“Remember, remember, the 12th of December”

Last year around April, I was going through a whirlwind trip. I wasn't much of a morning person; nevertheless I was forcing myself to get up at the crack of dawn so that I don't end up missing my ride to the next destination.
29 December 2016

The Trip of a Lifetime: 100 Member Youth Delegation (Part II)

My roommate, Sarzina, Radio Jockey, Radio Foorti, and I woke up in the early hours, still in a daze. Breakfast was always served by 7 AM, with only half an hour in hand before the bus would be ready to leave.
29 December 2016

NUMBERS 30

Is the number of civilians, who were killed on Sunday after Islamic State launched an attack in the Syrian town of al-Bab to prevent people from fleeing...
29 December 2016

The Queen's Young Leaders 2017

As the year comes to an end, many look back at 2016 and wonder if things can be better in the coming year. Well, for Sajid Iqbal and Rahat Hossain, 2017 looks a lot better already! These two young Bangladeshi entrepreneurs and change-makers have recently won the Queen's Young Leaders Programme for 2017.
29 December 2016

The Beauty of Performance Arts

Is art a personal expression or very public? How have artists used their bodies as vessels for expressing social and political views while presenting stimulating and thought provoking contemporary art?
29 December 2016

5 Realistic Resolutions

We usually tend to go a little overboard with our resolutions. “I'll lose 50 Kilograms this year!' says someone finishing off a whole plate of pie, or something of the sort. All you have to do is try and do something that you haven't been able to do last year. As long as you treat every year like a chance to be better than the last, you're good to go. Here are five realistic resolutions you can keep for 2017.
29 December 2016

SNAPSHOT

“We always like to keep our children in a kind of bubble and censor the bad news about the world. We like to tell them the world is full of benevolent, nice people.” – Kazuo Ishiguro, novelist, screenwriter and short story writer
29 December 2016

Resolution for 2017: Comprehending the 'Different'

As we sign off with 2016, we look forward to 2017, hoping to mend our ways, letting go of bad habits and develop new ones.
29 December 2016

MAILBOX

I find the article titled “On Youth and Depression” published last week, very much informative and helpful in understanding why and how the youth are going into depression.
29 December 2016

About Town

Fund Raising Live Concert for Lucky Akhand
29 December 2016

Uronto, flying away in search of art

The July sun sparkled and reflected from the rows of tin-shed roofs that the almost hundred year old PK Sen building looked out upon. The little known, Prashanna Kumar Sen building was cracking at its seams; the pale yellow and green painted walls were peeling and gave the walls a snakeskin texture.
29 December 2016

Dhaka's Pandora's Box

The definition of a market is an area or an arena in which commercial dealings are conducted. Now one can say that there's nothing remotely poetic about browsing through a market's shops— but what if a market gives the essence of the culture, the people and to some extent, the city as a whole?
29 December 2016

PEARLS OF WISDOM

“Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.”
29 December 2016

Aiming for the sky and beyond!

Over the years, Nadeem Qadir has been more than a journalist or a columnist. He has been a writer, a television personality and a guide to many a young media personnel, paving ways for them towards glory and success.
24 December 2016

1 Minute Please!

All the world's a stage. That's the motto of every good actor; versatile actor Ziaul Faruq Apurba, popularly known as Apurba is
22 December 2016

57

Is the number of journalists, who have been killed around the world in 2016 while doing their job, said Reporters without
22 December 2016

About Town

Date and Time: December 15-28, 2016, from 9.30 am to 8 pm
22 December 2016

Remembering the Frontliner

December 25 will be the 1st death anniversary of Dr. Syed Yusuf Hasan who died on this day in Dhaka at the age of 90 years.
22 December 2016

The Official Identity

“I prefer to identify as a hijra, because that's what I am – a hijra," announced a bold voice across the hall room, where more
22 December 2016

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

As the star of Bethlehem approaches, the cakes get ready for the oven and the city lights up – we get ready to celebrate a very
22 December 2016