Picked up early Saturday, Nahid returns battered
Nahid Islam, a key organiser of quota reform movement, alleged he was “tortured physically” until he was unconscious..In the early hours Saturday, he was picked up allegedly by law enforcers from a house in the capital’s Sabujbagh..Talking to The Daily Star, Nahid said, “After taking
21 July 2024, 20:34 PM
Picked up early Saturday, Nahid returns battered
Nahid Islam, a key organiser of quota reform movement, alleged he was “tortured physically” until he was unconscious.
21 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Al Ula: A hidden gem in Saudi Arabia
When we think of Saudi Arabia, we often imagine Makkah, Medina, and the annual pilgrimage. But beyond these, there are plenty of amazing spots that have been attracting travellers since the kingdom opened up to foreign visitors in 2019.
23 February 2024, 18:00 PM
How I became Tamijer Baap in ‘Khowabnama’
I found myself looking for him beyond the pages of Elias's novel, among the old men who beg on the streets of Dhaka, or in the madman lying on the footpath, trying to say something in a huff or lost in a hallucination on the open road.
14 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Mystical Spiti Valley: A road trip to remember
Do you want to have a travel experience that is spiritually rich as well as full of adventures in the solitude of mountains?
29 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Bamboo Playspace for kids in Dhaka
At a time of extreme scarcity of open space for children to play, Washpur Garden City in Bosila of Dhaka opens up an aesthetic place completely made of bamboo for kids to have fun.
5 June 2019, 06:45 AM
Prachyanat’s Lal Yatra on Genocide Day
On the black night of March 25, 1971, known as the genocide day, the Pakistani Army launched an operation against the innocent Bangalees in Dhaka and many other places.
26 March 2019, 13:52 PM
Fresh water ATM booth opens in Dhaka
To address clean water crisis in some pockets in Dhaka, WASA introduces a fresh water booth in Fakirapool area with the idea of dispensing fresh water to customers.
5 July 2017, 12:03 PM
Paw opens mini clinic for pets in Lalmatia
Paw Foundation for rescuing animals has now come up with a mini clinic for pets in Lalmatia to provide healthcare services to pets.
27 April 2017, 09:12 AM
For the love of animals
When humans started to feed wolves, the wolves started to become dogs. In time, man's best friend developed loyal temperament,
16 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Good humans love animals: Story of PAW
When the first wolf was fed by a human, it became the first dog. Since then this animal has been helping human as a loyal friend. They helped us in hunting and worked as the most trusted sentinel but in the modern civilisation that job has been replaced by super markets and CCTV cameras. And our most trusted friend got thrown out onto the street.
16 April 2017, 06:42 AM
From mundane to magnificent
If you're a biker, you may have a dream to own a bike like a Harley-Davidson or a Ducati. But it's most likely just a fantasy -- because
9 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Good, Bad & Ugly of 2016
2016, a year of so many events and news. Here we are presenting the highlighted good, bad and ugly events altogether in context of Bangladesh happened in the year of 2016.
31 December 2016, 13:23 PM
Interview: Freedom fighter Ahamed Ali
Ahamed Ali, retired assistant director of BTCL and a freedom fighter who fought in Sector 8 under Major General Muhammad Abul Manzoor, tells his stories of training and war days during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.
19 December 2016, 12:33 PM
Commander SMA Karim of Tangail
In 1971 Liberation War, freedom fighter SMA Karim fought in Sector 11. He joined the liberation movement from 1968 as Chhatra League worker.
15 December 2016, 17:07 PM