The recent protest carried out by students of private universities was met with victory as the Finance Ministry issued a statement saying the VAT imposed on Private Education will be withdrawn.

Scientists believe that about 4 billion years ago, during a period called the Late Heavy Bombardment, the moon took a severe beating

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School are the first to show that it's possible to reverse the behavior of an animal by flipping a switch in neuronal communication.

There are two kinds of people in this world – those who love to eat and those who love to eat and feed others.

Even a decade or two ago, the make up department was limited to only a handful of masters – displaying their talents at transformations of the human face. Darker skin would get whiter, smaller eyes would get bigger and lips that would put the rosy-lipped Disney princesses to shame.

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The tranquil town of Cox's Bazaar recently came to life with art. The under construction Cox's Bazaar Institute and Public Library, otherwise empty and unused, was the centre of activities and vibrant colours.

Richard Paul Ashcroft is an English musician, singer and songwriter.

The number of migrants that Germany is expecting to have this year which is four times the number from the previous year.

They came, they played, and they concurred. Starting off in the year 2012, Indalo gradually became one of the most promising rock bands in the country.

The four-day long blockade against VAT on education finally came to an end last week, when the government withdrew its earlier decision to charge a 7.5 percent vat on private universities.

‘Sunchen shobshomoe Radio Foorti 88.0 fm’ (eating up half of what I said!) and when I finished, I felt I was done with all the responsibilities in this world!

An unspoken law prevailing in this land is that if you consider yourself even half a man, then you must be able to buy a cow on your own.

At the Patenga beach in Chittagong, more than 40 shops offer photography services to tourists. Around 150 unskilled photographers take photographs with their compact digital cameras at 20 taka a piece for a 4×6 print.

The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.

Performing Hajj is a lifelong dream. And Arshad Ahmed has been one of those fortunate enough to live it. However, the circumstances under which he performed the pilgrimage were distressing, for he was in a bad shape, emotionally and physically.

“Perhaps there is a language which is not made of words and everything in the world understands it. Perhaps there is a soul hidden in everything and it can always speak, without even making a sound, to another soul.”-- Frances Hodgson Burnett

People familiar with Bangla literature have know this place as one of the main hubs for intellectuals.

I would like to thank the Star Weekend for publishing such an informative article about the bad condition of Hatirjheel (published on September 4, 2015) .

When was the last time anyone went to a science fair? Hardly anyone can remember. But, most people certainly have a knack for science.