About Town

DANCE DRAMA 'BHANUSHINGHER PADABOLI'-BHABNA'S PRODUCTION
17 November 2016

The First Inclusive Job Centere: Establishing a disability inclusive RMG Labour Market

On In August 2015of last year, an MoU was signed in Mirpur among the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarberit (GIZ).
17 November 2016

Selling Luck On the Streets

It takes a lot of courage to live in a city, especially when it is a city like Dhaka. As our beloved congested and noisy Dhaka grows, so does the hassles of the good people who live here.
17 November 2016

‘Nawabi’ Food at Dhanmondi!

Dhanmondi dwellers are now getting the opportunity of tasting the delicious Chittagonian wising.
17 November 2016

How is your mother doing?

Depression can happen to anybody. It knows no age. No social class. No sex.
17 November 2016

How to Salvage the Lost Paradise: Saint Martin's

“Bangladesh is a gorgeous damsel and the jewel in her forehead is Saint Martin's Island,” a quote that rightly explains the indescribable beauty of Bangladesh's only coral island.
17 November 2016

STAR DIARY

I witnessed an accident while being stuck in a traffic jam. A young boy, who broke into a run to cross the road, was hit by a motorcycle which severely injured his foot.
17 November 2016

Humayun Ahmed

Humayun Ahmed was an author, dramatist, screenwriter, playwright, filmmaker and cultural legend of Bangladesh.
17 November 2016

The Three-Day Folk Fest: In Summary

The month of November started out with a bang! Starting off with the Dhaka International Folk Fest, the month has a lot in store for us --- more music and also literature.
17 November 2016

Donald Duck: The Duck in Charge of the Free Cartoon World

Amidst an overwhelming outpour of support for former First Lady and the Loser, Shillary Clinton, the failed democrat nominee is now gearing up once again for the third biggest fight of her life, after the latest election debacle and what went down between her and Bill you know when.
17 November 2016

Everyday Battle of Women Commuters

Getting a seat on a bus during office hours is nothing less than a dream!” exclaims 25-year-old Sabiha Akhter, who works at a private company, and travels from Mirpur 10 to Farmgate everyday for work.
17 November 2016

NUMBERS 13

The minimum age of freedom fighter that has been fixed by the government for being recognised as a freedom fighter...
17 November 2016

1 Minutes Please

Shoumik Ahmed – a young actor – has captured the hearts of many in Bangladesh, thanks to his vibrant personality on TV and social media alike.
17 November 2016

Attacks on religious and ethnic minorities: The Price paid by the innocent

We were mercilessly flogged; our houses were burnt and bulldozed over. They looted everything - our last valuables and also our food.
17 November 2016

Five places to visit in Sydney, Australia

You are in Sydney, a New South Wales district in the beautiful country of Asustralia, and you simply want to do a little more than attending weekend lunches and weekday dinner get-togethers at the various Bengali homes belonging to the Bhais and Bhabis.
17 November 2016

SNAPSHOT

“I survived because the fire inside me burned brighter than the fire around me.” — Joshua Graham
17 November 2016

TRENDING THIS WEEK

In recent weeks, we have seen an upsurge of violence against Santals, a minority group of Bangladesh, as they were forced to leave their land.
17 November 2016

MAILBOX

Movement for common people in Dhaka has become very difficult owing to lack of affordable, comfortable and easy means of transport.
17 November 2016

NUMBERS 4

Is the number of alleged members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), who are held by police in Rangpur Sadar upazila.
10 November 2016

Nigar Sultana: Investment certificate recipient

When a dream, nurtured for years, becomes a reality, the feeling is beyond any explanation. Nigar Sultana is one of the lucky ones to have been able to experience that feeling.
10 November 2016