Sadman Casper, affectionately known in the trekker community as Chhoto Bhoot (little ghost), breathed his last yesterday at the Intensive Care Unit of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).

Japan's leading toilet giant opens a new museum dedicated to a century of lavatories, from its first water flushing model to the most cutting edge version with odour-neutralisers and variable water jets.

"Are you suffering from rheumatic fever? Scratching your skin off for eczema? Writhing in pain with fractured bones? Battling asthma? Fighting diabetes? Enduring indescribable pain and shame due to piles or sexual diseases?

Nic Vargus will dress as a ninja turtle for his wedding after Twitter users answered his call for help.

A frustrated 2011 graduate of Florida State University's School of Theatre is looking to get rid of her student debt in an interesting way — by selling her diploma and "college experience" for $50,000 on eBay.

Nurul Islam, superintendent engineer of Rajuk, and Uzir Ali, Public Works Department executive engineer, have been elected president

Last week's spotlight of my favourite - The Star Weekend - was quite different. It described the day to day activity of a worker of an NGO called Teach for Bangladesh.

“Life is priceless. Even to an ant”

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all

Last week I went to pick up my grocery from a supershop. Suddenly I found my mobile phone missing from my pocket.

Ciarán Hinds is a Northern Irish film, television and stage actor.

Arafat Karim's venture into the world of art began, at an early age. Currently a Masters student at the Department of Fine Arts of Dhaka University, the promising artist has already bagged quite a few achievements, as his artworks travelled a number of exhibitions in the country.

From early childhood, Salahuddin was passionate about light and camera. However, at that time he never thought that his love would turn towards photography.

September 4 to 5

Toronto researchers have discovered that a single molecular event in our cells could hold the key to how we evolved to become the smartest animal on the planet.

The fact that the greatest diversity of large mammals is found in Africa reflects past human activities – and not climatic or other environmental constraints.

This number has become synonymous to ambiguity and a threat to people's free speech.

Pingla Naya in West Bengal, India, is the village of folk painters called Patuas. Apart from painting scrolls, they paint the walls of their homes and make wooden painted souvenirs and images.

Sanjida Preeti is one of the most popular young models and award winning television actors in Bangladeshi entertainment, having created her base in theatre.

Amidst the rat-race of studies and careers, every year board examinees face immense pressure during exams, and even more so, before results come out.