More men are cooking. But is patriarchy leaving the kitchen?
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Everyday secularism and the Bangladesh we rarely talk about
22 September 2026
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Reading Sarat Chandra at 150, with empathy
21 September 2026
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Who really owned Britain’s royal jewels?
19 September 2026
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The 25,000-year history of betel nut chewing
17 September 2026
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The world map we know is distorted. Why does it matter?
15 September 2026
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Bengal and the coming of Islam: A story of soil and spirit
14 September 2026
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Xuanzang’s travels to Bengal and beyond : The man, the pilgrim and the Monkey King
11 September 2026
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Professor Anisur Rahman: The economist who put people at the centre
10 September 2026
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APO 433: Dhaka’s forgotten post office of World War II
9 September 2026
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Microsoft to help train rural girls in info tech
The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division, Shornokishoree Network Foundation, and Microsoft
20 November 2015
BIWTA to introduce prepaid cards for ferrying vehicles
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) will introduce experimentally a digital system for vehicles to
19 November 2015
4 Daily Star reporters get DRU award
Four senior reporters of The Daily Star received “DRU Best Reporting Award-2015” in four categories in print media yesterday.
19 November 2015
Members close ranks against terrorism
Pacific-rim nations closed ranks against terrorism yesterday at the end of a summit that was darkened by last week's attacks in Paris, but still Washington and Moscow sparred over how to deal with Syria and the Islamic State fighters sheltering there.
19 November 2015
Nat'l unity must for saving democracy: Dr Kamal
A united nation is necessary to keep democracy in the right track, as the Liberation War has proved, said speakers at a discussion yesterday.
18 November 2015
Initiative to protect their rights lacking
Around 1.60 crore mentally and physically challenged people in Bangladesh are deprived due to lack of proper initiatives to protect their rights in both national and international level, said speakers at a national consultation programme yesterday.
18 November 2015
Anonymous group shows how to find IS online
Anonymous has released a guide to catching Islamic State (IS) extremists, and claims that it has already found thousands of extremists online.
18 November 2015
Remove recruitment barriers
The government yesterday requested a 25-member visiting Saudi delegation to remove barriers to hiring Bangladeshi professionals such as doctors, nurses and teachers and skilled and semi-skilled male workers in sectors including construction and agriculture.
18 November 2015
BGB deployed in Dhaka
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) is deployed in Dhaka for 12 hours to maintain security in the capital.
18 November 2015
'Act of terror' downed jet
President Vladimir Putin vowed vengeance yesterday as Moscow confirmed that a bomb attack brought down a Russian passenger jet over Egypt last month, killing all 224 people on board.
17 November 2015
Jaago to take street children of 32 dists to parks tomorrow
Jaago Foundation has organised a daylong programme tomorrow for underprivileged children in 32 districts of the
17 November 2015
Bhashani's 39th death anniversary today
Today is the 39th death anniversary of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, a legendary politician and a dreamer of independent Bangladesh.
16 November 2015
Families of slain cops renew call for justice
The only thing the families of the three recently slain policemen want is justice.
16 November 2015
Rocket shell unearthed in Ctg
Workers found an old rocket shell in Panchlaish Police Station compound in Chittagong while digging a hole for a deep tubewell yesterday
16 November 2015
RMG workers in Ashulia strike daylong for meal allowance hike
The workers of Green Life Composite Ltd at Tongabari in Ashulia, on the outskirts of the capital yesterday went on a daylong strike
16 November 2015
Deepto TV to go on air Nov 18
In a bid to win back the majority of Bangladeshi television audiences from the serials of Indian TV channels, Deepto TV will go on air with the theme "Aloy Vuban Vora" from November 18, the organisers said yesterday.
16 November 2015
Hafiz Ibrahim's wife accuses judge of contempt of court
An accused in a money laundering case yesterday filed a contempt of court petition with the Supreme Court against a lower court judge
16 November 2015
Teachers demand legal action against colleague
Teachers of geography and environment department of Jahangirnagar University (JU) have decided to boycott all academic activities for an indefinite period demanding legal action against a fellow teacher.
16 November 2015
Govt to remove unplanned installations
Those who have interfered with the master plan of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban Complex and built different structures including graves in and around it must be brought to justice, Housing and Public Works Minister Mosharrof Hossain told parliament last night.
16 November 2015
Ctg DC orders schools to refund extra fees charged for SSC exams
Authority yesterday directed all secondary schools in Chittagong to refund the extra fees charged for the registration of SSC exams 2016 in seven days, or else, it would go for stern actions.
16 November 2015