Witness Account: When all hell broke loose

"All hell broke loose there, they made it look like doomsday," recalls Motaher Hossain, general secretary of the Krishak League, who was standing barely a yard from the dais raised on a truck when indiscriminate bombs and gunshots rocked the area.
19 August 2015

Model with Down Syndrome to walk New York Fashion Week

In just one year, Madeline Stuart, an 18-year-old with Down syndrome, has become the face of two fashion campaigns.
18 August 2015

Playing Tetris for 3 minutes stops craving sex, alcohol and food

Playing Tetris for just three minutes can reduce cravings for drugs, food, cigarettes, alcohol and sex, scientists find.
17 August 2015

Awesome footage of rare white whale in Australia

A rare white humpback whale is spotted off the coast of Queensland, and whale watchers are hoping it is Australia's famous whale Migaloo.
16 August 2015

Bangabandhu's portrait installed at Nat'l Press Club

A portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was installed at the capital's Jatiya Press Club yesterday for the
15 August 2015

Siri saves teen in US

Siri - Apple's voice-activated assistant - saves the life of Tennessee teenager after he was pinned underneath his truck and unable to reach his phone.
15 August 2015

August 15, 1975 incidents: Justice kept in long wait

Justice is yet to be delivered in the cases filed in connection with the murders of Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni and Abdur Rab Serniabat,
14 August 2015

One Bangabandhu killer safe in US with political asylum

Despite repeated requests from Bangladesh to send him back, the United States granted political asylum to one of the six absconding killers of Bangabandhu a few years ago.
14 August 2015

Shock, surprise unfolded

Accompanied by a dozen armed soldiers Major Dalim had stormed into the office of Gen Shafiullah, the then chief of army, in the morning of August 15, 1975.
14 August 2015

In MOURNING, In RAGE

It was around 11:30pm. A Dodge car screeched to a halt before the ammunition store of the 2nd Field Artillery in the moonless night of August 14.
14 August 2015

The family who built a cafe just for their son

A cafe in the Philippines is giving disabled people in the area a chance to succeed in life and break down stigma in the process.
14 August 2015

STAR DIARY

Last month my sister got married and we hired a group of professional photographers for the event.
13 August 2015

Dave Grohl

Dave Grohl is an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and producer.
13 August 2015

The Happy Man

What would have happened if Yamin Khan remained trapped in the role of a banker, typing away on his computer? The country would have missed out on his comedic genius, exhibited through his shows – that's what would have happened.
13 August 2015

Inherited Gumption

When she was just a child, her father used to frequently say, “My daughter is going to grow up to be a barrister one day!”
13 August 2015

Mentoring the Future Leaders

Whenever there is a crisis, there is a challenge faced by the nation; the youth of Bangladesh have come forward.
13 August 2015

A Symbol of Slavery and Nature's Destruction

The world is going through speedy urbanisation and Bangladesh is not an exception from this.
13 August 2015

Growing Pains

Today, concrete structures are rising up, as if conscious of their aggressive contest to outgrow their neighbours, ever inclined to reach the highest skies while casting their grey gloom on the forgotten earth below.
13 August 2015

No Space to Grow

The lack of playing fields in our city has been a major reason for concern among Dhakaites, especially for parents and children.
13 August 2015

Days of Play Fade Away

There is an apparent apathy in the nation's collective psyche towards the most precious lives of our society, the very soul of our future-- our children. Even unwittingly depriving our children of their physical and psychological nurture is a form of abuse.
13 August 2015