Super Humans Among Us

The incredible feat of breaking 3 baseball bats with one kick is in itself a jaw-dropping phenomenon.
15 July 2015

'No-Face Day' practiced in China

To help with the problem of keeping a smile on your face while working, a Chinese service company has implemented a "No-Face Day," where employees can wear a mask to relieve them from the stress of faking facial expressions.
15 July 2015

Seven-year-old Colombian girl survives 18 days in jungle

A seven-year-old girl found alive after nearly three weeks after she went missing in the Colombian jungle.
14 July 2015

Ranveer Singh's parody of Pakistani song goes viral (video)

It's not been long when Ranveer Singh has danced on a busy Mumbai road to please Hrithik Roshan, and he has done it again. This time, he has made a Dubsmash video on the viral Pakistani song Eye to Eye on Hrithik's request.
14 July 2015

English woman changes her name in order to log in to Facebook

A woman who used a pseudonym on Facebook so that she'd be more difficult to find changes her name by deed poll to the fake name because she was blocked from accessing her account.
14 July 2015

Eid day delicacies

This Eid I have decided not to be slaving over the oven cooking the usual 'pulao' and 'roast'. I am going to be a total badass this time.
13 July 2015

Dog filmed steering motorcycle, owner faces hefty fine (video)

In Vietnam a man faces fine of up to $320 for allowing his dog steer his motorbike in an 'extremely dangerous' stunt, reports NDTV
12 July 2015

Take a selfie with Kim Kardashian!

Madame Tussauds London reveals the newest addition to their waxwork line up, which takes the form of none other than a selfie-taking Kim Kardashian, reports Mashable.
11 July 2015

IS tricked Bangladesh origin UK family into Syria: Son

A man - who joined Islamic State in Syria with 11 other family members of his family - is being held against his will after being "tricked" into going, his son tells British TV channel.
11 July 2015

Dr Yunus made honorary citizen of Bologna, Italy

Nobel laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus has been given honorary citizenship of the city of Bologna in Italy.
10 July 2015

Bangladesh faces huge challenge of arresting further growth

Already burdened with a large population, Bangladesh faces a huge challenge in arresting further growth as it observes World
10 July 2015

Where ethnic diversity doesn't divide

The notion of majority or minority is practically absent among the people of Kazakhstan, which has one of the world's richest diversity
10 July 2015

Former Saudi minister's death mourned

Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali yesterday expressed deep shock at the death of former Saudi foreign minister Prince Saud Al Faisal.
10 July 2015

Selfie stick saves US family from drowning

A selfie stick turns into a surviving tool for a US family of three that was swept away by a strong rip current while swimming in an ocean in Massachusetts.
10 July 2015

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Did you know that the term 'brand' derives from 'brandr', which essentially means 'to burn'? Marking livestock with fire-heated stamps with distinctive logos or symbols identifying the ownership of farm animals had been in place for centuries.
9 July 2015

PEARLS OF WISDOM

“BY AND LARGE, MOTHERS AND HOUSE-WIVES ARE THE ONLY WORKERS WHO DO NOT HAVE REGULAR TIME OFF. THEY ARE THE GREAT VACATIONLESS CLASS.”
9 July 2015

#NO Vat on Education

Recently, the government has passed a bill imposing 7.5 percent VAT on all the private universities and private medical colleges.
9 July 2015

1 MINUTE PLEASE!

Rahat Rahman is the man behind the camera – the storyteller and the director. An established ad-filmmaker, Rahat recently made a name for himself with his telefilm Monkey Business. As the name would suggest, the film was a jumble of unique characters, bizarre
9 July 2015

SNAPSHOT

“Someday we'll live like horses; Free rein from your old iron fences There's more ways than one to regain your senses; Break out the stalls and we'll live like horses”
9 July 2015

MAILBOX

Thanks a ton 'the Star Weekend' for publishing such an informative and investigative article (published on July 3, 2015) on Dhaka city's
9 July 2015