Awareness on breastfeeding

According to World Health Organisation's (WHO) calculations, every year, the untimely death of 15 lakh children can be prevented if they are only breast fed during the first six months after birth.
15 October 2015

MAILBOX

A big round of appreciation goes out to the Star Weekend for turning the spotlight to Hazaribagh tannery industry.
15 October 2015

About Town

Joint art exhibition by Iskindar Mirza and Mazharul Islam
15 October 2015

SNAPSHOT

She knew without question that she could sweep down on them and inflict upon all of them a terrible vengeance if she wished
15 October 2015

The Sparkling Star Mosque

Amidst thousands of unappealing, ramshackle buildings in the alleys of Armanitola, one of the oldest and congested parts of Dhaka
15 October 2015

In the Realm of History

Literature, history, politics, gender, crime, media, empowerment, rights, wars, peace-- what do you want to learn about?
15 October 2015

What we left behind

They named their exhibition Anamnesis, a Greek term that means to look back. Like the name, Iskinder Mirza, one of the artists featured at the...
15 October 2015

5 WAYS OF MAKING YOUR VILLAGE-HOME MORE EXCITING

The ancestral home provides a lot of fun and fascination for children. When you are an adult – say in your mid-twenties – that fervour is often lost.
15 October 2015

QUIRKY SCIENCE

A researcher from the University of Southampton has produced a scientific study of the climate scenario featured in the disaster movie 'The Day After Tomorrow'.
15 October 2015

The Multifaceted Lawyer

Managing the profession of a lawyer surely takes a lot of work. However, it takes a special drive to handle three! Rumeen Farhana
15 October 2015

Excelling in New Media

A rising star in the field of art today, in the country, is the young Efat Razowane Reya. "Thank you! But if you don't mind, I'd rather be a rising star in the New Media genre in Bangladesh," smiles Reya. A young student with big, dreamy eyes, Reya depicts confidence, determination and one cannot miss the flicker of rebellion.
15 October 2015

The Exclusive Collection of AKM Enayet Kabir

A vast steel mass, disguised as a door, will open into a room that stops your breath at first sight. What you will witness will make you feel unreal for a slight second before you can swallow in the fact that you are, as off now, surrounded by more than just history.
15 October 2015

STAR DIARY

Last week I met a young Indian woman with her father coming to Bangladesh to get her admission in a medical college under foreign quota.
15 October 2015

Zainul Abedin

Born at Kishoreganj in Mymensingh, Zainul Abedin is one of the pioneers in the modern art movement in Bangladesh.
15 October 2015

NUMBERS 1071

The number of sculptures made of cork sheets by Mintu Dey, freelance artist, and his team to recreate the moments from the Black Night of March 25, 1971.
15 October 2015

For Easy Breathin’

Living in Bangladesh, none of us are new to pollution– a little mud here, stink there, and dust almost everywhere.
15 October 2015

Football for a Cause

Football, a major part of our culture, is not only a fun activity, it is also one of the major sports that promotes unity. Recently, Jaago foundation teamed up with Kaymu.com for the first time and organised a friendly football tournament between all non profit youth organisations.
15 October 2015

THE GUARDIAN ANGEL

Why did Emperor Aurangzeb deem his Viceroy in Bengal, Mir Jumla, as dangerous? So much so, it had been speculated that Aurangzeb
8 October 2015

Beautify Your Room

Close your eyes and imagine, you are sleeping on a bed, hundreds of butterflies and birds are flying around you and there are trees
8 October 2015

5 Reasons To Live On Your Own

Most of us really want to live alone at some point of our lives, especially during the teenage years, when whatever your mom says
8 October 2015