How a UNO’s initiative is empowering a generation
Narsingdi’s Palash upazila is making a major impact on the education and future aspirations of its young citizens.
1y ago
‘Books must make you see things differently': Sunandini Banerjee of Seagull Books on the art of book cover design
The process of designing a book is a combination of the practical and the creative.
2y ago
Carole Angier on writing the biography of WG Sebald
In Speak, Silence: In Search of W.G. Sebald (Bloomsbury, 2021), you write that the author’s British publisher, Christopher MacLehose, was in a dilemma to decide on Sebald’s genre of writing. After writing about his novel and his life for so long, how would you define Sebald’s genre?
2y ago
The Song of the Sea
One day, during the gruesome Calcutta riot (1946), a curious boy escaped the strict surveillance of his phupu (paternal aunt), Salema Khatun.
4y ago
Will Northbrook Hall fade away into history?
A hallmark of colonial-era architecture is struggling for survival in a corner of Dhaka, where a rich collection at a 137-year-old library is withering away into dust.
5y ago
Raghu Rai: The Man Behind the Lens
Indian photojournalist and member of the prestigious Magnum Photos, Raghu Rai, is better-known to Bangladeshis for the photos he took during our Liberation War in 1971.
5y ago
Nimtoli Deuri becomes heritage museum
Nimtoli Deuri, a historic establishment in Dhaka built around 1765, has been turned into a heritage museum after restoration.
5y ago
A leader ahead of his time
Tajuddin came much before his time and we are not yet ready to understand him properly.” Professor Sardar Fazlul Karim's famous words aptly describe the key architect of Bangladesh's Liberation War. In the physical absence of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Tajuddin Ahmad was the key actor, who led the war with remarkable diplomacy to achieve freedom from the Pakistani colonial occupation.
6y ago
January 21, 2018
Shakrain: The festival of kite, light and fire
Have you ever seen the sky flooded with kites, lights and fireworks during the Shakrain or Ghuri Utshob that brings life to the most congested part of the Old Dhaka? Watch our Star Live video on Shakrain to know more.
September 30, 2017
Story of a renowned sculptor
Haripada Pal, a versatile artist aged over 60, is one of the most renowned sculptors in Bangladesh and has attained fame for his lifelong devotion and passion in making endless number of sculptures. Watch the video to know his story.
September 16, 2017
The forgotten citizens of Rakhine State
The forebears of Rohingya refugees Mohammad Alam and Mohammad Ali were Myanmar citizens. The two even voted in the 2010 general elections.
September 10, 2017
Exploitation: Rohingya man sells 7 cows at Tk 8,000
A small border hut in Ghumdum of Ukhia in Cox's Bazar was full of cattle and was offering cows at surprisingly low prices on Tuesday.
September 9, 2017
Traders exploit Rohingya refugees: 7 cows sold at Tk 8000
Last Tuesday, when we went to the Bangladesh-Myanmar border area to cover news of Rohingya refugees in Ghumdum of Ukhia, we came across a small border bazaar (local market) full of cattle. What amazed us were the price tags of the cows -- most of them were being sold at Tk 10,000 to Tk 15,000.
August 7, 2017
Diving for a living
Would you believe that some people still make a living out of diving in ponds and water bodies to recover jewellery or precious possessions lost by bathers?
July 13, 2017
Delving deep into perennial waterlogging of Chittagong city
The waterlogging plague of Chittagong city returns yet again this monsoon, triggered by the incessant rainfall over the last few weeks.
June 7, 2017
Dhaka’s stunt bikers on one wheel
If you have seen the Marvel film Ghost Rider, you have seen Hollywood stuntmen performing all kinds of motorcycle stunts. But have you seen anyone in Dhaka trying to play Ghost Rider?
May 9, 2017
Van helper, Mr Jonny the Dog
If you have recently been to Mohakhali or Banani, you might have seen a man pulling his rickshaw van, carrying a dog on it.
February 20, 2017
Origin of Bangla
Some say Bangla evolved from Sanskrit. But researchers believe that it evolved from ancient language called Prakrit, which was the language of the people of Gangaridai and adjacent kingdoms by the mighty Ganges river some 2200 years ago.
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