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The Hathurusingha conflict

There is an inherent conflict in the current series between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Traditionally, Bangladesh cricket fans tend to be
8 February 2018, 18:00 PM

How to survive real-life zombies

Zombies are all around us. Inconvenient, rude and often gross. They just do not know it. They may even be reading this on their
1 February 2018, 18:00 PM

You're so vain

During a recent match, Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro—widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time—got kicked
1 February 2018, 18:00 PM

The Rousing, Troubling Spectacle of "Padmaavat"

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Padmaavat", based on Malik Muhammad Jayasi's epic poem of the same name, was originally titled Padmavati
1 February 2018, 18:00 PM

7 People On What Boi Mela Means To Them

There is a definite excitement that comes along with the month of February, one that has to do with the beginning of Ekushey Boi
1 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Grandfather mine

As sunshine peered through one wintry morning, I found out my grandfather Nirmal Bikash Dasgupta breathed his last in his beloved
1 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Cha Chakra: Tea Tales of Bangladesh

Faiham Ebne Sharif's first solo exhibition, Cha Chakra: Tea Tales of Bangladesh, curated by Amirul Rajiv and Naim Ul Hasan, was held
1 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Mailbox

Two articles published in the Star Weekend on January 29, 2018, reflected experiences of discrimination faced by Dhaka's residents.
1 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Nuclear power: Surviving on secrecy and misinformation

While countries like Germany, Belgium, France, and Japan are trying to find an escape route from nuclear power, Bangladesh is taking
1 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Rape of Marma sisters

On January 22, two teenage sisters of a Marma family were allegedly raped and sexually assaulted by security forces in Orachhari
1 February 2018, 18:00 PM

How well are female workers protected by the law?

Equal pay for equal work, the right to form a union—these, among other standards, protect workers from exploitation in the
1 February 2018, 18:00 PM

The same old story with a new twist

The other day, a friend of mine wanted to write a Facebook status about how poorly a particular hospital in the capital had treated her
1 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Fear, a part of the curriculum

Bangladesh Chhatra League's reign in Dhaka University
1 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Single-shaming in Dhaka

I say this with conviction: it is an arduous task staying single in Dhaka. If you are a single woman, and self-dependent, you will probably agree with me on how difficult it is to just BE, let alone have any radical aspirations.
25 January 2018, 18:00 PM

MAILBOX

I would like to thank Star Weekend for publishing a story on the dire situation of our national museum. The country is progressing at a decent rate.
25 January 2018, 18:00 PM

The trouble with unauthorised schools

Mursalin Kabir, a child of only 11 years, attended three admission tests in the first two weeks of January. After completing his Primary School Completion exam from a primary level kindergarten school
25 January 2018, 18:00 PM

The Other Radical

The number of militancy cases filed each year go into the hundreds—way more than the handful of combat operations we have seen.
25 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Do you know the price of your life?

In college, I worked several part-time jobs. About a quarter of my waking moments were spent on these jobs, and in all honesty, often times I wish I didn't have to.
25 January 2018, 18:00 PM

For the love of beatboxing

We all start playing as children. Whether we know what we are doing or creating, it fascinated us. Little did I know that sometime in the future, what everyone knows as “vocal percussions” in general, would lead me to my passion known as “beatboxing”.
25 January 2018, 18:00 PM

When pigeons take the centre stage

How much would you pay for a pigeon? Let's rephrase that question. Would you pay to buy a pigeon at all in the first place? After all, there's plenty of hard work involved in breeding them. From providing them with filtered water and a variety of grains to hosting them in a huge space on your terrace, it's not easy.
25 January 2018, 18:00 PM