PEARLS OF WISDOM

The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
17 September 2015

SNAPSHOT

“Perhaps there is a language which is not made of words and everything in the world understands it. Perhaps there is a soul hidden in everything and it can always speak, without even making a sound, to another soul.”-- Frances Hodgson Burnett
17 September 2015

MAILBOX

I would like to thank the Star Weekend for publishing such an informative article about the bad condition of Hatirjheel (published on September 4, 2015) .
17 September 2015

In search of Art, Humanity and Beauty

Unlike many other art festivals, the International Art Biennale Cox's Bazaar 2015 became the platform for the young and revolutionary artists from all over the country and abroad.
17 September 2015

1 Minute Please

‘Sunchen shobshomoe Radio Foorti 88.0 fm’ (eating up half of what I said!) and when I finished, I felt I was done with all the responsibilities in this world!
17 September 2015

The Beach Guitarist

At the Patenga beach in Chittagong, more than 40 shops offer photography services to tourists. Around 150 unskilled photographers take photographs with their compact digital cameras at 20 taka a piece for a 4×6 print.
17 September 2015

Peace 101

The recent protest carried out by students of private universities was met with victory as the Finance Ministry issued a statement saying the VAT imposed on Private Education will be withdrawn.
17 September 2015

Crust of the Moon

Scientists believe that about 4 billion years ago, during a period called the Late Heavy Bombardment, the moon took a severe beating
17 September 2015

Synaptic Engineering changes Behavior

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School are the first to show that it's possible to reverse the behavior of an animal by flipping a switch in neuronal communication.
17 September 2015

Couple creates enormous bed so they can sleep with 5 cats and 2 dogs

This couple created an enormous 11-foot bed to snuggle with their five cats and two dogs.
17 September 2015

Education Day today

The historic Education Day will be observed today commemorating the sacrifices of Mostafa, Babul, Wajiullah and other students who were protesting the
16 September 2015

Mohsin Ali laid to rest

Social welfare minister Syed Mohsin Ali was laid to rest with state honour next to his parents on the Shah Mustafa Rahmatullah shrine premises in Moulvibazar after Asr prayers yesterday.
16 September 2015

CMP awards samaritan cop

Chittagong Metropolitan Police yesterday awarded an assistant sub inspector (ASI) Tk 10,000 for showing human compassion for a
15 September 2015

Fired for being overweight!

For years, airlines have penalized luggage for weighing too much. Now at least one carrier is applying that same logic to its flight attendants.
15 September 2015

Sreet dog finds abandoned newborn

A one-day old baby girl wrapped in a polythene bag and cloths was rescued when a stray dog was pulling on the bag on the Old Airport runway in the capital yesterday.
15 September 2015

Terrified dolphin throws itself at man’s feet to escape hunters in Japan (video)

Terrified Dolphin swims up to man to plead for him to rescue it from poachers.
15 September 2015

Find the missing link….to excellence

Many of my easy-going friends suggest that listening to the news on television, or reading every news item published in the newspaper everyday can penetrate your brain with more negative thoughts than positive ones.
14 September 2015

Bangladesh’s Social Welfare Minister Syed Mohsin Ali no more

Social Welfare Minister Syed Mohsin Ali died at Singapore General Hospital yesterday morning. He was 67.
14 September 2015

'Stolen' diamond surgically removed in Bangkok

A Chinese woman suspected of stealing a $300,000 (£195,000) diamond in the Thai capital, Bangkok, gets the jewel surgically removed from her intestines.
13 September 2015

11 women get Anannya Shirshodosh award

Fortnightly magazine Anannya yesterday honoured 11 women with the "Anannya Shirshodosh 2014" award for their contribution to
12 September 2015