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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

Remembering Begum Rokeya

December 9, 2016 was Begum Rokeya's 136th birthday. She was the pioneer of women's education in the Indian subcontinent
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM

An Evening in Laxmibazar Church

Do you know that our country, which has a predominant Muslim population, owns a number of significant age-old structures
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Snapshot

“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” – Oprah Winfrey
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM

PEARLS OF WISDOM

“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.”
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM

MAILBOX

It is needless to say that songs have an immense power to influence the human soul. Sometimes they make us happy,
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Dignity for Septic Tank Emptiers

The FSM Network in Bangladesh has recently organised the first national convention for septic tank and pit emptier, as this population group often faces social stigmatisation even while risking their own lives doing work for the community on a daily basis.
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Gas Crisis Hits Dhaka Dwellers!

“Coming back from the office at 8 at night, it's really intolerable to prepare the next day's breakfast and lunch, even my child's tiffin, along with dinner”, says 35-year-old Rabeya Moudud, who works at a private company, and lives in Agargaon area of
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM

The Sponge Divers

There is an ancient Greek myth that says humans learnt to dive under water to collect sponge. In fact, sponge diving is the oldest
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Boron on the Surface of Mars

Boron has been identified for the first time on the surface of Mars, indicating the potential for long-term habitable groundwater
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM

World's Smallest Radio Receiver

Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have made the world's smallest radio
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM

On Youth and Depression

The stories of depression among Bangladesh's youths usually go ignored. However, in every part of our society, we experience
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Christmas for all

Duriya Ismat Jahan Usha is a nine-year-old student at Cordova School. Like every year, her excitement grows as December 25
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Star Diary

The long road from Banani to Uttara is invariably busy all the time. On a trip to Uttara from Banani, my car stopped at the
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM

CARL JUNG

Prominent Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist Carl Gustav Jung is known for his enormous contribution in analytical
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM

1 Minute Please!

All the world's a stage. That's the motto of every good actor; versatile actor Ziaul Faruq Apurba, popularly known as Apurba is
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM

57

Is the number of journalists, who have been killed around the world in 2016 while doing their job, said Reporters without
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM

About Town

Date and Time: December 15-28, 2016, from 9.30 am to 8 pm
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Remembering the Frontliner

December 25 will be the 1st death anniversary of Dr. Syed Yusuf Hasan who died on this day in Dhaka at the age of 90 years.
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM

The Official Identity

“I prefer to identify as a hijra, because that's what I am – a hijra," announced a bold voice across the hall room, where more
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

As the star of Bethlehem approaches, the cakes get ready for the oven and the city lights up – we get ready to celebrate a very
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM