Most senior citizens living in neglect: DU survey

The majority of the country's elderly population suffer abuse, exploitation, poor health, and get very limited opportunity to spend leisure, according to a study.
17 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Kissing a camel sparks dispute, call for divorce in KSA

A huge family dispute erupts in Saudi Arabia after a newly-wed man’s mother accused her daughter-in-law of breaking religious and social traditions by kissing a camel, and pressured her son to divorce his wife.
17 December 2015, 13:08 PM

[WATCH] Fighting tanks, guns with bows and arrows

The bloody birth of Bangladesh in 1971 has witnessed many brave stories.
17 December 2015, 07:18 AM

Hundreds of Santas set record for world's biggest surf lesson

A pack of 320 surfing Santas embrace Christmas spirit in Australia, breaking the world record for the largest surf lesson.
16 December 2015, 11:47 AM

[WATCH NOW] Poramaati-- A tale from ’71

A reverence in honour of the intellectual sons of this soil who became martyrs on this very day in 1971.
16 December 2015, 07:57 AM

Nation’s 45th Victory Day, but their first

A hundred voices tuned in to sing Amar Sonar Bangla to mark the first ever Victory Day in the recently dissolved enclaves in the northern district of Lalmonirhat.
16 December 2015, 06:37 AM

Reminiscing Freedom in the Air

Kamal Lohani, the eminent journalist reminisces the Victory Day on December 16, 1971...
16 December 2015, 06:04 AM

The diplomat monk

For someone who all his life has believed and preached that Ahimsa Paramo Dharma or non-violence is the ultimate dharma, it is not easy to take up arms and go to war.
15 December 2015, 18:00 PM

BYLC Youth Leadership Bootcamp concludes

The graduation ceremony of the 2015 Youth Leadership Bootcamp, a national residential leadership development
15 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Sakhawat new president of Gulshan Club

Sakhawat Abu Khair Mohammed has been elected 20th president of Gulshan Club for the year 2015-2016.
15 December 2015, 18:00 PM

China: Diners charged 'air cleaning fee'

A restaurant in eastern China has been caught charging customers an "air cleaning fee" on top of their food bills.
15 December 2015, 06:25 AM

Up-close with chef Magnus Albrektsson

A master in the art of cooking, Magnus formed a love for food at a very young age and went to culinary school in Sweden.
14 December 2015, 18:00 PM

US town rejects solar panels for sucking 'up all the energy from the sun'

A small US town in North Carolina rejects a proposal for solar panels in the area claiming that solar farms would suck up all the energy from the sun.
14 December 2015, 15:02 PM

Sense of solace after over four decades

Martyred Intellectuals' Day will be a bit different this year for some children of martyred journalists as they witnessed for the first time in around 44 years implementation of their demand for trying and hanging one of the killings' masterminds. The day is being observed today by, among others, Dhaka University, Sammilito Sangskritik Jote, BNP, the Communist Party of Bangladesh and National Awami Party.
13 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Peter Gabriel plans to train apes how to use Skype!

Former Genesis star Peter Gabriel is all set to take part in a new experiment that aims to find whether apes could use video to communicate between themselves.
11 December 2015, 12:39 PM

[WATCH] Gobinda Haldar: 1971 war lyricist

We are forever indebted to Gobinda Haldar, the lyricist who inspired...
11 December 2015, 10:57 AM

Ctg Grammar School holds science fair

Around 400 students belonging to kindergarten-class VIII levels of Chittagong Grammar School participated at a NC
10 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Bijoy Mela inaugurated in Ctg

The month-long victory fair, Muktijoddher Bijoy Mela, was inaugurated at the Outer Stadium of Chittagong city
10 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Living A Hazardous Life

With battery recharging shops opening up everywhere, the number of children engaging themselves in the battery recycling sector is...
10 December 2015, 18:00 PM

About Town

The solo exhibition of recent work by Rokeya Sultana
10 December 2015, 18:00 PM