Robbers stab 5 of a family, loot house

Robbers stabbed five members of a family at Uttarpara village in Sreepur upazila of the district early Monday.
26 May 2015

Long term plan for delta management being formulated

The governments of Bangladesh and the Netherlands are working together to formulate a long term plan for management of the
26 May 2015

BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN GENDER AND RELIGION

Gender discrimination has been a prevailing problem for years now in South East Asia and is an issue, for which many people use religion as an excuse.
21 May 2015

Bracing yourselves for HSC

It has been quite a while since the SSCs have been over. It is now the time when different rumours surrounding the publication of the results will start to spread.
20 May 2015

Drug peddler jailed

A mobile court sentenced a drug peddler to six months' imprisonment in the district town yesterday. The convict is Idrusur Rahman, 45,
20 May 2015

Paltan building fire under control

Firefighters bring the fire that broke out at a multi-storey building at Paltan in Dhaka under control in an hour-long effort.
15 May 2015

The Hunger Games

When you have classes the whole day, you need to eat. Breakfast, lunch or snack, after spending a few weeks trying out all the food in the cafeteria, you'll get sick of it.
13 May 2015

GPA and Happiness – Correlated?

Doing well in academics requires different circumstances for different people.
13 May 2015

HSC exam centre in Barguna cancelled

Barisal Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board has cancelled a running HSC examination centre in Amtali upazila town of Barguna district as massive 'irregularities' were found there during the public examinations.
12 May 2015

Another free thinker murdered

Unknown miscreants kill blogger and organiser of local Gonojagoron Mancha Ananta Bijoy Das in Sylhet - a murder in continuation of attack on free thinkers of the society.
12 May 2015

HC asks Buet to allow expelled BCL men to attend classes

The High Court directs Buet authorities to allow its four expelled students, also leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League, to avail all student facilities including attending classes and examinations.
11 May 2015

War crimes charges pressed against 5 Kishoreganj suspects

Prosecution presses seven charges against five Kishoreganj war crimes suspects for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the country’s Liberation War.
10 May 2015

‘We will have true identity, finally’ (video)

It is the looming reality of implementation of the enclave swap that has triggered a wave of delight through the stranded Indian lands inside Bangladesh’s Panchagarh.
9 May 2015

Hizb ut-Tahrir man held in Ctg

Police is said to have detained an activist of banned outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir along with some jihadi books from Chandgaon residential area in Chittagong city
9 May 2015

AN EXERCISE IN NON-ACADEMIC WRITING

“Imagine Write Creatively”, the initiative by The Daily Star (TDS) and United International University (UIU), inspires school students to cultivate their thoughts and imagination through the medium of creative writing.
6 May 2015

Two fake examinees jailed

A student of Dhaka University (DU) and another of Jagannath University (JnU) were awarded imprisonment for writing on behalf of two candidates during the admission test of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) on Tuesday afternoon.
6 May 2015

Maize farmers in Lalmonirhat eye bumper yield

The maize farmers in five upazilas of the district are expecting bumper yield of the crop this year due to favourble weather conditions. They have cultivated maize even on abandoned land and are expecting windfall profit.
4 May 2015

Khaleda blames govt for Pintu’s death

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia alleges that the government shifted former BNP lawmaker Nasir Uddin Pintu to Rajshahi jail from Dhaka “in a bid to kill him”.
3 May 2015

Google 'should be allowed in examinations'

Inevitably search engines such as Google will be allowed in public examinations, including GCSEs and A-Levels, the head of an exam board says.
30 April 2015

Mama in Your Pocket

It's always a good idea to have a good liaison with the support staff of the university.
29 April 2015