Austrian boy finds 100,000 euro in river

Money worth some €100,000 (£72,000; $108,000) are found floating down the river in Vienna leading one passer-by to jump in and salvage the money.
7 December 2015

Nato says won't send ground troops to fight IS: Report

Nato has ruled out sending ground troops to fight against Islamic State militants in Syria, Nato General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg told a Swiss newspaper, stressing the need to bolster local forces in the conflict.
7 December 2015

4 Syrian soldiers die in ‘US coalition air strike’

An air strike believed to have been carried out by the US-led coalition killed four Syrian military personnel in Deir al Zor province, which is mostly held by Islamic State, a monitoring group says, in what would be the first time coalition warplanes had hit Syrian government forces.
7 December 2015

Masuda president, Mahbubur gen secy of haematology society

Masuda Begum and Mahbubur Rahman have been elected as the president and the general secretary respectively of Bangladesh Society of Haematology for the
6 December 2015

Govt Laboratory High School Alumni reunion rescheduled

The reunion of former students of Government Laboratory High School, Dhaka is rescheduled for 25 December, said a press release of Old
5 December 2015

Jasim president, Tonmoy general secretary of CUJAD

Jasim Uddin Khan and Tonmoy Majumder were made president and general secretary respectively of Chittagong
5 December 2015

Haircut level: Samurai

Move over Edward Scissorhands, Alberto Olmedo is here is cut hair like you’ve never seen before-with Samurai swords and fire.
5 December 2015

World Soil Day observed in Barisal

Seven development organisations yesterday observed World Soil Day-2015 in Barisal city with a call to adopt soil
4 December 2015

Two get Yes cards

Two contestants got Yes cards at the Cox's Bazar round of Rupchanda-The Daily Star Super Chef 2016 yesterday.
4 December 2015

IS agents from Syria 'in Thailand to target Russians'

Thai police say they were warned by Moscow that 10 Syrians working for the so-called Islamic State (IS) entered Thailand in October to target Russians.
4 December 2015

Filmmaker sees crowdfunding as tool to cut unemployment

Crowdfunding can be a good source of raising capital for investment in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and a way to reduce unemployment, filmmaker Abu Sayeed who has put the idea into practice said yesterday.
3 December 2015

1 Minute Please!

Warda Rihab is one of the most dynamic, graceful and scintillating young dancers in our country, and has been
3 December 2015

Sweden-Bangladesh Nobel Memorial Quiz starts Sunday

The Swedish embassy in Bangladesh will arrange the first ever Nobel Quiz contest at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) on Sunday, said a press release.
3 December 2015

Up in the Quiet Hills

The green hills of Chittagong, covered in clouds, are one of the most serene landscapes in Bangladesh. These lush,
3 December 2015

Four get Kazi Mahbubullah Award

Four personalities have been selected for “Kazi Mahbubullah Award” of Begum Zebunnessa and Kazi Mahbubullah Janakalyan Trust this year for their contributions in different fields.
3 December 2015

About Town

The Arena Writing Workshop with Ikhtisad Ahmed
3 December 2015

NSU holds electrical, computer design fair

The department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of North South University conducted the “ECE Capstone Senior Design Showcase Fall 2015” on Tuesday.
3 December 2015

TO FIGHT AGAINST CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE

Now-a-days, it is not too unfamiliar when a child is being abused sexually, by strangers and known people alike,
3 December 2015

Doa mahfil

A doa mahfil for late Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury, a journalist and former managing director of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), will be held today after the
3 December 2015

SHUT UP AND LISTEN

Nobody listens! Everybody just wants to talk. To let our voices be heard is more important than hearing what the other party has to say, it seems. But is that really so?
3 December 2015