque is striving to take our traditional art to a large scale market through his online venture titled 'Art Makes Us Human'.

It is very common for one to misconstrue what the ideal 'office life' is. We all quite instinctively think white shirts, blue ties,

“If we want to be a leader, we should have patience, eagerness, teamwork, good communication skills that are worthy of attention, and the power to convince the people of the work we do”, believes 20 years old Mohammad Farid Ahmed,

A few days ago I had a very bad experience. I just got enrolled in a renowned university which is well known for its architecture

A significant figure in 20th century theoretical physics, Mohammad Abdus Salam was the first Pakistani to receive a Nobel Prize

In this part of the world, there are two kinds of people. Those who have achieved GPA(Grade Point Average) 5 in their Secondary School Certificate exam and those who did not.

This week, as a special treat to the foreigner-loving Bangladeshis, this column will be written by Billy Steve Sam, reflecting on his first visit to Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The approximate number of children who got killed from January to April this year. A report of Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum (BSAF) reveals that along

The world's largest democracy is at work again. Four Indian states (and a territory) held elections this past week. And believe me when I say this is no small affair.

Syed Abid Hussain Sami is one of the fastest rising names in the industry now. The multi-talented protégé has stolen hearts

Almost a kilometre long queue of people of different ages, sweating relentlessly under the blazing sun, is an everyday sight in Agargaon. A number of curiously busy men are seen running back and forth with papers near the queue of hundreds of

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