‘Like a morning after a nuclear attack’
24 March 2023, 18:00 PM Weekend Read
For the Love of Tea
7 January 2022, 18:00 PM Star Literature
Court Corner / SC forms committee against sexual harassment
4 November 2021, 18:00 PM SEXUAL HARASSMENT
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
“Predisposed journalism can never grow and sustain”
28 November 2019, 18:00 PM Star Weekend
Putting the “news” in our news feeds
28 November 2019, 18:00 PM Star Weekend

5 Words We Use Incorrectly

The English language is a difficult one- what with all the different pronunciations and spellings, the Michael vs Michelle, the good vs flood and all that confusion.
6 October 2016, 18:00 PM

SNAPSHOT

“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.”
6 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Berlin – Art Paradise

Right after I arrived in Berlin, on my way to the hotel, I asked my vivacious guide NihanSivridag, “Describe Berlin in a sentence.” In response, Nihan quoted Klaus Wowereit,former Mayor of Berlin: “Berlin is poor but sexy.”[“Poor”, according to European standards, of course.] Over the next few days, I tried to understand what she meant.
4 October 2016, 18:00 PM

PEARLS OF WISDOM

I don’t paint like a woman is supposed to paint. Thank god, art doesn’t bother about things like that.
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM

TRENDING THIS WEEK

A student from Patuakhali recently wrote a letter to the Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, requesting her to build a bridge on the river in Patuakhali's Mirzaganj upazila.
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Professional Mourners

It is a very common and popular culture in Bengal to sing eulogies for the dead. Especially in the rural area, the relatives and neighbours of the deceased...
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM

QUIRKY SCIENCE

The new map breaks away from the old way of studying genes one at a time, showing how genes interact in groups to shed light on the genetic roots of diseases.
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Carrying On a Legacy

The words 'pride' or 'achievement' does not really cut it when you get to fill a parent's shoe. Being able to 'be' them and carry on their legacy is a feeling indescribable and unfathomable.
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM

In Conversation with Murtaja Baseer

Invincible. That is the word that came to my mind when I met Murtaza Baseer in his house.
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM

62 percent

Hillary Clinton was deemed the winner of Monday night's debate by 62 percent of voters who tuned in to watch, while just 27percent said they thought Donald Trump had the better night, according to a CNN/ORC Poll of voters who watched the debate.
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Can we make Dhaka more livable?

It is clear to most that Dhaka is overpopulated and in need of desperate overhaul of urban planning.
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Woes of Garments Workers: Introducing SRHR

Momina Khatun (not her real name) has been working in a garment factory in Savar for three years. She is a mother of a 4 year-old boy.
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM

KickStart Karimpur: Awaiting Justice and Mercy

Three siblings, Kendall, Courtney and Trevor Islam, based in California, USA have taken it upon themselves to provide football boots to the girls of Safura Khatun Girls High School in Karimpur - a remote char (island) in Narshingdi.
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM

1 Minute Please!

Books, Portable music player with unlimited batteries and music.
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Lightning: The New Natural Disaster

Now-a-days, one of the most discussed issues of the country is about the increased number of death from lightning and thunderstorm.
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM

STAR DIARY

As I was returning home, I got sad to see a special child, sitting on a wheel chair while a woman was pushing the wheelchair, and asking for alms.
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM

MAILBOX

This year, at least 265 people were killed in 210 accidents on roads during Eid vacation. This is really shocking news for us.
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Stanley Kubrick

If it can be written, or thought, it can be filmed,” this is the mantra that Stanley Kubrick believed in.
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM

SNAPSHOT

“Lights will guide you home, and ignite your bones.
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM

About Town

BANGLADESH INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL STUDENTS' SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS 2016
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM