‘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
15 July 2021, 18:00 PM
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
5 Things to Do at a New Job
With the end of yet another semester, many have just finished their life at university and is ready to embark upon a whole new journey- that of an employee. As we go around from place to place, hunting for jobs, here are five tips for you to remember as new office-goers.
3 September 2015, 18:00 PM
My Way or the Highway
The above quote has two problems. First, it is often misattributed to Confucius. Second, most of us never pay heed to it anyway!
3 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Of Big Fat Weddings
The recent news about Bangladesh being the least emotional country has been making the rounds these days. Many have found it a convenient index to explain away almost all the bad things we do.
3 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Surviving Dhaka: A monologue
Regular visits to the village home were mandatory, on our annual summer trips from the Middle East to Chittagong. The whole family – grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews, nieces, house-helps, babies and pets – would set out for Maduna Ghaat.
3 September 2015, 18:00 PM
The Beauty or the Beast?
Whenever we are on the streets of Dhaka, we live the tagline “expect the unexpected”. We come out on the streets with a number of possibilities - dealing with a significant amount of gridlock and congestion, inhaling smoke-filled air.
3 September 2015, 18:00 PM
5 things to do while stuck in traffic
The worst thing about travelling around Dhaka is being stuck in traffic. Spending hours inside a stagnant car, bus or an auto rickshaw can be unnerving and agitating.
27 August 2015, 18:00 PM
A Rare Privilege
I visited my sister, Hasna in the Philippines in the summer of May 1987 along with my son, Asif, for nearly 3 weeks.
27 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Living in Denial
A few years ago, popular actor Mosharraf Karim played the role of a transgender, also known as ‘Hijra’, in a Television drama called ‘Chaiya Chaiya’.
27 August 2015, 18:00 PM
The Endangered Shangri-La
Jaflong, one of the most beautiful natural spaces in Bangladesh, is becoming inhospitable for tourists due to a lack of adequate facilities.
20 August 2015, 18:00 PM
A guide to Social Business
The concept of social business was first defined back in 2008 by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus.
20 August 2015, 18:00 PM
GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT 2015 AND THE YOUTH
Entrepreneurship was a pretty alien word in Bangladesh even 10 years ago. No one would take an entrepreneur seriously if he would talk about doing something on his own and building a Business.
20 August 2015, 18:00 PM
A Feat to Remember
Every two years the Asia and Oceania Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (AOFOG) holds the SS Ratnam- Young Gynaecologist Award (SSR-YGA) to honour gynaecologists from all over the world.
13 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Restoring Faith in Humanity
What started out as a course project, turned into a life-changing event for one child, named Pavel, who thought he was damned for life.
13 August 2015, 18:00 PM
A voyage over the youth's UN
Fariha Raisa, Abdullah, Kaifuzzaman and Hasnain- these four delegates from Fiji, India, Russia and Switzerland, respectively, locked their horns in a debate on the agenda about the participation of the youth in local governments across the world during a committee session of United Nations Development Programme.
13 August 2015, 18:00 PM
NUMBERS 191
It is a horrid number that declares the total sum of children who were killed this year till July.
13 August 2015, 18:00 PM
The Mighty Halda
The tidal river Halda of Chittagong is one of the most unique natural carp breeding grounds in the whole world. Carp fish (Catla, Ruhi, Calbaus and Mrigayel) arrive here from different channels to release eggs.
13 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Accused # 1
The prisoners were in a bus, on their way to the court. They were accused of a very serious crime: sedition.
13 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Durlov Kothok: Abul Mansur Ahmad
Edited by Emran Mahfuz, this voluminous book reflects on the life and works of one of our nation's great thought leaders.
13 August 2015, 18:00 PM
STAR DIARY
Since my childhood I have always been interested in sports, which, in essence are ‘not for women’.
6 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Eric Patrick Clapton
Eric Clapton is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer and songwriter.
6 August 2015, 18:00 PM