Bangladeshi rickshaws are a kaleidoscope of colours, interesting quotations and intricately painted stories.

I always go for morning walks as a part of my exercise regime. Last week, after finishing my walk I met someone very interesting.

This week’s Mad Genius is General Aladeen himself. Sasha Baron Cohen is the English actor, comedian and screenwriter widely known for creating and portraying four fictional characters: Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, Brüno Gehard and Admiral General Aladeen.

For at least a billion years of the distant past, planet Earth should have been frozen over but wasn't. Scientists thought they knew why, but a new modeling study from the Alternative Earths team of the NASA Astrobiology Institute has fired the lead actor in that long-accepted scenario.

I liked the photo feature by Joya Korem titled 'Caring for Special Children' published in the Star Weekend on September 23, 2016.

Due to its high quality, practical orientation, work life relevance, and digital technology based education system, Finland is increasingly becoming one of the favourite destinations for overseas students; including Bangladeshi who are willing to pursue higher education.

“Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams – they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do – they all contain truths.” — Muhammad Ali, boxer

While you go through the chaos of Dholaikhal, at the edge of Tanti Bazaar, you will find a pond surrounded by the narrow streets that lead to Bongshal, old Dhaka. Bongshal pukur (pond)- as local people call it, has its unique charm reflecting the effervescent history of old Dhaka.

The 15 million residents of Dhaka have access to only about seventy public toilets. Most of us are lucky enough to use clean toilets at home, but for more than 5.5 million floating people in Dhaka, these 70 toilets are their only refuge.

Ashura is marked by Muslims all over the world. However, Shia Muslims observe it as a major religious celebration, commemorating the martyrdom at Karbala of Husayn ibn Ali, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

The world has become smaller with new discoveries. Human beings no longer live in an insular world. It is a boon for modern civilisation.

“The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.”

If you roam around China's suburbs, you will be charmed by the decorative doors and windows of the shops and houses that are livened up by beautiful paper cuts with exquisite carvings and interesting shapes.

Skyscrapers, luxury hotels in the UAE have been facing existential threat from a very charming creature which is often symbolised with peace and holiness.

For a very long time, most of us thought Bangladesh was better known for its folk art forms. At least when it came to the art of dancing, the classical ones we would recognise and associate with would all be from India- Bharatanatyam from South India, Odissi from Odissa, Manipuri from Manipur, Kathak from North India and so on.

Asadul, a bus driver of the Dhaka-Comilla route, just reached Sayedabad after a five-hour drive from Comilla.

Passing through a crowd in our national stadium seems to be an aggressive kind of movement- it's like getting into a war as people push and shove their way through.

“Everyday is a brand new day,” believes this week’s mad genius. Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner CBE known professionally by his stage name Sting, is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and actor. Before starting his solo career, he was the principal songwriter, lead singer, and bassist for the new wave rock band The Police from 1977 to 1984.

Ever experienced the sight of a street child after having a proper meal? Such scenes you may come across at the Airport Railway Station or sometimes at Gabtali Bus Terminal, in the capital, where hundreds of underprivileged children have lunch every day.

Technology Entrepreneurship