A King without a Crown

Ever visited the narrow zigzag streets of Tanti Bazaar in the old part of Dhaka? One such narrow lane is called 'Pannitola', where once lived the legends-- Subhash Dutta, Nitun Kundu, Jhantu Das and many more.
6 October 2016

What's Real and What's Not

How we perceive other people and how we are perceived depends immensely on our own characters.
6 October 2016

NUMBERS 2

This is the number of Bangladeshi architects who won the prestigious Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016.
6 October 2016

SNAPSHOT

“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.”
6 October 2016

MAILBOX

As a foreigner, currently staying in Bangladesh, I have the following concerns; due to security reasons foreigners are requested - by their respective embassies - to be vigilant at all times.
6 October 2016

Sankar Dhar: A Phenomenal Sculptor

“Sankar aspires to be a famous artist. His creations are ingenious and promising”— Sankar Dhar made the headlines first in 1974 in the Daily Sangbad, at 16 years of age, when he was a student of class ten at Pogose High School, next to Banglabazar.
6 October 2016

The Magic of Kindness

Today, I had to bury the kitten of the darling cat who lives in my garage. The kitten was the victim of an accident when a car ran over her. Her mother had to suffer many a loss like this due to the carelessness of some humans.
6 October 2016

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, the current captain of the One Day and Twenty20 international for Bangladesh national cricket team, does not need any introduction.
6 October 2016

A piece of Heaven on Earth

Mountains, clouds and ancient temples – Darjeeling is sometimes described as a piece of heaven on earth by many a tourist and traveler.
6 October 2016

QUIRKY SCIENCE

A Northwestern Engineering research team has developed a 3-D printable ink that produces a synthetic bone implant that rapidly induces bone regeneration and growth.
6 October 2016

About Town

Exploring the World of Creations-Season 2
6 October 2016

Trump, Clinton haunt US Halloween

A Styrofoam model of a hot air-blowing Donald Trump and another of a toothy Hillary Clinton riding the Democratic Party's donkey mascot are among the skeletons and zombies in a Halloween display that has become an attraction and is stopping traffic in a Connecticut town.
5 October 2016

[Watch] A fight of equals!

What happens when a man with physical disability takes on a perfectly healthy opponent? Who has the upper hand or in this case the upper leg (pun intended)?
4 October 2016

University offers degree in Pokemon

Students are being allowed to play mobile phone game Pokemon Go as part of their degree course.
2 October 2016

Dutch take Pokemon Go makers to court as gamers flood beaches

Dutch authorities are taking the US makers of Pokemon Go to court after the company failed to respond to pleas to stop hordes of fans flocking to protected beaches.
1 October 2016

QUIRKY SCIENCE

The new map breaks away from the old way of studying genes one at a time, showing how genes interact in groups to shed light on the genetic roots of diseases.
29 September 2016

Carrying On a Legacy

The words 'pride' or 'achievement' does not really cut it when you get to fill a parent's shoe. Being able to 'be' them and carry on their legacy is a feeling indescribable and unfathomable.
29 September 2016

In Conversation with Murtaja Baseer

Invincible. That is the word that came to my mind when I met Murtaza Baseer in his house.
29 September 2016

62 percent

Hillary Clinton was deemed the winner of Monday night's debate by 62 percent of voters who tuned in to watch, while just 27percent said they thought Donald Trump had the better night, according to a CNN/ORC Poll of voters who watched the debate.
29 September 2016

MAILBOX

This year, at least 265 people were killed in 210 accidents on roads during Eid vacation. This is really shocking news for us.
29 September 2016