Sylvia Plath was one of the most prominent 20th century American poets. She is best known for her confessional poetry and for her two published collections “The Colossus and Other Poems” and “Ariel”.

Although people might be living longer, the years they gain often come with increased risks for mental illness and neurodegenerative disease. A new study by UCLA researchers show meditation could be one way to minimise those risks.

The modern Indian nation serves as a paradigmatic example of a progressive democratic state. Considering the fundamental defining aspects of a democracy, it appears to be living up to the expectations and systematically abides by the Indian Constitution to a great extent. But if we look closely, it severely fails at fulfilling the expectations of a common citizen of the country.

February comes with countless dreams of romance. Valentine's Day celebrations differ in terms of nations, culture and age. While one young couple has simple plans for the day, another septuagenarian couple hosts sizzling parties.

A photograph splashed on the front page of The Daily Star8 February under 'Shocking shooting' has poignantly exposed the insensitivity that is sadly manifest in some members of the media in their eagerness to collect information.

I wasn't serious about photography until I visited Central America in the early 1980s. I was studying visual arts on painting and sculpture at York University in Toronto.

Valentine's Day has as much to do with love as the Easter Bunny has with resurrection.

Last Monday, Nagorik Samaj, a platform of civil society members sent separate letters to President Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the BNP chief Khaleda Zia requesting them to take initiative to hold talks to resolve the ongoing political crisis.

When Mizanur Rahman became enrolled into Jahanginagar University in 2006, he was not sure whether he would be able to continue to meet the costs of his education.

I found both the cover stories very informative and entertaining.

I found both the cover stories very informative and entertaining.

If we had just read about the victims or heard it on the news without any visual image of their suffering would we be as shocked and outraged as we are now? Would we be as vehement in our demand that this carnage be stopped immediately? Perhaps not.

My university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, recently hosted an event called Body Monologues, greatly inspired by the popular Vagina Monologue series.

Whichever way we look, there is burning, looting and pillage today. It is natural that three young artists, even though not being there during the nine months of War of Liberation, should feel that life is an agony with war cries.

A group of five pioneering painters (Md Al Akhir Sarker, Syed Fida Hossain and Azmel Hosen and Sultan Ishtiaq) are stepping into the field of art with their exhibition: "A taste of light and darkness".