Since its inception fourteen years ago, YouTube has become a fundamental part of our lives. Not just for the youth but for people of all ages, it is an indispensable tool

It’s everywhere online, in our homes, restaurants, offices, classrooms — literally everywhere. It’s what makes up this very issue of SHOUT you’re holding in your hands.

Those who are into shooters had a Call of Duty phase in their lives at some point or the other.

Sure, perhaps you’re a ‘liberal’ and you’ve evolved enough to not bat a sexist eye when you stumble upon a girl that for some weird reason plays video games – good on you, truly.

A lot of debate already exists out there on which keyboard is the better one when it comes to typing in Bangla. There are two options among typing software. On one hand, you have Bijoy, the first software created to facilitate Bangla typing for our computers.

On the night of my wedding I break the ice with my newly wedded husband by telling him about the first man I loved.

The chilly winds of early November

Master Reader, an initiative by The Daily Star in association with Igloo Ice Cream, took the competition to the Dhaka branch of International Hope School Bangladesh (IHSB) on November 2, 2019, at Uttara.

Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT) organised an orientation ceremony in different sessions for the newly admitted undergraduate students of Fall semester 2019 on

A daylong international conference on “Challenges of SDGs for Developing Countries and Way Forward” was held at the International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT) recently.

A meeting of the Executive Committee of ICPC (International Collegiate Programming Contest) Asia Regional 2019 - Dhaka Site hosted by Southeast University (SEU) was held recently.

A workshop on ethical and safe use of internet was organised by UNICEF, Grameenphone and champs21 at Heritage School, Narayanganj at October 21, 2019.

Since it first began in 2010, Unilever BizMaestros has promised the university students and delivered upon the thrill of real business; they have groomed the participants to take on real business challenges, even before they officially join the workforce.

In the first week after bringing her home, Missy was lost. It took a family of four to hunt down a two-and-half-inch-long, walking dust bunny from under the study table.

As a millennial you want to name your baby something unique. You’re horrified at your parents’ decisions to name you after random household objects like Shampoo, Shaban, Balti, and anything they found in their garden, like Apel, Peyara, and Lichu. How lazy.

Season One of a new Netflix Original series, Living with Yourself, starring Paul Rudd, was released on October 18. The show deals with human cloning gone wrong and all the hilarity that follows. Given my bias for the lead, who I admit I absolutely adore, I had high hopes for the show and was not disappointed.

While we grew up listening to our parents’ generation recount how many miles they walked, swam or cycled to attend school, we are often called the entitled or the “soft” generation. However, we wish our problems were as cut-and-dried like attending school, getting grades, applying for jobs and getting married.

Inktober comes with a few simple rules: a. Make a drawing in ink or with pencil, b. Post it on social media (or your refrigerator if you are so inclined), c. Use the hashtag #inktober, d. Repeat for rest of October. Inktober 2019 is a landmark year as the art challenge celebrates its tenth year. The challenge is just as big in Bangladesh as it is around the world. Our social media feeds have been blessed with Inktober’s creativity over the past month. Here are some of our favourites.

The world seemed to be moving at its own pace, hectic and chaotic, just like any other day. But it didn’t sound the same.

The Daily Star’s new campaign, “Master Reader”, in association with Igloo Ice Cream, recently travelled south of the country to encourage the habit of reading among young children. The programme was arranged in three schools in the port city of Chattogram on October 29-31, 2019.