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Nafisa’s HSC result the last memory left with her mother
16 October 2024, 19:58 PM
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A glimpse into Zahir Raihan's Films
19 August 2024, 08:55 AM
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Dubai floods / Thousands of Bangladeshis stranded at Dhaka, Dubai airports
18 April 2024, 13:56 PM
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From outlaws to flower growers
14 April 2024, 06:45 AM
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'Genuine' SSC, HSC certificates for sale!
1 April 2024, 15:14 PM
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Counterfeiting currency / Learning from YouTube, he sells them on Facebook
28 March 2024, 14:43 PM
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Why many countries are trying a four-day work week
21 January 2024, 12:52 PM
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Shaheed Asad: The spark that lit a fuse in 1969
20 January 2024, 14:11 PM
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With Art in the Heart
When studying in Central Government High School, Rakibul Hasan Palash, realised that he only did well in subjects he enjoyed.
3 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Through the Lens
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.
3 September 2015, 18:00 PM
NUMBERS 22000
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.
3 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Rotting Behind Bars
“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.
3 September 2015, 18:00 PM
STAR DIARY
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.
3 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Christoph Waltz
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).
3 September 2015, 18:00 PM
MAILBOX
This week’s cover story of the Star Weekend was really very significant. For the last couple of years we have seen how the desperate students and their equally desperate parents are adopting malpractices only to get a good score in the public examinations such as SSC and HSC.
3 September 2015, 18:00 PM
SNAPSHOT
There's a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they're absolutely free. Don't miss so many of them.
3 September 2015, 18:00 PM
The Iron Gates of Injustice
Prisons are supposed to be reformatory centres. However, in Bangladesh, they are nothing less than torturous, punitive concentration camps.
3 September 2015, 18:00 PM
7 odd ways to go to school
Bangladesh, takes its education seriously but it is not alone in its incredible story of children defeating the odds just to reach school.
3 September 2015, 04:55 AM
2 drug peddlers held
Police arrested two drug peddlers with 500 bottles of phensidyl in Dhop Pukur area under Shibganj upazila of the district on Tuesday night. The arrestees are
2 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Non-tourist Bangladeshis don't need online appt for visas
India has once again announced that Bangladeshi visa seekers will not have to make an appointment online for applying for visa except
2 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Photographing wonderland under the water (video)
John Ng dives in the waters around Hong Kong and overseas taking amazing photos of the extraordinary sea life and marine animals for more than 10 years.
2 September 2015, 08:41 AM
Man takes off in a lawn chair powered by 54 propellers (video)
We all have dreams. Sometimes that dream can be to fly in a giant drone one day!
2 September 2015, 06:02 AM
CMP awards constable Monir for rescuing boy
Chittagong Metropolitan Police yesterday awarded traffic constable Md Monir Hossain, who courageously rescued a boy from a 25-feet-
1 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Feast for the deshi palate
First heat ghee and fry the peeled potatoes, keep aside. Take the whole garam masala, and tie them up in a Muslin cloth.
31 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Mohiuddin bemoans 'cheating' of Ctg residents
Referring to the decision to build a deep-sea port in Pairabond of Rangpur instead of the pre-declared Sonadia in Cox's Bazar, ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, former Chittagong City Corporation mayor, yesterday alleged that people of Chittagong have been deceived.
31 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Mukti Brikkhya aims to plant 30 lakh trees countrywide by 2018
Mukti Brikkhya yesterday planted four saplings on the Nagar Bhaban premises in the capital as part of their initiative to plant one tree for each of the 30 lakh Liberation War martyrs and thereby pay them tribute.
31 August 2015, 18:00 PM
A hero in uniform
A traffic policeman dives into a ditch and rescues an eight-year-old child while people were standing there as mere spectators.
31 August 2015, 11:16 AM
Australia launches world’s biggest selfie service
Australia offers tourists massive selfies from hundreds of metres away as part of a campaign to attract Japanese tourists to the country.
31 August 2015, 05:39 AM