Elvis Aaron Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley was an American singer and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as "the King of Rock and Roll", or simply, "the King".
20 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Minutes of MASSACRE

Amid all those pain and grief, chaos and confusion, she asked them to hold still. "Stay quiet and don't move now. Recite Doa Yunus... If we're to die, we'll die here; if we're to survive, we'll survive this way," murmured Sheikh Hasina to those who created a human shield around her as grenades rained down on the fateful afternoon of August 21, 2004.
20 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Mass Extinction accelerates Evolution

A computer science team at The University of Texas at Austin has found that robots evolve more quickly and efficiently after a virtual mass extinction modeled after real-life disasters such as the one that killed off the dinosaurs.
20 August 2015, 18:00 PM

A trip down the grenade-hit lane

I was standing a few feet away from Ivy Rahman. But I didn't know when I was swept along by the crowd and discovered myself posted right behind her.
20 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Ocean Acidification

Marine organisms living in acidified waters exhibit a tendency to nurture their offspring to a greater extent than those in more regular conditions.
20 August 2015, 18:00 PM

AUG 21 BLACK DAY

Aug 21 At 5:22pm, Islamic militant outfit Huji carries out the grenade attack on an Awami League rally in Dhaka, killing 24 people and injuring 300 more. Sheikh Hasina narrowly escapes assassination.
20 August 2015, 18:00 PM

About Town

Art exhibition by Ferdousy Priyobhashini
20 August 2015, 18:00 PM

NUMBERS 131

It is the number of rare photographs of Bangabandhu displayed in a three-day photo exhibition titled Chitrrogathai Shokgatha at Sangsad.
20 August 2015, 18:00 PM

The Painter of Nostalgia

Kherokhata or a sketchbook is more of a personal thought processing space than just a piece of notebook.
20 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Taking on the Digital World

Having your own digital media agency no easy feat, especially the kind of agency that aims to help other organisations use unconventional, creative and data-driven marketing strategies to take their businesses up a notch.
20 August 2015, 18:00 PM

The curious case of Joj Mia (video)

Petty criminal Joj Mia, was falsely implicated in the August 21 grenade attack cases. Officials of the Criminal Investigation Department arrested Joj Mia from his home on June 10, 2005. He was later found innocent and released from jail after around three years.
20 August 2015, 14:46 PM

Timeline: August 21 carnage

Timeline of the August 21 carnage
20 August 2015, 13:58 PM

Aug 21 carnage: Who did it? (video)

The gruesome killing on August 21, 2004 was one of the most shocking political crimes in the country's history. But what is more shocking is the list of the culprits behind the attack that has come into light after latest investigations.
20 August 2015, 13:42 PM

August 21: The day that changed politics, forever

That humid August afternoon changed Bangladesh politics, perhaps forever. An Awami League rally was in progress at the Bangabandhu Avenue and it was around 5.15pm at the fag end of the rally when Sheikh Hasina, then the opposition leader, started her speech from the top of an open truck.
20 August 2015, 11:41 AM

August 21 carnage: Living with pain and trauma (video)

300 leaders and activists of Awami League barely escape with their lives in the grenade attack which kill 24 people in a party rally at Bangabandhu Avenue rally in Dhaka on August 21, 2004.
20 August 2015, 09:24 AM

Plane-loving Kim gets private runways

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un takes to the skies, building a series of small runways long enough to land light, private aircraft next to some of his palaces.
20 August 2015, 06:26 AM

The way they get hearing hamstrung

If you observe their activities, you would hardly believe that they are taking part in a court hearing.
19 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Not dead, not living either

She has been living with around 1,800 splinters in her body, including two in her brain, for the last 11 years. All of the splinters remain inoperable to this day.
19 August 2015, 18:00 PM

S Africa to send back Tajuddin

In a major development, South Africa yesterday agreed to send back Maulana Mohammad Tajuddin, a key accused in the August 21, 2004, grenade attack cases, to Bangladesh.
19 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Justice so far away

It took place in broad daylight of August 21, 2004 according to a meticulously designed plan hatched by some high ranking persons of the then BNP-led government.
19 August 2015, 18:00 PM