Memorial discussion on Beggzadi Mahmuda Dec 19

The Alumni Association of Central Women's College will arrange a memorial discussion and a doa mahfil to commemorate the life and works of late Prof Beggzadi Mahmuda Nasir on December 19 at the college.
7 December 2015, 21:41 PM

Woes of women commuters in Dhaka

For Aliza Shikder, commuting between home and office is an everyday battle.
7 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Austrian boy finds 100,000 euro in river

Money worth some €100,000 (£72,000; $108,000) are found floating down the river in Vienna leading one passer-by to jump in and salvage the money.
7 December 2015, 14:21 PM

Nato says won't send ground troops to fight IS: Report

Nato has ruled out sending ground troops to fight against Islamic State militants in Syria, Nato General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg told a Swiss newspaper, stressing the need to bolster local forces in the conflict.
7 December 2015, 07:00 AM

4 Syrian soldiers die in ‘US coalition air strike’

An air strike believed to have been carried out by the US-led coalition killed four Syrian military personnel in Deir al Zor province, which is mostly held by Islamic State, a monitoring group says, in what would be the first time coalition warplanes had hit Syrian government forces.
7 December 2015, 05:48 AM

Masuda president, Mahbubur gen secy of haematology society

Masuda Begum and Mahbubur Rahman have been elected as the president and the general secretary respectively of Bangladesh Society of Haematology for the
6 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Govt Laboratory High School Alumni reunion rescheduled

The reunion of former students of Government Laboratory High School, Dhaka is rescheduled for 25 December, said a press release of Old
5 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Jasim president, Tonmoy general secretary of CUJAD

Jasim Uddin Khan and Tonmoy Majumder were made president and general secretary respectively of Chittagong
5 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Haircut level: Samurai

Move over Edward Scissorhands, Alberto Olmedo is here is cut hair like you’ve never seen before-with Samurai swords and fire.
5 December 2015, 09:30 AM

World Soil Day observed in Barisal

Seven development organisations yesterday observed World Soil Day-2015 in Barisal city with a call to adopt soil
4 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Two get Yes cards

Two contestants got Yes cards at the Cox's Bazar round of Rupchanda-The Daily Star Super Chef 2016 yesterday.
4 December 2015, 18:00 PM

IS agents from Syria 'in Thailand to target Russians'

Thai police say they were warned by Moscow that 10 Syrians working for the so-called Islamic State (IS) entered Thailand in October to target Russians.
4 December 2015, 09:35 AM

Filmmaker sees crowdfunding as tool to cut unemployment

Crowdfunding can be a good source of raising capital for investment in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and a way to reduce unemployment, filmmaker Abu Sayeed who has put the idea into practice said yesterday.
3 December 2015, 20:24 PM

About Town

The Arena Writing Workshop with Ikhtisad Ahmed
3 December 2015, 18:00 PM

NSU holds electrical, computer design fair

The department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of North South University conducted the “ECE Capstone Senior Design Showcase Fall 2015” on Tuesday.
3 December 2015, 18:00 PM

TO FIGHT AGAINST CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE

Now-a-days, it is not too unfamiliar when a child is being abused sexually, by strangers and known people alike,
3 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Doa mahfil

A doa mahfil for late Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury, a journalist and former managing director of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), will be held today after the
3 December 2015, 18:00 PM

SHUT UP AND LISTEN

Nobody listens! Everybody just wants to talk. To let our voices be heard is more important than hearing what the other party has to say, it seems. But is that really so?
3 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Protect rights of challenged people in Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the people of all classes, including the affluent section of society, to protect the rights of people with disabilities.
3 December 2015, 18:00 PM

QUIRKY SCIENCE

Mars' largest moon, Phobos, is slowly falling toward the planet, but rather than smash into the surface, it likely will be shredded and the pieces strewn about the planet in a ring like the rings encircling Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune.
3 December 2015, 18:00 PM