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A glimpse into Zahir Raihan's Films
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Dubai floods / Thousands of Bangladeshis stranded at Dhaka, Dubai airports
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Natural Disaster
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'Genuine' SSC, HSC certificates for sale!
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Why many countries are trying a four-day work week
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Shaheed Asad: The spark that lit a fuse in 1969
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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