Inside the Cha Polli

Every beautiful creation is an outcome of someone's diligence. The lush green tea gardens of Bangladesh are no exceptions. There is an entire community toiling in the tea garden, a community which is often overlooked.
15 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Making Research More Accessible

When we think of conducting a research we immediately associate it with a great deal of reading and field work. Access to research materials becomes a crucial point for many researchers and it is surprising
15 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Fulfilling the Thirst of the Masses

Water is an essential fluid on which all life depends. Even then, access to clean and safe drinking water is one of the most pressing, yet relatively overlooked issues in Bangladesh.
15 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Dhaka Hub at Davos 2018

I am very fortunate to have had three things in my early childhood that were fundamental in shaping me: a safe home, a good education, and caring parents who instilled strong moral values.
15 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Gamechanger in the Transport Industry

Hussain M Elius is the current CEO of Pathao, the popular ride-sharing platform that helps passengers reach their destinations on time. Recently, they have also launched two new services call 'Pathao Parcels' and 'Pathao Food'.
15 February 2018, 18:00 PM

An Integrated Admission Test in Public Universities of Bangladesh

My batch and I sat for the HSC exam three decades ago in 1987. Our results came out at the end of that year. Like everybody else, I was faced with the question: which university, and what subject?
15 February 2018, 18:00 PM

A Peek into the Minds of the Future:

15 young changemakers, from all over Bangladesh, feeding off enthusiasm and passion to do something better for the society: that was the essence of the roundtable held jointly by The Daily Star and Ashoka Foundation.
15 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Marketing for the Future

Among the many functions of business, marketing hosts the most misconceptions. Many business students assume that to be good at marketing, one needs to have creative acumen
15 February 2018, 18:00 PM

From Teknaf to Tetulia

Even though I did not always dream of running a triathlon, I always participated in sports and other athletic activities. An adventure club was being established at Dhaka University when I joined it.
15 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Sketching Unique Stories

Thank you. I have always loved video-making but after participating in competitions like the NSU Ad Makers, Adwiz and CreDive in 2016, I found my forte and planned to build a media production company.
15 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Allowing Yourself to Dream

My love for gymnastics dates back to 2006, when I was in grade eight. Back then, Gazipur Physical College introduced the first gymnastics course for children and adults.
15 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Life in his Words

Every Bengali family can probably pull a beautifully comforting and familiar association with food and cricket in their everyday life.
15 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Becoming Strong in Mind and Body

It is no mystery that encouraging people to become physically fit from an early age, make healthy life choices, and establish healthy routines for life has turned crucial
15 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Strengthening Civil Society and Promoting Localisation Agenda

On August 19, 2017 Bangladeshi NGOs for WHS and COAST(Coastal Association for Social Transformation Trust) Bangladesh in
8 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Rohingya crisis: A postscript

THE year 2017 will be remembered for many reasons but the most significant of these is perhaps the Rohingya crisis.
31 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Are our millennials shying away from politics?

ALTHOUGH tragic, it is understandable why the youth of today, especially those unacquainted with history, find it so difficult to comprehend fully the glorious past of Bangladesh's youth (student) politics.
31 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Machinations of a fearsome state

2017 has just ended. The impending closure gives citizens an opportunity to take stock of the achievements and challenges they faced during the course of the year.
31 December 2017, 18:00 PM

2017 and what it means for 2018

WITH no street agitations or unexpected turn of events, and with the ruling party's firm grip over the situation, 2017 was politically a relatively calm year. But it was neither uneventful nor inconsequential.
31 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Trailblazing through the digital world

ShopHobe.com is an E-commerce platform that simplifies the entire entrepreneurial process of creating a store online, for both home and registered businesses. The beta version of the SH stores comes fully equipped with a website, full logistics support, complete store analytics and a mobile app for your store's customers.
31 December 2017, 18:00 PM

SPORTING RELIEF

The world seemed to be careening towards apocalypse at the end of 2017, at a time when keeping up with the news is a depressing endeavour.
31 December 2017, 18:00 PM