Osama Rahman

On the rickety ride back to the hotel from the studio, Shaheda Yesmin, one of the judges, finally broke the enveloping silence. “He could have made a sushi out of it,” she said, her voice seemingly burdened with emotions. Masum's depature had put the

Leslie Gilliams, one of the most polarising chefs in the 5th Season of Masterchef US, brings his artistic flair and temperament to the Super Chef kitchen tonight.

On April 1st, 2007, at the famous Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, Donald Trump would, perhaps for the first time in his life, be

Shahzadi Begum sat on her bed, her eyes firmly on the recording device set before her. She wore a smile across her face, belying the apprehension evident in her eyes. “When they were asking people if they wanted to go to Pakistan, I wanted to go too.

It was with baited breaths that the participants took their first timid steps into the grand Super Chef kitchen. As if in a trance, they looked around, taking it all in; it wasn't just the sight of the grandest arena they had ever seen but also the fact they had finally made it till here. Of the thousands who undertook the trail, only the 18 now remained. Glory was no longer a faint whisper of a promise. It was a reverberating cry for war. The games had begun.

Man wanted freedom. Man got war. Man won life. That basically sums up my understanding of how this world really works.

A little over a month ago, Dhaka saw the debut of a brand new restaurant, Foodee. In a span of a few weeks only, this little eatery has

You can literally die for saying mundane things these days. But since man insists on his freedom of speech, they must find a way to negotiate the tricky controversial waters of expression.

Add a dash of luck, a pinch of creativity and one teaspoon of talent and put it all in a pot. Keep stirring till the

One of the banes of Bangladesh's development is the sheer disregard with which government officials go about conducting their

The war has just begun and those championing the side of the good, according to the media, are failing. Minor battles and skirmishes

While Telenor's sister concern, Grameenphone, may still be perceived as a telecom company, the organisation's reach

On a sunny March morning in 1992, the citizens of Bangladesh would lay their eyes on the very first issue of Rising Stars, the soon-to-be sensation, and the first youth publication of its kind. This occasion would become momentous in many ways as Rising Stars would go on to become as much a part of the mainstream youth culture in Bangladesh as blue jeans.

IMAGINE lying beneath your comforters, in a quietly nestled, shingled roof cottage. The window next to your bed opens up to a world

It was in early 2001 that a brand new idea was conceptualised. A one-page supplement, titled 'Living' had been gaining a steady following since its launch. Being the sole lifestyle supplement of The Daily Star, it carved a reader base all for itself despite its size.

At a recent press conference held in one of the sleazier hotels of the city, Bangladesh International People's Alliance of Truth Tellers

The Telenor Youth Forum 2015, which concluded in December of last year, brought back the highly popular arena for debate, discussion and experience sharing. This time, the Telenor team scoured through 13 countries with Telenor’s presence to find 25 of the brightest young minds.

We as a society now completely and utterly refuse to support any sort of labels. It is an inconceivably flagrant violation of all sorts of human rights...

“I am those who are free and never fear, I am the secrets that will never die. I am the voice of those who would not give in, I am free and my word is free.”

Telenor is easily one of the most far-sighted businesses in the world today. Where others dwindle and decrease in prominence, Telenor has gone from strength to strength. But what does it take to not only be a market leader but to keep a firm grip on such a covetable position?