ANWARA BAHAR CHOUDHURY

In the last century, there were a few bold voices which called for awakening of women, urging them to boldly move forward. My mother, Anwara Bahar Choudhury, one of those voices, was born on February 13, 1919.
26 March 2015

SHUTTERSTORIES

Through intimate meetings, and rendezvous,
26 March 2015

1 MINUTE PLEASE!

One of the latest sensations in the music industry, JOY SHAHRIAR, is sometimes termed as the go-getter.
26 March 2015

SNAPSHOT

“I have given you independence, now go and preserve it.”
26 March 2015

MAILBOX

Let's Eat: A Guide to Food in Bangladesh
26 March 2015

BRAVE HEARTS

June, 1971, three months after our declaration of independence from Pakistan, thousands of Bangladeshi (then East Pakistani) youth had been receiving training in India to fight against the Pakistani occupation army.
26 March 2015

Jail killing convict Kismat Hashem dies in Canada

Captain (relieved) Kismat Hasem, who was handed down life term imprisonment in the historic jail killing case, dies in Canada
26 March 2015

Heave, ho: Elephants rescue 18-wheeler stranded on Louisiana road

The truck's driver, also an elephant trainer, walks the elephants out of the cargo compartment and directs them to help prop up the vehicle.
26 March 2015

Drawing Bangabandhu's Life

“Although today is my grandfather's birthday, I feel like we're the ones receiving the actual gift,” said Radwan Mujib Siddiq, grandson of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and the trustee of Centre for Research and Information (CRI) at the launching of the graphic novel series on Bangabandhu's life.
25 March 2015

Bangladeshi vegetable farmer trains Nepalese farmers

A Bangladeshi farmer has been successful in farming different kinds of hybrid vegetables in Nepal's remote village Ina-ruar of
24 March 2015

Mahatma Gandhi Smarak Sadan discussion on March 26 today

Mahatma Gandhi Smarak Sadan will hold a discussion on "26 March 1971" at 166/B Lake Circus at 4:00pm in the capital today, says a
24 March 2015

Islamic State recruits 400 children since January: Syria monitor

A monitoring group says, since last three months, the Islamic State has recruited at least 400 children in Syria and trained them as so-called "Cubs of the Caliphate" and hard line indoctrination.
24 March 2015

Adaptation

In a far-flung land, a time long ago, there lived a king. He called upon his counsel one day to ask how he could better the lives of his subjects.
24 March 2015

Grandma's treasure trove

It's not the world of wizardry. Not a legend of hobbits either; no middle earth to fight for, no Aragorn, Gandalf and no ring.
24 March 2015

Prothom Alo, City Bank to organise science fairs

Science fairs will be organised at secondary schools and regional and national levels, featuring exhibitions, books, granting of
23 March 2015

Nine British medics feared to have crossed into Syria

Nine British medical students and doctors are feared to has travel to Syria to work in areas controlled by Islamic State militants.
22 March 2015

‘IS online threat’ to US military

The US defence department says it is investigating an online threat allegedly made by Islamic State to about 100 of its military personnel, and posted a list of the names and addresses on a website linked to the group alongside a call for them to be killed
22 March 2015

Call for saving groundwater

Despite being the world's largest delta having an estimated 1,210 billion cubic metres of fresh water resources, the country depends
21 March 2015

Photographic Mishaps

Robert Capa was one of the greatest war photographers ever. He took many memorable conflict photographs including that of a
20 March 2015

MAILBOX

Another Step to Glory
19 March 2015