Bank’s error makes Indian woman super rich for a day

Urmila Yadav becomes one of the richest women on earth when an amount of Rs 95,71,16,98,647 was credited to her State Bank of India (SBI) account by the bank to get in touch with her.
25 July 2015, 14:52 PM

China man recovers hand after being grafted to leg

A man successfully has his severed hand restored to his arm after it was preserved by being grafted to his leg, said the surgeon on July 17
25 July 2015, 09:33 AM

Boat of dreams

“Bhai re [Brother], I could not attend school. And now, I have to toil from dawn to dusk to eke out a living. Even at night, I go to bed
24 July 2015, 18:00 PM

China's '300': When Spartans met the Beijing police

Half-naked models, dressed as Spartan warriors similar to the action-fantasy film "300" are subdued by Beijing police while taking part in a marketing stunt,
24 July 2015, 05:21 AM

Dhaka bike tour tomorrow for raising awareness

The United Nations Development Programme in Bangladesh in collaboration with BDCyclists will organise a bicycle ride tour in Dhaka
22 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Bid to preserve Armstrong Moon suit

The US National Air and Space Museum turns to crowd funding to conserve the spacesuit Neil Armstrong wore on the Moon.
21 July 2015, 15:25 PM

Farm animals get air-con for heatwave in Italy

Italy's farm animals are being given showers, fans and air conditioning in their stalls to try to keep them cool during the current heatwave there.
21 July 2015, 06:04 AM

Confessions of A Train Traveller

People who have the urge to get back home during the Eid break, especially by train, have one more thing to worry about. With less than a week left for Eid-ul-Fitr, while the rest of the world is busy buying last-minute necessities, all we care about is buying a train ticket – a
16 July 2015, 18:15 PM

KEVIN SPACEY FOWLER

Kevin Spacey Fowler popularly known as Kevin Spacey is an American actor, film director, writer, producer, and comedian. He began
16 July 2015, 18:05 PM

Mailbox

Thanks a lot Star Weekend for publishing such a timely spotlight (published on July 10, 2015) on the holiday destinations near Dhaka.
16 July 2015, 18:01 PM

SNAPSHOT

”It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy,
16 July 2015, 18:00 PM

The Plight of a Domestic Worker

Laily, a ten- year-old girl was sharing something with her younger sister Moina near Malibag intersection last evening while I was passing by them. Suddenly Moina started crying, but Laily remained silent. When I took a close look at them, I found a middle aged woman hitting Moina demanding her money back. Once the woman left, I decided to go to them and ask their whereabouts.
16 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Numbers 500,000,000

While throughout the world online shopping has grown exponentially, in Bangladesh too it is projected that e-traders would experience sales of around tk 50 crore during this Eid, informs Shameem Ahsan, President of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information
16 July 2015, 18:00 PM

1 Minute Please

I faced the camera for the first time when I was only two and a half years old! I do not remember anything, but my mother says that I had delivered a memorised script. The super brain of the child indeed!
16 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Evolution of the Nose Horn

Scientists have discovered a striking new species of horned dinosaur (ceratopsian) based on fossils collected from a bone bed in southern Alberta, Canada.
16 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Magnet Burst

Gamma-ray bursts are one of the outcomes associated with the biggest explosions to have taken place since the Big Bang.
16 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Who's up for a rustic Eid?

I have only heard about on watched on TV the empty roads in Dhaka during Eid; I have never experienced a congestion-free Dhaka myself.
16 July 2015, 18:00 PM

About Town

Inter University Short Film Festival
16 July 2015, 18:00 PM

For the youth, By the youth

Teach For Bangladesh (TFB) is a non-profit organisation that is focused on reducing educational disparity in Bangladesh through building a generation of highly-effective, principle-oriented leaders.
16 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Magically Yours

No matter how much we've grown up with Harry Potter, or The Lord of The Rings, there is a part of us that will always remember, unfortunately, that magic is not real.
16 July 2015, 18:00 PM