Southeast University (SEU) Economics Department organised a study visit at the Ministry of Planning on October 24, 2019 with a view to acquiring knowledge about the activities of the Ministry of Planning and planning processes.

October 23, 2019 marked the beginning of Independent University, Bangladesh’s annual three-day Club Carnival. Inaugurated by the acting Vice Chancellor Prof. Milan Pagon, and attended by the deans, faculty members, and students of IUB, the event started with music, dance, and bicycle stunts.

For the school round of The Daily Star’s campaign, “Master Reader”, SHOUT went to Heritage School in Narayanganj on October 24, 2019. The competition focuses on encouraging the youth to read and to enrich their knowledge in English language.

Host: Hello, and welcome to another edition of TAILORS OF DOOM! [Audience claps and screams out name of the show in unison.]

We all consider learning musical instruments. After deciding, however, we have to weigh the cons and the pros, wondering whether this new hobby would be something worth investing our precious time in.

One of the most anticipated talent recruitment platforms in the country, Battle of Minds, is stepping into its 16th instalment this year. Following its first ever global launch in 2018, the stakes are higher than ever before this year with the global champions getting an opportunity to do a global internship almost anywhere in the world at a country of their choice.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is one of the newest members of the notorious shonen category. Developed by Studio Ufotable, the show was released in Spring 2019. The macabre dark fantasy anime dramatically depicts the tragic fate of a happy family, whose heartfelt bond of love will one day be torn apart.

I am scared of lizards. The common house lizard will send me jumping out of my seat running to the nearest lizard free spot I can find.

It was a laboratory experiment by EDUCATION (Eccentric Douchebag Union of Celestial Atoms with Terrible Inferior Organism and Neurons) that went horribly wrong.

Once upon a time, during a game of street cricket, a taped-up tennis ball was hit so hard that it ended up in a dark alley. The alley had no way in, nor did it have a way out. The ball lay there, waiting for its owner to come looking for it. But alas, that never happened.

Nothing has held my attention the past decade so strongly, except for the fascinating little boxes that seemed to capture precious moments with a click and a flash of light. Sadly, this box is the reason I became the outcast of my clan for the past twelve years.

On a dark, stormy night in 1992, a bus full of passengers was speeding in Dhaka roads when a cement truck collided with it. The bus spun uncontrollably and crashed tragically into the lake next to the road but when locals rushed to the area the bus and its passengers were nowhere to be seen. The divers searched in vain.

I was once a perfectly good mango. Unlike some of my more “handsome” siblings, I had a bit of a sharp chin. But as a mango, I was perfectly sweet. If only someone were to take the time to taste me. But no! They simply judged me based on my looks, plucked me from my beautiful branch, and chucked me into the River of Doom.

…And when the surface tension could bear no more, the fluid slowly broke off – drip...drip…drip. The recurring sound of liquid dripping in the distance was the first to register into my mind which, accompanied by the stench of iron that assailed my nostrils, sent my brain into overdrive – blood.

There’s a point in space where two lines meet, An angle, a corner, a bedazzling cosmic feat.

“Life Is Fun Science Fair 2019” was held for the second time, as part of the “Life Is Fun” science education programme by Agami Education Foundation (AEF).

About 13,000 miles away, dressed, bejewelled, and illuminated by blue, pink, and red lighting is Natalie Wynn, better known as “ContraPoints”.

Things are shaking up at the office. It’s the ongoing metro rail project. They’re laying down deep foundations – like acupuncture needles – through this major avenue.

Cute animal videos and compilations of people’s pets doing the most hilariously adorable things are everywhere. However, there are times when we find ourselves getting curiously attached to certain animals, and even though they aren’t our pets, we come to care for them in a special way.

Growing up, acne has been a part of me for as long as I can remember. Fresh faces never rang a bell. It was the tiny bumps and lumps of pre-teen years, exciting at first and then progressively distressing, that sprouted here and there for about a decade. As terrible as it gets, its dominion advanced.