STAR DIARY

A few weeks ago, I was on a rickshaw near Kawran Bazaar and I saw a disturbing incident.
28 May 2015

TORTURED, KILLED AND ABANDONED

On May 1, 2015, a shallow mass grave was discovered by some villagers collecting mushrooms deep inside a jungle of Thailand's Songkhla province.
28 May 2015

MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA

Armed with curiosity and a camera, Nuruzzaman Khan Bappy, a young filmmaker is making a difference in the art scene of Bangladesh.
28 May 2015

PLAYING A DOUBLE ROLE

Carrying an MBBS in one hand, and a camera in the other, Ata Mohammad Adnan showed the world that even busy doctors have pursuable passions. With recognition from home and abroad alike, Ata is now a well known name in the world of photography.
28 May 2015

Use of Antibiotics

A new study led by researchers at the University of Minnesota has found a three-way link among antibiotic use in infants, changes in the gut bacteria, and disease later in life.
28 May 2015

EXPOSURE OF TO EXTREME HEAT COULD QUADRUPLE

U.S. residents' exposure to extreme heat could increase four- to six-fold by mid-century, due to both a warming climate and a population that's growing especially fast in the hottest regions of the country, according to new research.
28 May 2015

A DIFFERENT STEP

Hasan Shams Ahmed is a CIMA Course Leader and Lecturer for the Financial Pillar at LCBS Dhaka. Right after high school, Ahmed opted for something unconventional -- not signing up for an undergraduate degree.
28 May 2015

PEARLS OF WISDOM

“good Books, Like Good Friends, Are Few And Chosen; The More Select, The More Enjoyable.”
28 May 2015

ShutterStories

But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.
28 May 2015

About Town

SOCIAL BUSINESS YOUTH SUMMIT June 1, 2015
28 May 2015

EXODUS TO NOWHERE

Thousands of Bangladeshis have been trafficked to South-East Asian Countries like Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.
28 May 2015

1 Minute Please

Masuma Rahman Nabila, popular television host is a household name today.
28 May 2015

SNAPSHOT

“You have to find what sparks a light in you so that you in your own way can illuminate the world.” ― Oprah Winfrey
28 May 2015

Progga awards 4 journos for anti-tobacco reports

Anti-tobacco campaigning organisation Progga yesterday awarded four journalists from the print and electronic media with "Progga
28 May 2015

MAILBOX

I liked the topic of this week's (published on May 22, 2015) 'Spotlight' of the Star Weekend (From A Fading Era).
28 May 2015

NUMBERS 15

BRAC, the world's largest non-government organisation, plans to spend over $15 million in two years to help earthquake victims in Nepal.
28 May 2015

The un-glory of Bangladesh cricket

This article is not about the glory of our cricket. It is about the glory Bangladesh has yet to achieve.
28 May 2015

Iran holds anti-Islamic State cartoon contest

Not long after staging a cartoon contest satirizing the Holocaust, a group in Iran launched another event — this time, aimed at the Islamic State extremist group.
28 May 2015

Crowds 'could be counted' with phone data

It may be possible to estimate the size of a large crowd based on geographical data from mobile phones and Twitter, according to a new study.
27 May 2015

Abandoned station used by Churchill awaits new tenant

An abandoned Underground station used by Winston Churchill as a bunker during World War II could become London's latest go-to bar or gallery under a plan launched by the city's transport agency.
26 May 2015