‘Like a morning after a nuclear attack’
24 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Weekend Read
Fear of sexual harassment triggering child marriage: survey
20 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh
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
UK-listed cybersecurity firm Avast in merger talks with NortonLifeLock
15 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Organisation News
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
“The space for in-depth critical journalism is shrinking"
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
Sexist jokes are not funny
These days breaking into a male dominated is not impossible, but staying in it is the real challenge. Gender biases and negative attitudes toward women make it difficult for us to break into male-dominated fields.
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Diego Rivera
Diego Rivera was the most visible figure in Mexican muralism, a large-scale public-art initiative that emerged in the 1920s in the wake of the Mexican Revolution.
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM
NUMBERS 21,000
Is the number of Rohingyas who have been fled to Bangladesh in recent weeks to escape violence in neighbouring Myanmar, an official of the International Organisation for Migration said on Tuesday.
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Mr. Forest, Environment, Minerals and Energy
The Forest Minister at a recent event declared that the tigers could not be kept alive forever.
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM
A Journey to the Centre of Art
A surrealist reflection of oneself, a Hybrid Foundation for a forceful image creation, the play of good and evil, the absurdity of contemporary childhood...
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Together, we can save our pride – the tigers of the Sundarbans
Sleek and graceful, powerful and exotic, the tiger is the very definition of “Bangladeshi mega fauna.”
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM
MAILBOX
Shishu Park, although in a dilapidated condition, is still one of the most visited children's theme parks in Bangladesh.
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM
About Town
Turkey Bangla Cultural Fest 2016
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM
SNAPSHOT
No winter lasts forever, no spring skips it turn.— Hal Borland, American author, journalist and naturalist
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM
PEARLS OF WISDOM
“A cartoonist creates his whole universe without any input.”
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM
It's Cartoon Time!
What does it mean to be a cartoonist? Why is having an extensive platform for art aficionados, who share the same love for cartooning and doodling important?
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM
A Visit to the Hawaiian Islands
The island state of Hawai'i has been called a paradise in this world. Its multifarious scenic beauty, magnificent beaches, active volcanoes, flora-fauna, and its vast distance from nearest land, have made it a very attractive spot to visit.
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM
The legend of Ma Thin and her Undying Love
It is said that in Bangladesh, nobody visits a police station until s/he is not forced to do so; however, the Teknaf police station has removed this stereotype with a very moving story.
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM
5 Bangla Dance Songs for the Biyebari!
A Holud night is incomplete without the folk queen! Along with her classics, the new hit number – Local Bus – would definitely be one of the top songs on the Holud playlist!
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM
The European Witch-Hunt
In medieval Europe, being a magician was considered a major crime and if a person was suspected of possessing magical powers the only penalty waiting for him/her was burning to death.
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM
QUIRKY SCIENCE
When we are in a deep slumber our brain's activity ebbs and flows in big, obvious waves, like watching a tide of human bodies rise up and sit down around a sports stadium. It's hard to miss.
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM
To walk alone, but strong
In the year 1905 Lord Curzon, the viceroy of India announced the partition of Bengal. The provincial state of Bengal had an area of 189,000 square miles and a population of nearly 80 million.
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh youth delegation calls on Indian president
A 100-member youth delegation from Bangladesh calls upon President of India Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in the Indian capital New Delhi.
6 December 2016, 07:41 AM
Numbers 25,000
The number of dwellers who live in the seven blocks of Rohingya camp in Teknaf. Over 120000 people have fled Rakhine since religious violence in 2012, according to UNHCR.
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Inside Finnish higher education
Every year thousands of foreign students come to Finland to pursue undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate, and post-doctoral level studies in Finnish universities.
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM