The Hatirjheel-Begunbari Lake area, with its open spaces, is steadily losing its charm and beauty due to the unbearable stench of the contaminated lake, coupled with the sight and smell of the garbage heaped in it. Suffocating odour seeping out from the water,

I see him everyday, in fact grew up together. Everyday on my way home, our eyes meet. While I get back to clutching my bag and giving

Richard Paul Ashcroft is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer and occasional guitarist of the alternative

“We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used to loving.”

There's a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they're absolutely free. Don't miss so many of them.

What do you reckon is the most common element featured on the book covers of publications about Old Dhaka? Of course, many things have been portrayed. But one article that keeps recurring is the horse carriage – our beloved 'ghora gari'.

Prisons are supposed to be reformatory centres. However, in Bangladesh, they are nothing less than torturous, punitive concentration camps.

The above quote has two problems. First, it is often misattributed to Confucius. Second, most of us never pay heed to it anyway!

IUT 7TH NATIONAL ICT FEST

Global life expectancy has risen by more than six years since 1990 as healthy life expectancy grows; ischemic heart disease, lower respiratory infections, and stroke cause the most health loss around the world.

Among our greatest achievements as humans, some might say, is our cumulative technological culture – the tool-using acumen that is passed from one generation to the next.

When studying in Central Government High School, Rakibul Hasan Palash, realised that he only did well in subjects he enjoyed.

There goes a saying -“A picture is worth a thousand words.” By believing in this statement Faisal Azim has successfully told the world his stories through his lens.

The number of people who pelted each other with tonnes and tonnes of squashed tomatoes in the 70th annual “Tomatina”, world's biggest food fight held in the village of Bunol, near Valencia in Eastern Spain.

“Hey, people, welcome to your new home. Now you are the dwellers of one of Bangladesh's most famous buildings. Here, we have two packages for you. If you can pay 5000 Taka you will be allotted to a cell where you can get 'homely' comfort.

For our botany class experiment, we were asked to bring some saplings and seeds. I loved getting my hands dirty while doing the fun plant experiments.

Christoph Waltz is a German-Austrian actor. He is best known for his works with American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, receiving acclaim for portraying SS-Standartenführer Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds (2009) and bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz in Django Unchained (2012).

The recent news about Bangladesh being the least emotional country has been making the rounds these days. Many have found it a convenient index to explain away almost all the bad things we do.

The three thing would be Scarlett Johansson, Candice Swanepoel and Natalie Portman. They would do just fine for me in the deserted island.

Regular visits to the village home were mandatory, on our annual summer trips from the Middle East to Chittagong. The whole family – grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews, nieces, house-helps, babies and pets – would set out for Maduna Ghaat.