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MAILBOX

November 13, 2016 was Humayun Ahmed's 68th birthday. He was the most famous novelist of our country.
1 December 2016

About Town

Win Your Limitations
1 December 2016

Broken Rides, Broken Promises

While the authorities think of ways to make Dhaka a child-friendly city, amusement parks are being demolished or sold off, one after another.
1 December 2016

Looking for Stories: A morning in Sadarghat

Ever thought of looking for stories in one of the oldest and busiest spots in Dhaka? A trip to the Sadarghat is what you need.
1 December 2016

Trump's America 101 for the Developing World

It was nearly midnight when we finally conceded to the fact that Donald Trump is the President-elect of the United States.
1 December 2016

Professional Line-Standers

During the release of the new iPhone 7 and sales offers on the occasions like Black Friday and Christmas, people are seen standing in long queues, days before the opening hour of the sales.
1 December 2016

QUIRKY SCIENCE

As Zika spreads throughout the world, the call for rapid development of therapeutics to treat Zika rings loud and clear.
1 December 2016

Shishu Park hoping for a better future

As the ever-memorable song starts playing, children, sitting on the metallic horsebacks, delightfully start going round and round. 35-year-old Salma Akter holds her daughter Taskia (3), who is too young to manage herself on the ride.
1 December 2016

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz

A revolution is not a bed of roses,” believed Cuba’s long time revolutionary leader Fidel Castro who ruled for nearly half a century.
1 December 2016

When will it stop?

A few days ago, I had an incredible experience which is really worth mentioning. My brother did really well in his exam.
1 December 2016

PEARLS OF WISDOM

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
1 December 2016

Numbers 25,000

The number of dwellers who live in the seven blocks of Rohingya camp in Teknaf. Over 120000 people have fled Rakhine since religious violence in 2012, according to UNHCR.
1 December 2016

Inside Finnish higher education

Every year thousands of foreign students come to Finland to pursue undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate, and post-doctoral level studies in Finnish universities.
1 December 2016

For the Maestros of Tomorrow

The Army Stadium was packed with around 50,000 people. The line at the entrance had gone past Kakoli intersection.
1 December 2016

Free Cataract Surgeries for children: A life changing initiative

On Wednesday morning, the comfortable cabins of the top floor of Bangladesh Eye Hospital were cleaned, aired and the floors were mopped extensively for the arrivals of guests.
1 December 2016

Winter Weddings

The month of December kicks-off the long awaited wedding season in Dhaka. The chilly breeze, coupled with warm Kachchi Biryani and a grande celebration of togetherness of newlyweds really brings out the festivity of this month.
30 November 2016

Tipu's Tiger

When conflict between Tipu Sultan, the independent ruler of Mysore and British East India Company reached its extreme, some Mysorean designers, in 1795 developed an ingenious instrument to appease their beloved Sultan.
24 November 2016

Capped Langur

Primates in general are dully colored species. Think of humans. We have no bright colors, nothing showy, and that's typical amongst our Order.
24 November 2016

The Friendship Retrospective, Beyond Borders: Melbourne NSUers Gala Night

Melbourne, coffee capital of the world, where some of us have built a home for ourselves, away from our roots; in this place where friendship brews like a fine, aromatic blend, the Melbourne NSUers family provides a beautiful sense of belonging.
24 November 2016

QUIRKY SCIENCE

The lack of liquid water on the surface of Mars today has been demonstrated by new evidence in the form of meteorites on the Red Planet examined by an international team of planetary scientists.
24 November 2016