In Search of Equality

"The hardships that my mother, like other mothers in our country, went through- she did not deserve it,” says Dr Sayed Saikh Imtiaz, Chairperson and Associate Professor, Department of Women and Gender Studies, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and Executive Director (Honorary), Center for Men and Masculinities Studies (CMMS).
23 June 2016, 18:00 PM

THE RAILWAY RUSH

To introduce Bangladesh in the World Wide Web as the most densely populated country in the world, probably the most used
23 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Star Diary

It was around 10 o clock at night near the city's Farmgate intersection. A curious crowd was gathering around a canvasser who
23 June 2016, 18:00 PM

William Butler Yeats

One of the most significant figures of 20th-century literature William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet. Yeats also served as an Irish
23 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Mailbox

The Star Weekend deserves a big hand for the spotlight article titled "In the Name of Harmony" published on June 17, 2014. It
23 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Snapshot

Into each life some rain must fall.
23 June 2016, 18:00 PM

A Wild Struggle towards Home

Every year during Eid, millions of Bangladeshis rely on some 300 trains of Bangladesh Railway to reach home to spend their
23 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Elephant shot in forehead seeks aid when help arrives

An injured elephant in Zimbabwe motions for assistance when help arrives after it wandered around a park for weeks with a massive gunshot wound on its head.
21 June 2016, 14:57 PM

Bodybuilder grandmom celebrates birthday. Her age?

Ernestine Shepherd, world’s oldest female bodybuilder just celebrated her birthday, but can you guess her age?
20 June 2016, 14:29 PM

Ahmet’s story, Cyprus

I was born in Homs and I wanted to live there until the end, but this vicious war left us no other choice but to leave all behind… For the sake of my children’s future we had to take the risk.
20 June 2016, 08:46 AM

Saransika’s loss at sea

Saransika, a 14-year-old refugee from Sri Lanka, lost her family on the high seas and struggles to come to terms with her loss.
20 June 2016, 08:46 AM

Sahara’s story, Slovakia

Sahara had to flee Somalia and later was offered resettlement. We met her on her way, in the Emergency Transit Centre in Humenne, Slovakia.
19 June 2016, 08:52 AM

From refugee to award winning author

She endured violent storms, pirate raids and severely unsanitary conditions to make it to Indonesia, only to find herself stranded on an uninhabited island for almost three months until being rescued by the UNHCR.
19 June 2016, 08:33 AM

Creating excellence in healthcare

Hailing from Bangalore, R. Basil is an Electrical Engineering graduate from the College of Engineering, Trivandrum who did his M. Tech in Power Systems Engineering from Cochin University of Science & Technology. Since then he has worked in three different sectors — Power Systems Engineering, Medical Systems and Healthcare Management.
18 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Shookrullah Alizadah’s story, from Afghanistan to Sweden

We drank sea water to survive. In the middle of the sea, the boat’s GPS broke down.
17 June 2016, 19:32 PM

Escape to hardship

Abdullah closes his eyes as he recalls the terrifying journey he made after escaping from Rakhine State, in Myanmar.
17 June 2016, 19:31 PM

Jihan's Story, Greece

Like so many others, 34-year-old Jihan was willing to risk everything in order to escape war-torn Syria and find safety for her family.
17 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Son of refugees

I grew up with all the rules, fears, responsibilities and restrictions that are imposed onto refugees or that refugees impose on themselves, being strangers in a new land.
16 June 2016, 19:07 PM

Mohad’s Story, Poland

In Malta he might have had a steady job, but what’s the use of having one when you can’t live with your family?
16 June 2016, 19:05 PM

MAILBOX

I was very impressed by the article titled “Dreams from the Streets” published in the Star Weekend on June 10, 2016. A few
16 June 2016, 18:00 PM