Adelaide win revives Australia’s BGT hopes
With the series level at 1-1, it is now effectively a three-match series as the BGT lives up to its reputation for bringing excitement to Test cricket.
9 December 2024, 17:33 PM
BOOK REVIEW: NONFICTION / Taking folk melodies of Bangladesh to the world
Folk Melody of Bangladesh: An Anthology of Bangladesh Folk Music in Standard Notation is a music anthology that compiles 204 carefully chosen folk songs of Bangladesh that date from the 16th century.
13 November 2024, 18:00 PM
With and beyond Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Pierre Alain-Baud, (Pyaro), the author of Le Messager du Qawwali (Voix du Monde) (Demi Lune 2008), and Kazi Abdullah Al Muktadir, the book’s Bangla translator in Shahen Shah E Qawwali: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Pathak Shamabesh 2022) talked with Nazia Manzoor, Editor of the Daily Star Books. The authors shared anecdotes. What started out as a fun experiment, ended as a lasting experience in the hearts of all of us who were present that day.
7 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Recovering a sunk cost
When we realise we have entered a situation due to a bad decision, the sooner we can make an effort to get out, the better.
4 January 2024, 00:00 AM
Starting a degree in Economics? A teacher tells you what to expect
Economics has a unique way of looking at the world through unique tools and mechanisms. The problem, however, starts here. If you ask the question: What is economics, you could be misled.
23 November 2023, 09:53 AM
SOULS: Through the eyes of its founder, Sazed Ul Alam
I returned to Chattogram from the Liberation War on December 20, 1971 with my nephew,
17 September 2023, 18:00 PM
How many eggs are there in our basket?
In a highly competitive market like the egg market, one would expect prices to remain stable. They can rise, but over time.
5 September 2023, 03:00 AM
Why you need to know about contract cheating
Contract cheating is a process through which students (or academics) get original work done for them through a third party.
24 August 2023, 00:00 AM
Two New Years in One Calendar
People have celebrated New Year either at the beginning of their solar or lunar calendar; or when nature sent fresh air.
18 November 2015, 18:00 PM
The Voice of the Bhati Regions of Bangladesh
Make a YouTube search: “SD Burman Cover Bangla”. See how many artistes have sung covers of Sachin Dev Burman's Bangla songs.
28 October 2015, 18:00 PM
The Still and the Moving Selfies
Nemesis learned that Narcissus refused the love of Echo. To punish him, she tricked Narcissus to a pool of water where for the first time he saw his own image as a reflection.
7 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Muhammad Ali: Little Jimmy's Friend
For Muhammad Ali, 1974 was a big year. That year he fought an epic fight against George Foreman for the Heavyweight Champion title that was taken away from him in 1967. The fight was known as The Rumble in the Jungle.
23 September 2015, 18:00 PM
The Only Records You Want to Break
In November 1951, Hugh Beaver, then CEO of Guinness Breweries went shooting birds with friends at County Wexford in Ireland.
9 September 2015, 18:00 PM
150 Years of Alice and Wonderland
On the afternoon of July 4, 1862, two Oxford Dons, Charles Dodgson and Robinson Duckworth, went on a boat ride up the River Isis, a tributary of the Thames. Three sisters – Lorina, Alice, and Edith – accompanied them.
19 August 2015, 18:00 PM
A Salty History
Where would we be without salt? In ancient Rome, we wouldn't earn a salarium. Salt derives from the Latin sal (and thus salary).
29 July 2015, 18:00 PM
John and Alicia In Thick and in Thin
We're always playing games. Sometimes we play together. Sometimes we play against each other.
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM
AN ODE TO JOHN AND ALICIA Two beautiful hearts
There's never been a shortage of drama with John Nash. With probably the shortest reference letter, 'this man is a genius' from Richard Duffin,
31 May 2015, 18:00 PM
HAPPINESS IS A FUNCTION OF NEED, NOT GREED
You have a fixed amount of two goods: X and Y. You like both X and Y. A kind person offers you a little bit more of only X (or only Y).
20 May 2015, 18:00 PM
A good monopoly is a creative monopoly
Remember the orange bazaar in Sylhet where millions of identical oranges were selling? No seller or buyer was big enough to influence the market.
6 May 2015, 18:00 PM
The Simpsons and Economics: D'Oh!
In April 1991, Lisa Simpson's teacher, Miss Hoover took leave because she fell sick. A substitute teacher, Mr Bergstrom came.
8 April 2015, 18:00 PM
The hills are [still] alive with the sound of music
Happiness in the cinema hall starts when the film finishes. The lights turn on. You stay in your seat.
11 March 2015, 18:00 PM
There's no alternative to practice and deep thinking
A few days ago, I was humming a tune. I got curious about the lyrics.
26 February 2015, 10:59 AM
Rashomon: More than just a cinema
In 1923 at the age of 13 he went with his elder brother Heigo to see the devastation of the Great Kanto earthquake that brought Tokyo and Yokohama to their knees. He turned his eyes away.
5 February 2015, 11:15 AM