Crowds 'could be counted' with phone data

It may be possible to estimate the size of a large crowd based on geographical data from mobile phones and Twitter, according to a new study.
27 May 2015, 14:58 PM

Abandoned station used by Churchill awaits new tenant

An abandoned Underground station used by Winston Churchill as a bunker during World War II could become London's latest go-to bar or gallery under a plan launched by the city's transport agency.
26 May 2015, 08:08 AM

Prime Bank organises blood donation programme

Prime Bank Ltd arranged a voluntary blood donation programme on Wednesday on its Head Office premises as part of corporate social
25 May 2015, 20:10 PM

Interpreter of maladies

Q. For quite some time now, I am getting intrusive thoughts especially at the end of the night. I have developed
25 May 2015, 18:00 PM

British designer growing trees into furniture

Around 150 armchairs, 100 lampshades and other items including mirror frames are being grown out of the ground in a highly unusual adventure in furniture design.
25 May 2015, 05:22 AM

Dhaka Restaurant Week from May 28

More than 30 restaurants across the city will be dishing out their one person specials for Dhaka Restaurant Week 2015, starting from later this week.
24 May 2015, 06:22 AM

In photos: The world's highest and longest glass-bottomed bridge

Designed to give visitors the feeling of being suspended in air, when complete in July the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge will become the highest, longest and, arguably, the most terrifying pedestrian bridge in the world.
23 May 2015, 05:51 AM

THE NEXT STEP

Dilif K. Tripura, Senior Financial Analyst, Management Assurance at Transcom Limited, is an ambitious person, who says yes to new experiences and challenges.
21 May 2015, 18:00 PM

THE WAKE OF DISASTER

As the World faces its problems with hate, war and terror, and we see countries demolished by the power of people, we get angry, we cry, we pray, we fight back.
21 May 2015, 18:00 PM

NUMBERS 900

Around 900 Rohingyas and Bangladeshi migrants were able to reach the shore in Indonesia and Thailand on May 17, as Myanmar undermined calls for a coordinated response to Southeast Asia's human-trafficking crisis by threatening to boycott a planned summit.
21 May 2015, 18:00 PM

1 Minute Please

What are the three things you would take with you to a deserted island?
21 May 2015, 18:00 PM

About Town

5TH DCSC NATIONAL SCIENCE EXPOSITION
21 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Key To The Past

The Modern life brings in a dramatic change to city life. Potentially, it has a large impact on employment, and in many places advance technology has replaced clerical work and skilled services.
21 May 2015, 18:00 PM

MAILBOX

Frequent earthquakes have been hitting the whole country for many days. However, the helpless people who live beside the railway tracks in ramshackle huts feel intense tremors every single day of a different kind.
21 May 2015, 18:00 PM

SNAPSHOT

The rain fluctuates between drizzle and torrential. It messes with your mind
21 May 2015, 18:00 PM

PEARLS OF WISDOM

Animal rights advocates remind us of this admonition: the ways in which people treat animals will be reflected in how people relate to one another
21 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Niki Lauda

Celebrated former Formula One driver Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda is an Austrian who won three times F1 World Champion between 1975 and 1984.
21 May 2015, 18:00 PM

STAR DIARY

Recently my friend told me a story that not only shocked me but also made me quite disappointed in what our teachers are teaching the children of our country.
21 May 2015, 18:00 PM

FROM A FADING ERA

Modern technology has bulldozed over many age-long practices and professions. Fortunately, a few still survive to tell the tales of days gone by. Those who are nostalgic about the olden days can seek out these rare services and reminisce about a very different, fast disappearing culture.
21 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Waging Peace and Justice

“I think Islam is the means of establishing justice and equality. God cannot be God if God is unjust,” says Zainah Anwar, prominent Malaysian human rights activist and one of the most influential Muslim feminists.
21 May 2015, 18:00 PM