For a TV show about farmers—thin, bony, illiterate peasants, and agriculture—the mundane business of producing rice and jute, Mati O Manush might not have been a bright idea.

About 12 years ago, I, a naïve 24-year-old, joined the Star as Staff Writer, and now, it is time to bid it a tearful goodbye.

It is hard to speak out honestly in a world that is so intolerant of divergent views and so harsh in judging anything that challenges the status quo.

Professor Dr Nizamuddin Ahmed has been writing for the Star Magazine with the pseudonym Chintito. His witty and thought provoking articles have been nourishing our readers mind for more than 18 years.

Celebrated Persian philosopher Omar Khayyám was a mathematician, astronomer, and poet. He also wrote treatises on mechanics, geography, mineralogy, music, and Islamic theology.

Stinky RAFIQ

It is, indeed, instructive to analyse why the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was decimated at the polls in Delhi. But the more important point is how the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has emerged with such a bang: 67 seats in a house of 70! The BJP is down to just three from the 32 it had won in the December 2013 Assembly election.

When I arrived at the doorstep of the student I tutor, I saw a boy, who was around 10 to 12 years old, working hard with other adults at a nearby establishment.

Dhaka. The central Shaheed Minar gets a facelift in the capital before the Language Movement Day and International Mother Language Day on February 21.

Mizanur Rahman has indeed challenged our perception of disability. Reading the cover story, I am convinced that he really believes in what he is doing.

“Ma, teacher onek para ditase homework kori nay bole” (Ma my teacher is giving me a lot of 'para' because I didn't submit my homework), says your school going kid one day.

Malcolm X was an African-American minister and human rights activist renowned for his courageous moves to protect the rights of black Americans.

A new type of insulin developed by MIT engineers could eliminate the need for patients with Type I diabetes to repeatedly monitor their blood sugar levels and inject insulin throughout the day.

A teacher of a small village was so overwhelmed by the atrocities of the landowners or zamindars of colonial India that he decided to write something in protest.

Chintito began as a column “Pinch of Salt” in The Daily Star's broadsheet on 30 May 1995 when respected elder brother Madan Sahu was looking after a weekly post-editorial page.

All the prevailing signs suggest that the top politicians of our two major political parties nurture extreme ideas.

I have always been a Sci-fi fan and geek and a question that has crossed my mind on numerous occasions is whether there are any other life forms out there.

I demolish my bridges behind me - then there is no choice but forward. -Fridtjof Nansen

The reigning assumption these days about courtesy, civility, and manners is that they are merely frosting on a cake. The clear connection between courtesy and kindness is generally not understood.

"It's so sad that no matter who wins, Pakistanis will continue to be way hotter than us and we'll continue to be their ugly neighbours."