[WATCH] Fighting tanks, guns with bows and arrows

The bloody birth of Bangladesh in 1971 has witnessed many brave stories.
17 December 2015

Hundreds of Santas set record for world's biggest surf lesson

A pack of 320 surfing Santas embrace Christmas spirit in Australia, breaking the world record for the largest surf lesson.
16 December 2015

[WATCH NOW] Poramaati-- A tale from ’71

A reverence in honour of the intellectual sons of this soil who became martyrs on this very day in 1971.
16 December 2015

Nation’s 45th Victory Day, but their first

A hundred voices tuned in to sing Amar Sonar Bangla to mark the first ever Victory Day in the recently dissolved enclaves in the northern district of Lalmonirhat.
16 December 2015

Reminiscing Freedom in the Air

Kamal Lohani, the eminent journalist reminisces the Victory Day on December 16, 1971...
16 December 2015

The diplomat monk

For someone who all his life has believed and preached that Ahimsa Paramo Dharma or non-violence is the ultimate dharma, it is not easy to take up arms and go to war.
15 December 2015

BYLC Youth Leadership Bootcamp concludes

The graduation ceremony of the 2015 Youth Leadership Bootcamp, a national residential leadership development
15 December 2015

Sakhawat new president of Gulshan Club

Sakhawat Abu Khair Mohammed has been elected 20th president of Gulshan Club for the year 2015-2016.
15 December 2015

China: Diners charged 'air cleaning fee'

A restaurant in eastern China has been caught charging customers an "air cleaning fee" on top of their food bills.
15 December 2015

Up-close with chef Magnus Albrektsson

A master in the art of cooking, Magnus formed a love for food at a very young age and went to culinary school in Sweden.
14 December 2015

US town rejects solar panels for sucking 'up all the energy from the sun'

A small US town in North Carolina rejects a proposal for solar panels in the area claiming that solar farms would suck up all the energy from the sun.
14 December 2015

Sense of solace after over four decades

Martyred Intellectuals' Day will be a bit different this year for some children of martyred journalists as they witnessed for the first time in around 44 years implementation of their demand for trying and hanging one of the killings' masterminds. The day is being observed today by, among others, Dhaka University, Sammilito Sangskritik Jote, BNP, the Communist Party of Bangladesh and National Awami Party.
13 December 2015

Peter Gabriel plans to train apes how to use Skype!

Former Genesis star Peter Gabriel is all set to take part in a new experiment that aims to find whether apes could use video to communicate between themselves.
11 December 2015

[WATCH] Gobinda Haldar: 1971 war lyricist

We are forever indebted to Gobinda Haldar, the lyricist who inspired...
11 December 2015

STAR DIARY

Last week for a group project we had to make teams in our classroom. One of my friends did not come to class that day, and when she...
10 December 2015

Joan Miró i Ferrà

Born in Barcelona, Joan Miró i Ferrà, popularly known as Joan Miró was a Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist. Growing up Miró...
10 December 2015

GTV Fanta Band Top 5 in the making!

This year marks the launch of the first of its kind reality show in Bangladesh that aims to discover the best pop band formed by...
10 December 2015

The Story of Untold Sufferings

Shorifa (not her real name), a fifteen year old girl lives in a village of Nilphamari district.
10 December 2015

MAILBOX

It has been weeks since Facebook and several other social media websites have been blocked in Bangladesh. Besides hundreds...
10 December 2015

SNAPSHOT

“And I realised when you look at your mother; you are looking at the purest love you will ever know.” – Mitch Albom, For One More Day
10 December 2015