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The amount of seconds Mahfuza Khanam Shila, a Bangladeshi swimmer took to clinch her 2nd gold medal in the Women's 50-metre
11 February 2016

War of the Blood-Suckers

The war has just begun and those championing the side of the good, according to the media, are failing. Minor battles and skirmishes
11 February 2016

1 Minute Please!

Two popular names in the TV industry – Nayeem and Nadia, recently tied the knot, much to the excitement of their fans. Both of them
11 February 2016

A transitional stint

On a bright winter day in February, I walked into the editor's room with a churn of emotions ranging from trepidation to butterflies in
11 February 2016

About Town

About Town
11 February 2016

Breaking Stereotypes

Where in Dhaka do you ever see girls from English medium schools casually socialise with boys from Madrassas as equals? I was
11 February 2016

The Bite behind the News

Newspaper offices are known for their hectic schedules. People working in one know how everyday assignments and edits can turn
4 February 2016

About Town

About Town
4 February 2016

Things I didn't know about Journalism

What do you think about journalism? Reporter collects information, interviews sources, sorts the information and then the final copy of
4 February 2016

Living with the Editor

For those who work for a newspaper or a news agency — we know how it feels to be surviving the office hours with an editor around.
4 February 2016

The Taste of Freedom

There is a cliché that announces that the 'truth will set you free' but it is probably the most apt description of what happens when you
4 February 2016

Star Diary

When I started out on Rising Stars, I was big into album reviews and music. One of those was a profile on the band Big Sir. The band
4 February 2016

Syed Mohammad Ali

Syed Mohammad Ali is a legendary name in the history of journalism in Bangladesh. Popularly known as S M Ali, his contributions in
4 February 2016

The Fourth Estate

The concept of democracy is ever-evolving since the Greco-Roman experiments with the idea of allowing a group of people to decide
4 February 2016

STAR INITIATIVES

In the last two and a half decades, The Daily Star not only witnessed and reported the changes around it - it had been an agent of
4 February 2016

Those Good Old Days

"Let me tell you a few stories from the pre-historic era,” Enam Bhai clears his throat sitting in his glass walled cubicle with the fellow photographers working for The Daily Star.
4 February 2016

The Unsung Heroes

It is 5 o'clock in the morning. The first light of dawn is still far from the Dhaka sky. Defying the dense fog and a chilly 10 degrees
4 February 2016

1 Minute Please!

Sadya Afreen Mallick is a noted Nazrul singer of our country, and has contributed a lot to our musical panorama in the last five
4 February 2016

Mailbox

I liked the article of the above caption that appeared on 22nd January 2016 in the Star Weekend, and at the same time I was sad to
4 February 2016

PEARLS OF WISDOM

PEARLS OF WISDOM
4 February 2016