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Some travel to escape the drabness of routine mediocrities. For some, it’s a call that can hardly be ignored. Even before the age of discovery, travelers like Faxian and Ibn Battuta travelled around the world with a single goal - to learn. No matter what category we fall under as a traveller, adventure lover or leisure seeker, we all agree that to travel is to discover.

A common weight loss myth is that people can lose weight by simply exercising the most fat-filled parts of their body, namely belly, thighs and hips.

For those curious about the nightmarish logistics of maintaining a transport company, this game will deliver. In-game, you start around 1850 as a rail service and as time progresses, you can start to expand roadway, maintain water supplies and air quality, while building up your huge network of trucks, trains, boats and planes to become the biggest transport tycoon of the 21st century.

Skillshare is an E-learning platform which offers unlimited access to many useful courses, available for $15/month. SkillShare offers the first two months for free, and the site gives access to around 25,000 courses from the start.

Two weeks ago, in a rare appearance out of character at an event organised by the Anti-Defamation League, British comedian and actor Sasha Baron Cohen called out Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and claimed, “If Facebook were around in the 1930s, it would have allowed Hitler to post 30-second ads on his ‘solution’ to the ‘Jewish problem‘.

As we approach the internship season, students start working hard on their resumes, trying to make themselves look as impressive as possible. There’s so much more to a person than words on paper. So is your CGPA or GPA all that matters? Or is your overall work experience more important?

Being an automotive enthusiast has its quirks, in a sense that no one really takes it seriously. Many look at it from a “boys with their toys” point of view and mothers tend to tease that we will end up becoming mechanics in the future.

Thrive is a fresh EdTech startup that is taking the Bangladeshi institutional education market by storm.

Being familiar is a sure fire way to a slow agonising death. Doing the same Uber shuffle, eating the same cup of watery, sugary Nescafe and scrolling through the endless Facebook feed of ‘look what I just bought’. You can’t grow if you’re not a little uncomfortable.

The “Share-Net Bangladesh Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Knowledge Fair 2019” was held on December 8, at Spectra Convention Centre, Gulshan-1.

2018-19’s greatest hits album for tech, science and entrepreneurship, handpicked by us.

Google recently confirmed that they will launch Ambient Mode for Android, a feature that essentially turns an Android device into a smart display while it’s charging.

Darren Bacon, concept artist and associate art director for Halo Infinite, has seen fit to introduce the recently unveiled Tesla Cybertruck to the Mars surface in one of his concept drawings.

For those of us who finished Halo 2 on PC and were then dismayed to learn the sequels were Xbox exclusives, can finally rejoice as the full story of John-117 is now available on PC.

For more than 28 years, The Daily Star has brought to you top tier journalism, with the greatest care in curating content and the highest standards in providing information without fear or favour. Over time, we have had to adapt and correct course, always in an attempt to stay ahead of the curve and cater to changing tastes.

The story portrays the intersecting lives of people coming from different social classes as they travel together on a steamship. The plot unfolds when their buried secrets and lustful desires start to unfold. The film has been nominated for this year’s Bangladesh National Film Awards in multiple categories.

Most label travelling as an expensive hobby that they set aside for the future, with exotic locations in mind that they think only exist abroad. While tourism in Bangladesh is getting some much deserved exposure, there are still many stunning locations that few people know about.

A huge number of highly motivated people join the gym but only a handful of them continue—let’s explore why.