The Woman Next Door

Every year on Women's Day, we like to compare and draw lines between the roles women played in the past few decades and the present.
3 March 2016

The Wonders of the Sea

In the north-eastern part of the Bay of Bengal, about 9 km south of the tip of the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf peninsula, lays an island, an area
3 March 2016

Where Legends Are Born

This particular place is more than just a residence. It is a haven for young minds to mingle, to think, to live, to learn. It is a haven
3 March 2016

On A Trail of the Lost Languages

The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) includes some of the most inaccessible and remotest areas of Bangladesh. There are places
25 February 2016

Star Diary

LOOKING FOR A CURE
25 February 2016

SHAHIDULLAH KAISER

"I became a novelist because Ayub Khan sent me to jail,” is one his most famous quotes. Born in Feni Shahidullah's family name was
25 February 2016

Readying the Future Today

Can leadership be taught in a classroom? We are confronted with this question every day when we teach leadership to a diverse group
25 February 2016

Put Your Money Where Your Pen Is

One of the banes of Bangladesh's development is the sheer disregard with which government officials go about conducting their
25 February 2016

Should the World #FeelTheBern?

The results from the Nevada caucus are in and it is now turning out to be a historic race for the Presidential nominee for both the
25 February 2016

63

63 publishing houses have published books in this year's Ekushe Boi Mela. It is to be the maximum numbers to this date by the Bangla
25 February 2016

1 Minute Please!

Samir Hafiz has tried it all – all the sub-genres of metal, rock, and he recently starred with his team of musicians at the Pop Republic,
25 February 2016

Of Love and Freedom in Tibet

"i have two fathers,” said the young man proudly. Noticing my confused look, he added, “that means, my mother has two husbands at the same time."
25 February 2016

About Town

About Town
25 February 2016

MAILBOX

While I was reading the article about “Love for Bangla”(Published on February 5, 2016), I got mesmerised by seeing the love for Bengali
25 February 2016

Moving Backwards

It is disheartening and quite scary to find the government slightly tweaking the law, where under-aged girls are concerned. Although
25 February 2016

SNAPSHOT

"The profoundest order is revealed in what is most casual." - Fairfield Porter, painter and art critic.
25 February 2016

City of Magic

In Kolkata, the very air you breathe seeds culture into your soul. You can catch an early morning shave in an alley on your way to the
25 February 2016

The Forgotten Languages of Bangladesh

Every year we celebrate International Mother Language Day with much pomp and ceremony. However, in the very heart of Bangladesh,
25 February 2016

AS MAGNIFICIENT AS A MUGHAL

Dhaka's status as a city of mosques is surely not a new one. A travel poster, printed presumably during the Pakistan rule, reads,
25 February 2016

PEARLS OF WISDOM

PEARLS OF WISDOM
25 February 2016