Snake on a train: Indonesian man kills serpent with bare hands

An Indonesian man who used his bare hands to kill a snake that was discovered slithering on a busy commuter train has become an Internet hero.
23 November 2017, 07:35 AM

MAILBOX

I would like to thank Star Weekend for publishing a valuable article on the 1917 Revolution written by our respected scholar Serajul Islam Choudhury.
16 November 2017, 18:00 PM

SNAPSHOT

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
16 November 2017, 18:00 PM

About Town

Life in Photos season 2
16 November 2017, 18:00 PM

When in Pushkar

The Pushkar Fair or Pushkar Mela is held annually in Pushkar, Rajsthan during the month of Kartik. It is the largest livestock fair in India where camels, horses and cows are traded.
16 November 2017, 18:00 PM

The old man and the labyrinth of books

But what do you gain by giving? It teetered, the question, like a teacup on legs performing a balancing act, on the tip of my tongue, but—to my credit, to my utmost credit—I did not say it. Instead, I asked, gesturing to the brilliantly untidy pile of books, “Why give these away? And at so low a price?”
16 November 2017, 18:00 PM

The militant money maker

The man takes different names but introduces himself as an automobile trader to all. He lures people into buying vehicles at prices far lower than the market rate, citing special connections with the custom officials at Chittagong Port.
16 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Are women not revolutionaries?

It is true that the task of remembering revolutionary women at the rallies of the October Revolution Centennial falls primarily on the women. But the responsibility is not theirs alone.
16 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Words, words everywhere, but not one to trust…

The power of words can move a nation to war, or spread the spirit of love and hope, and in-between, arouse a whole range and scale of passions and emotions in men that may change their fortunes forever.
16 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Cyclist who gave Trump the finger is showered with money

More than $70,000 in donations pour into a crowdfunding site set up for the cyclist who is fired from her job for making a rude gesture to President Donald Trump's motorcade.
15 November 2017, 14:19 PM

The Hour

Rarely do I go out. Hours die into days and days drown into weeks to open the doors to months, before I open my ears to the chirping of birds or the creaking of crickets; before I open my eyes to the dawn or the dusk.
13 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Putin, Trump agree to defeat IS in Syria: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, in a joint statement on Syria, agreed to continue joint efforts on fighting Islamic State until it is defeated, the Kremlin says.
11 November 2017, 07:26 AM

Bangladesh's silent service to the world

Quite out of the public eye, a health organisation has been routinely sending experts to manage the diarrhoea and cholera epidemics that break out in conflict zones.
9 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Rules of engagement

A nine-to-five workday spent dangerously close with the opposite sex in a sequestered office cubicle makes it painstakingly difficult for things not to get steamy once in a while.
9 November 2017, 18:00 PM

The spectre of Red October: 100 years of the Russian Revolution

The 1917 October Revolution was a watershed moment in history. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels set the philosophical vision for the scientific theory of revolution, and even actively fought for it, but it was Vladimir Lenin under whose stewardship it became a reality.
9 November 2017, 18:00 PM

MAILBOX

An article titled “How effective will the anti-discrimination law be?” published in the Star Weekend has rightly highlighted the social isolation and discriminations faced by the third gender.
9 November 2017, 18:00 PM

SNAPSHOT

“But some secrets are too delicious not to share.” ― Suzanne Collins
9 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Advanced form of dialysis for kidney patients

Dr. Tan Seng Hoe is renal physician and an internist, operating SH Tan Kidney and Medical Clinic Pte Ltd. at the Gleneagles Hospital,
4 November 2017, 18:00 PM

MAILBOX

The article on Alia madrasa based education system published in Star Weekend on October 27, 2017 really drew my attention.
2 November 2017, 18:00 PM

About Town

Dhaka International Folk Fest 2017
2 November 2017, 18:00 PM