People and vehicles roam around randomly even when trains approach the rail crossing near Karwan Bazar in Dhaka. Is it us or the authority to take responsibilities if an accident happens here?

Activist Wasfia Nazreen, one of the three Bangladeshis, who summited the Mount Everest, speaks on how she feels about the NatGeo recognition as one of the world's top 10 adventurers, her childhood, mountaineering passion, motivation and future plans.

Illegal parking on the streets of Dhaka or driving on the wrong sides are phenomena the city dwellers have been facing for long and, hence, are quite accustomed with. Now they are faced with in a new trend: parking on the walkway.

Nadia Afrin, Nazifa Anzum and Nilanjona Neela speak to The Daily Star in an exclusive interview.

For the very first time in the history of the country, Flight Lieutenant Nayma Haque and Flying Officer Tamanna-E-Lutfy were commissioned as combat pilots at BAF Base Bir Sreshto Matiur Rahman in Jessore.

As Government and BNP both call programmes marking January 5 anniversary, the administration locks down BNP office to refrain them from attending any rallies and processions that might break into a fatal clash.

While a mobile court is fining pedestrians for jaywalking on Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue at one place on Tuesday, people are crossing the thoroughfare ignoring the law at others, raising questions about the effectiveness of the drive and Dhaka city dwellers' obedience to law