MAILBOX

This week's spotlight (Published on April 24, 2015) has perfectly portrayed the true scenario about how women are being molested in our country regularly.
30 April 2015, 18:00 PM

NUMBERS 81

The April 25 quake measured 7.8 on the moment magnitude scale, the largest since the 1934 Bihar quake, which measured 8.2 and killed around 10,000 people. Another quake in Kashmir in 2005, measuring 7.6, killed around 80,000 people.
30 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Robert De Niro

Appeared in over 90 films, an American actor and film producer Robert De Niro is famous for his role as young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II (1974).
30 April 2015, 18:00 PM

A TEMPORARY SOLUTION

Two days after the Pahela Baishakh incident this year, I was crossing a foot-bridge to go to work near Farmgate.
30 April 2015, 18:00 PM

IT STARTS EARLY

My daughter studies in class 5, in a well reputed school in Dhanmondi.
30 April 2015, 18:00 PM

EARTHQUAKE!!!

On April 25, 2015, an earthquake that measured 7.8 on the Richter Scale devastated the entire country of Nepal.
30 April 2015, 18:00 PM

SURVIVING THE TREMORS

As we have seen and experienced in the past few days, massive earthquakes like the ones that nearly demolished the entire country of Nepal, can turn lives upside down in the blink of an eye.
30 April 2015, 18:00 PM

THE VOICE OF BANGLADESH

Renowned broadcaster and cultural personality Iqbal Bahar Choudhury has represented Bangladesh, and our language and culture in the
30 April 2015, 18:00 PM

IS posts 'health service' video

Islamic State appears to have released a promotional video for its own health service featuring NHS-style branding and an Australian doctor.
25 April 2015, 04:00 AM

Switzerland happiest country

Bangladeshis are happier than Indians, Nepalese and Sri Lankans, according to the 2015 World Happiness Report.
24 April 2015, 18:00 PM

CAMOUFLAGE SETTINGS

This happened very recently. Around 12am, one night my wife and I woke up and turned on the light, which woke me.
23 April 2015, 18:00 PM

MAD GENIUS

An American poet, novelist, and short-story writer Sylvia Plath is best known for her confessional poetry. She studied at Smith College
23 April 2015, 18:00 PM

THE FIRST RAYS OF THE SUN

Liton Nandi, Suman Sengupta and Amit Dey have now become household names - only because they jumped in to save their fellow Photos: Prabir Das
23 April 2015, 18:00 PM

THE UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH

The incident of sexual assault that took place this Pahela Baishakh on the Dhaka University campus was not the first of its kind.
23 April 2015, 18:00 PM

A TALE OF PASSION

From being an English Major to a documentary photographer, Jashim Salam fought against all odds and became one of the most
23 April 2015, 18:00 PM

BEGINNING A NEW CHAPTER

Supriti Dhar is a journalist by profession, activist by choice and editor of an award winning blog - Women Chapter.
23 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Why We Have Chins

Look at a primate or a Neanderthal skull and compare it with a modern human's. Notice anything missing? We have one feature that
23 April 2015, 18:00 PM

SYNESTHESIA

Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have shed new light on synesthesia -- the effect of hearing colour, seeing
23 April 2015, 18:00 PM

REACHING THE TOP

A finance manager of one of the top foreign multinational banks in Bangladesh, Md. Yasir Arafin has set his bar high thanks to the CIMA qualifications.
23 April 2015, 18:00 PM

REMEMBERING RANA PLAZA

Two years ago on this day, Rana Plaza, an eight storied commercial building in Savar, collapsed, killing at least 1129 people.
23 April 2015, 18:00 PM