‘Like a morning after a nuclear attack’
24 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Historical
Fear of sexual harassment triggering child marriage: survey
20 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Historical
For the Love of Tea
7 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Historical
Court Corner / SC forms committee against sexual harassment
4 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Historical
UK-listed cybersecurity firm Avast in merger talks with NortonLifeLock
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Business
Change is the only constant
28 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Star Weekend
Media: Between a rock and a hard place
28 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Star Weekend
How new autocrats curb press freedom
28 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Star Weekend
(Uncertain) Future of Journalism in Bangladesh
28 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Star Weekend
“The space for in-depth critical journalism is shrinking"
28 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Star Weekend
The perfect woman?
The other day I was watching an ad-film on a nutritional malt milk drink, created especially for women. The film portrayed an
3 March 2016, 18:00 PM
The Man Who Unearths the Past for the Future
Working on various projects in Bangladesh for 20 years now, veteran archeologist David Michelmore is no alien to the illustrious
3 March 2016, 18:00 PM
5 things all women should be proud of
In our country, you will hear women, every now and then, exclaim 'ughh, only if I were a man!' out of the frustrations in living in a
3 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Learning To Speak About Men
Bangladesh has a long and well-documented history of respectability (which, in Bengali, one might call bhodrolok). This pathological
3 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Parambrata’s Kushtia Diaries
For Bangla film aficionados, Parambrata Chattopadhyay needs no ornate introduction. An Indian actor based in Kolkata, Parambrata
3 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Professor Razzaq's treasure trove
Professor Abdur Razzaq - a gold mine of resources - is considered to be one of the most influential and knowledgeable persons born
3 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Moving Backwards
It is disheartening and quite scary to find the government slightly tweaking the law, where under-aged girls are concerned. Although
25 February 2016, 18:00 PM
For Dipan
When Faisal Arefin Dipan was killed, he was proofreading a manuscript, just like any other day, surrounded by his writing tools.
25 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Put Your Money Where Your Pen Is
One of the banes of Bangladesh's development is the sheer disregard with which government officials go about conducting their
25 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Should the World #FeelTheBern?
The results from the Nevada caucus are in and it is now turning out to be a historic race for the Presidential nominee for both the
25 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Weekends for Families at the Boi Mela
One of the biggest and the oldest festivals is happening in Dhaka at the moment – the Ekushey Granthamela, and like every other
18 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Restoration of Apu's Trilogy
Famous director Akira Kurosawa once said, “To live without seeing the films of the Indian director Satyajit Ray, means existing in the
18 February 2016, 18:00 PM
The Plague in the Offing
Even a few months ago most of us did not know the word Zika. Shockingly, this microscopic virus of only 40 nanometres in diameter
18 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Gibberish: Trains of Thoughts
The traffic is getting worse by the day and it's not a shocking event anymore. The rebels have stopped rebelling and the screams have finally subdued. We have all become numb (or have chosen to be numb), sit tight and enjoy the scenery outside.
18 February 2016, 18:00 PM
The month of Books
It's the month of books here in Dhaka and it definitely is not too late to kick start (yet again) the habit of reading one book a week.
11 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Into the World of Deshi Comics
Stall number 582 is different from some of its neighbouring stalls at this year's Amar Ekushey Grontho Mela. The stall is owned by an emerging publishing house, Dhaka Comics, a name that has already become somewhat popular among comic buffs around the country.
11 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Tales of long life
Everybody seeks a long life. But long life is not always a blessing. It can be a life of unmitigated woes. However long life indeed is a milestone!
11 February 2016, 18:00 PM
War of the Blood-Suckers
The war has just begun and those championing the side of the good, according to the media, are failing. Minor battles and skirmishes
11 February 2016, 18:00 PM
A transitional stint
On a bright winter day in February, I walked into the editor's room with a churn of emotions ranging from trepidation to butterflies in
11 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Breaking Stereotypes
Where in Dhaka do you ever see girls from English medium schools casually socialise with boys from Madrassas as equals? I was
11 February 2016, 18:00 PM