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He could study only up to class-III as his parents were very hard up.

Agnisagor, an exotic variety of banana that assumes different colours at different stages of growth, is on the verge of extinction in the

First “Shikari” teaser has everyone talking.

Some three crore active mobile connections may be suspended on June 1 as those are yet to go through the

If you have ever had the opportunity to fly on the Airbus A380, the biggest jetliner in the world, nicknamed the Superjumbo, then you would love to know that the enormous engines, each producing around 70,000lbs of thrust, of these double-decker planes may contain a critical set of technologies invented by a Bangladesh-born scientist, RifatUllah.

Shakib Al Hasan's bowling and Suryakumar Yadav's 49-ball 60 provided the foundation for the Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR)

The 24th has become part of Shahida Begum's life. It is the date she goes to the Rana Plaza site every month, be it in the

While a reported statement of Islamic State labelled him as a promoter of atheism, Prof AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee was a

The government has cut the prices of octane and petrol by Tk 10 a litre and diesel and kerosene by Tk 3 per litre to pass on to consumers the benefit of low fuel prices on the international market.

Once considered an underdog, he defied belonging to any class of actors and time and time again has proven his distinctive acting skills. He is one of the first actors from India to star in big Hollywood movies such as “Jurassic World” and “Life of Pi”. Showbiz meets Irrfan Khan!

For the past few days, there has been a rather surprising change in the way things go on at the Agargaon passport office in the capital.

The story of Al Amin Hossain Rubel could have been a happy one, and the stage was all set for that too. Friday was supposed to be his

The owner of an unregistered luxury car left his vehicle in front of the Customs Intelligence office in Sylhet, apparently being unable to pay the taxes and get the vehicle registered.

Koyel, Chittagong: Would you act again in a remake of the film “Hothath Brishti”? What would your reaction be if new actors played roles in the remake?

A town removed from its history has lost its soul. With the surprise sale of the over 150-year-old Nawab Palace in Bogra last Friday, despite longstanding efforts by social activists to secure its preservation, Bogra's heritage is threatened.

Mass urbanisation takes its toll on Dhaka by erasing the scopes for the young ones to have a healthy childhood. The city is no longer child friendly as it fails to provide the amenities and environmental factors needed for the physical and psychological development of children.

People say that we do not have the tradition of rose cultivation here in Bangladesh. The rose cultivation in our country is entirely a new phenomenon. The Middle Eastern or European countries are referred to as the origin of rose.

Thirty-five eminent citizens yesterday condemned the recent barrage of cases against The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam and demanded immediate withdrawal of those.

It can seem a bit self-righteous when journalists write about the importance of freedom of the press, a bit like a chef celebrating the virtues of a fancy meal or a hairdresser extolling the importance of a new haircut.