Militants killed 147 people in Kenyan University. Survivors said that the masked gun men signaled out the Non Muslim students and fired them mercilessly. Some ran for their lives as bullets whistled through the air.

Boishakh's different elements provide a powerful setting for our writers to talk about overcoming odds and welcoming a new dawn.

The half-completed Lalbagh Fort and its well-tended gardens are an excuse to escape Old Dhaka's hustle and bustle for an hour or so.

A few days back, a Facebook post shared by Marina Mahathir, the renowned Malaysian socio-political activist and daughter of the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Mahathir Mohammad, was re-posted by many others.

JK Rowling once asked, “Is 'fat' really the worst thing a human being can be? Is 'fat' worse than 'vindictive', 'jealous', 'shallow', 'vain', 'boring' or 'cruel'? Not to me.”

My name is Nadia Kabir Barb and I am a carboholic. There I said it, it's official.

Rebuilding the Nation's Backbone

“Writing for children is something very special. When I try to depict their child-like dreams, their innocence and imagination in my writing, what I enjoy most is that I start to think like them”, says Ashique Mustafa,

MASTERCRAFTSPERSONS AWARD AND CRAFTS FAIR 2015

For hundreds of years, conch shells are carved into bangles of intricate designs, in tiny shops at Shankhari Bazaar.

Konal is a popular household name today, especially after her lively anchoring of the Shera Kontho, a children's singing competition on Channel i.

“There is magic in the distance, where the sea-line meets the sky.”

The Meaning of Independence

Despite the progressive rise in our literacy rate, and increased globalisation designed to promote modernisation and forward thinking, many of our countrymen simply refuse to come out of their caves.

Be it our laziness or the fear of not being able to have midnight snacks after brushing at night, we often neglect to brush our teeth before going to bed.

A plane carrying 150 people crashed in the French Alps last week en route to Düsseldorf, Germany, from Barcelona, Spain.

Bombs going off in all directions, buses burning, parents caught in the middle rushing to shelter children on way back from school, and of course, the frequent date changes of the SSC exams - the last couple of months were disastrous for the Secondary School Certificate examinees.

Bengal Cinematheque

school can be built in a matter of days, and already many students are starting to attend classes in existing schools.

A glimpse into the lives of people stranded in the Geneva Camps has shown us the deplorable state in which they have been living for 43 years.