South Asia has a long drawn history of rain water harvesting.

Apiti Snoboni has moved back to Dhaka after 4 years of studying in the United States, because she believes in our development sector and wants to devote her life to helping the poor, empowering the powerless etc.

Numerous restaurants, food joints and kiosks are serving a range of cuisines all over the country for our foodophiles.

If Charles Eugster is any example, maybe Usain Bolt ought to put off his planned retirement by 60 years or so.

When Riyad started his company 2 years ago, he would try to do everything! "Inherently, I used to get myself engaged into every little operation of the business, which in a way is good, but has its downsides," he says.

This year on March 22nd, let's remember that there are millions of people in Bangladesh who alone have almost zero access to clean water.

“I studied in a Madrasa, in Narsingdi- Jami Quasemia Quamil Madrasa- where my father was a teacher,” says Jabir.

Check all faucets and toilets in your home for leaks.

“Herein lies our problem. If we level that much land to grow rice and whatever, then no other animal could live there except for some insect pest species, which is very unfortunate.”

After railing against it and passionately commiserating with those who decried it, I finally watched Clint Eastwood's “American Sniper” in its entirety.

The streets of Dhaka are so different to me, compared to what you generally see.

Popular for fusion music, experimenting with sounds and remakes, Armeen Musa is finally back with yet another set of easy-to-listen melodies in 'Simultaneously.' Bringing together elements from different cultures, the album portrays diversity, unity and affection.

“Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.”

Amra achi polapan, Gazi ache nigahman Shire Ganga dariya Panch Pir, Badr Badr Badr

One of the very few bands rocking the deshi music scene today is Nemesis.

Beef lovers in Maharashtra will now have to do without the red meat as President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to the Maharashtra Animal Preservation (Amendment) Bill, 1995, nearly 19 years after the Maharashtra Assembly passed the Bill during the BJP-Shiv Sena rule in 1995.

The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love colour the most.

The concept of social business was first established back in 2008 by the Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus.

A production like Rupchanda-The Daily Star Super Chef 2015 can surprise you, to say the least.

There is a saying that “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”, but another thing I think that we can be sure about is that change is inevitable. Given time, the weather, people, places, fashion, you name it – they all change.