62 percent

Hillary Clinton was deemed the winner of Monday night's debate by 62 percent of voters who tuned in to watch, while just 27percent said they thought Donald Trump had the better night, according to a CNN/ORC Poll of voters who watched the debate.
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM

MAILBOX

This year, at least 265 people were killed in 210 accidents on roads during Eid vacation. This is really shocking news for us.
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM

SNAPSHOT

“Lights will guide you home, and ignite your bones.
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Across The Canvas

Murtaja Baseer, as the adage goes, is a man who needs no introduction, especially to the aficionados of the modern art scene in Bangladesh.
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM

1 Minute Please!

Books, Portable music player with unlimited batteries and music.
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM

STAR DIARY

As I was returning home, I got sad to see a special child, sitting on a wheel chair while a woman was pushing the wheelchair, and asking for alms.
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Stanley Kubrick

If it can be written, or thought, it can be filmed,” this is the mantra that Stanley Kubrick believed in.
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM

About Town

BANGLADESH INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL STUDENTS' SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS 2016
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM

PEARLS OF WISDOM

I don’t paint like a woman is supposed to paint. Thank god, art doesn’t bother about things like that.
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Muslim journalist first woman to wear hijab in Playboy

A Muslim woman wearing a hijab was pictured in the historically risqué pages of Playboy for the first time ever.
28 September 2016, 08:17 AM

4 white lions, 3 white tigers born in zoo in Poland

Seven rare white wild cats — four lions and three tigers — have been born in a private zoo in central Poland.
23 September 2016, 08:31 AM

Caring for Special Children

Najifa Tabassum was a premature baby and the doctor called her Einstein at her birth. First recognised to be a special child when she was 18 months old...
22 September 2016, 18:00 PM

NUMBERS 17

The number of Indian soldiers killed by heavily armed militants in one of the most deadly attacks in Kashmir in a quarter-century-old insurgency.
22 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Quirky Science

After reconstructing the colour patterns of a well-preserved dinosaur from China, researchers from the University of Bristol have found that the long-lost species Psittacosaurus (meaning "parrot lizard," a reference to its parrot-like beak) was light on its underside and darker on top.
22 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Metamorphosis: From a workaholic to a hard worker

At the young age of 19, as I fell in love with work, I would watch others take long vacations, go on beach holidays, travel here and there and I would smirk.
22 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Star Diary

Panicking never does any good when it's an emergency- we all know this. But this knowledge seems useless when you are stuck in a lift.
22 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Harry Houdini

Born Erik Weisz, later Ehrich Weiss or Harry Weiss; Harry Houdini was an American illusionist and stunt performer, popularly known for his sensational escape acts.
22 September 2016, 18:00 PM

SNAPSHOT

Imagine having a city full of things that no other city had.”– Bill Bryson, an Anglo-American author
22 September 2016, 18:00 PM

MAILBOX

Due to very limited media exposure, the profession of planning is not that familiar in Bangladesh.
22 September 2016, 18:00 PM

A Workaholic on Vacation

Growing up, I never wanted to be a 'holic' of any sort. Terms began with 'alcoholic' and then many began sprouting up- 'chocoholic', 'shopoholic' and what not. Since the first one I heard was 'alcoholic', I assumed anything that makes you a 'holic' must be bad.
22 September 2016, 18:00 PM