Why doing nothing on the weekend has become ultimate luxury
3 October 2026
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Lifehacks
Meta lets developers build their own Muse custom hardware
3 October 2026
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Technology
Why your marriage still feels like everyone else’s business
3 October 2026
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Relationships & Family
Career / Starting out in criminal law in Bangladesh
1 October 2026
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Campus
Reflections / The allure of live theatre in the age of screens
27 September 2026
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Star Youth
Humour / Why I don’t like voice messages
30 September 2026
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Star Youth
Apple to show clearer Mac data access prompts amid AI privacy concerns
3 October 2026
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Technology
Bangladeshi universities in THE World University Rankings 2027
30 September 2026
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Campus
Perspective / Your parents are getting old and you're running out of time
1 October 2026
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Life & Living
How much caffeine is too much? A dietitian weighs in
1 October 2026
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Health & Fitness
The predicaments women commuters face on public transportation
A single ride involves fighting to board, fighting for a seat, fighting off unwanted hands, and fighting to be heard.
20 August 2026
The pitfalls of armchair psychology
Why overusing clinical labels online dilutes meaning for real diagnosis.
20 August 2026
The struggles of students with hyperhidrosis
How hyperhidrosis severely impacts student lives.
20 August 2026
A cosmic object at the edge of stardom
This Bangladeshi astronomer found an object that challenges the definition of a star
19 August 2026
Women took the wheel and misogyny took over social media
Address Dhaka public transport harassment by launching the women-only Pink Bus service. Female drivers and helpers face online sexist mockery, highlighting deep misogyny while creating safer, comfortable commuting spaces for Bangladeshi women.
19 August 2026
How should parents react to their child's O’Level results
Navigate O Level exam results by choosing supportive parenting over academic pressure. Open communication, constructive goal setting, and empathy help students like Assaduzaman Abrar and Rafia Mondal overcome disappointment and build true resilience.
19 August 2026
Home, through the lens of a photographer
Preserve fleeting memories of family, change, and belonging this World Photography Day as amateur Bangladeshi photographers, including Tajrian Akther and Sanjana Ahmed, capture nostalgic moments, changing Dhaka skylines, and quiet home spaces before time passes.
19 August 2026
Unitree shares surge sixfold in Shanghai debut, valuing robot maker at $50 billion
Unitree, China’s best-known humanoid robot maker, saw its shares climb nearly sixfold on its first day of trading in Shanghai, marking a landmark moment for the country’s robotics sector, according to a recent Reuters report.
19 August 2026
Bangladesh's construction procurement still runs on phone calls and Whatsapp. This startup wants to change that
Dhaka-based startup ProQ has launched an online procurement platform aimed at bringing more of Bangladesh’s construction and interior materials purchasing process onto a single digital system.
18 August 2026
Bangladeshi scientist receives UK exploration award for Nepal Indigenous knowledge project
Abdullah Rubaet Chowdhury, a Bangladeshi social scientist, has received the SES Elodie Sandford Award from the UK-based Scientific Exploration Society (SES) for a planned research expedition documenting Indigenous ecological knowledge in Nepal’s Himalayan Mustang region.
18 August 2026
ByteDance and Motion Picture Association signs AI copyright agreement
ByteDance and the Motion Picture Association signed an agreement to strengthen copyright protections on AI video and image models like Seedance and Seedream.
18 August 2026
The A level grading system explained
A guide to A level grades, UMS, and PUM.
17 August 2026
Meet the girls breaking barriers through skateboarding
Empower young girls in Dhaka through Bangladesh Street Kids Aid, where skateboarding transforms street-involved youth in Korail by building confidence, providing education, breaking gender barriers, and inspiring dreams of reaching the Olympics.
17 August 2026
Instagram updates its wordmark for the first time in a decade
Instagram unveiled a redesigned, sharper wordmark logo—its first update in nearly a decade—drawing mixed reactions over its stylized cursive letterforms.
17 August 2026
Investors sue Selena Gomez and Wondermind, alleging fraud and broken promises
Investors filed a fraud lawsuit against Selena Gomez and her mother over the collapse of Wondermind, alleging $1.2 million was lost to unfulfilled commitments.
17 August 2026
The people behind Dhaka’s unlikely skateboard revolution
Overcome urban challenges through Bangladesh Street Kids Aid in Dhaka, where street-involved youth like Reshma Akter learn skateboarding to escape child marriage and substance abuse while developing essential life skills, confidence, and community resilience.
17 August 2026
Giving children a voice through fashion
Empower underprivileged youth through Bangladesh Street Kids Aid, where creative professionals at Kay Kraft and Craftsman Footwear transformed street children's drawings into custom fashion, fostering confidence, self-expression, and freedom through skateboarding and personalized style.
17 August 2026
Nvidia's $500 billion plan to keep ageing GPUs valuable is a gamble with its own balance sheet
Nvidia backed a $500 billion AI data center initiative with a 25% collateral value guarantee to create a secondary market for aging GPUs.
17 August 2026
Competency based BCS viva: how candidates can prepare
Bangladesh's civil service recruitment system is moving towards a competency-based approach to the viva voce, changing the emphasis from what candidates know to how they have applied their skills in real-world situations.
17 August 2026
AI coding startup Cognition in talks to raise new round at $40 billion valuation
Cognition is in talks for a new funding round at a $40 billion valuation as its AI coding agent Devin approaches $1 billion in annualised revenue.
17 August 2026