Numbers 9.83

Is the percentage of the admission seekers passed the entry tests to Dhaka University's 'Gha' unit under social sciences faculty.
3 November 2016

The Workers' Revolution

When Rokeya Khatun was in college her father suffered from a cancerous tumour. This led to her family struggle with finances. The strain of earning money became hectic day by day.
3 November 2016

Speak up!

In the past few days, several individual news on rape, that too on toddlers, have dominated the news media. Whenever I see such news
3 November 2016

Zlatan Ibrahimović

Born in Sweden, Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United. He was also a
3 November 2016

Mailbox

Beyond Flush and Forget I would like to thank Shahnawaz for his excellent article titled
3 November 2016

Snapshot

Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, a torch flung to the trees. — Faith Baldwin, American Family
3 November 2016

Dreaming Bigger, Dreaming Better

On April 24, 2013, a disaster shook the whole nation when the Rana Plaza building, an eight-storeyed factory complex supplying clothes
3 November 2016

Fight to the end, IS boss Baghdadi urges Mosul jihadists

Jihadist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi calls on his fighters to resist as Iraqi forces were poised Thursday to enter the city of Mosul where he declared a "caliphate" two years ago.
3 November 2016

[WATCH] Dracula's castle welcomes guests with coffins and no silver

Dracula's castle in Transylvania welcomes first overnight guests in nearly 70 years.
2 November 2016

Face-biting attacker: 'I ate something bad ... humans'

The Florida college student accused of killing a couple and chewing on the dead man's face told deputies, "Help me, I ate something bad" and then admitted it was "humans" as he spit out a piece of flesh, court documents show.
2 November 2016

Azra Mahmood – Conversations on Confidence

Dove instigated a series of campaigns to fight against prejudices related to women and ageing. Based on its campaign programmes, it arranged a roundtable discussion – 'How Old Are You' at The Daily Star centre on the 18th of October, 2016.
31 October 2016

Talking with the king of Dhaka, Shahzaman Mozumder

Shahzaman Mozumder is a 'Bir Protik' well known for his contribution in the liberation war of 1971. Following liberation, Shahzaman turned into a professional businessman in the 1980s.
31 October 2016

Shattering the Stereotypes

So this is October 2016. It has been nearly a year since I turned into this much feared term...The Mother-in-Law!
31 October 2016

Real-life angry birds: Town tries to rein in rowdy turkeys

Leaders of a California college town are working to relocate turkeys that have been harassing people on the streets.
30 October 2016

Baptised With Fire: First to arrive, last to leave

Bangladesh faced a national crisis when an eight-story building called Rana Plaza housing several garment factories collapsed to the ground, leaving a huge pile of rubble and thousands of lives trapped underneath. It was the deadliest building collapse in modern human history that shook the nation to its core.
27 October 2016

NUMBERS 174

A manhunt is underway after 174 inmates escaped from a prison in Haiti following a riot during which one guard was killed, authorities said.
27 October 2016

Dreaming about exams

Dreams about taking a school test or certification exam occur pretty often. I don't know whether there is any hidden meaning or interpretation about these dreams, but I have never taken them seriously.
27 October 2016

Mission Aynabaji

Last week, we finally went to watch Aynabaji, the movie. Throughout the month, whenever I came across any newspaper, any magazine, bus stop or my friends' facebook profiles, I was bound to spot the presence of this movie.
27 October 2016

Marshall Bruce Mathers III

Marshall Bruce Mathers III popularly known as Eminem, is an American hip-hop recording artist, record producer and actor from Detroir, Michigan.
27 October 2016

10 years of our Nobel Peace Prize

It was October 13, 2006. I was stuck in a coaching centre, waiting for inevitable doom as a math quiz was about to take place.
27 October 2016