The mental health of school teachers remains one of the most pressing yet less discussed issues in our society.

On this Teachers' Day, we thank the ones who truly shaped our lives, our teachers.

Globally, health systems are beginning to recognise the limitations of traditional input and output indicators.

On World Rivers Day, we look into the current state of our rivers and how these once majestic rivers are being held hostage to greed and negligence.

Dersenish Aresandiran, Chief Commercial Officer of Airlines at Malaysia Aviation Group, said this in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star

The traditional dream of a sprawling family home is rapidly shifting in Bangladesh’s fast-growing cities. Soaring property prices, limited land, and shrinking living spaces are rewriting the housing story.

The skyline of tomorrow is not yet built. Its foundations are being laid not on construction sites, but in the bustling, late-night studios of our nation’s universities.

Conventional construction methods traditionally require significant time and resources due to on-site processes and are often costly.

We’ve all seen it happen. Someone buys a full set of weights, a treadmill, maybe even one of those multi-station monstrosities, and six months later the whole thing is either draped in laundry or glaring at guests from the corner of the living room. Some of you reading this have seen this happen to treadmills. 

The hum of Dhaka’s real estate market has grown uneven.

In Dhaka’s rainy season, even a brand-new building can betray its owners. Picture a young family in Gulshan waking up to a steady drip from the ceiling after an evening storm.

Most people, on hearing this, react with disbelief. This is too good to be true.

We are delighted to welcome you to the latest issue of Your Property Guru, presented by The Daily Star.

At the beginning or end of every month, a familiar sight unfolds on our streets: moving trucks laden with the entire contents of a life, making their way from one chapter to the next.

The paint industry is shifting as consumers increasingly choose eco-friendly options due to health and environmental concerns over traditional paints’ volatile organic compounds (VOCs). This demand is driving the sustainable paint market’s rapid growth. It is likely to reach a valuation of US$213.83 billion by 2033.

Owning a pet in Dhaka has always meant companionship, warmth, and a fair bit of chaos. But as the city has traded courtyards and rooftops for high-rise apartments, pet ownership has become more complicated.I’ve had animals all my life, from dogs and cats to, at one point, more birds than I could count.

In this interview with The Daily Star, Tajrian Akther, a Dhaka University graduate now working as an Electrical Commissioning specialist in BHP South Australia’s Copper mines, shares her story of breaking into global opportunities.

Blank walls can be intimidating. You’ve got a stack of paintings or prints, a hammer in hand, and a vague idea of what might look good. Where do you even begin? That’s where the 3-5-7 rule comes in. It’s a simple design principle built on the idea of hanging artwork in groups of odd numbers: three, five, or seven.

In Tejgaon’s industrial corridor, a new landmark has risen as a statement of ambition. Trade Intercontinental, a 32-storey high-rise, is one of South Asia’s rare USGBC LEED Platinum pre-certified buildings and yet another milestone for Bangladesh’s architectural landscape.

In a world that constantly vies for our attention, the quest for a pocket of peace within our own homes has become more than a luxury; it is a necessity. You can create your own space just in your home, a dedicated Zen corner.