The author is a Sub Editor, News Desk at The Daily Star
Sukanta Roy was 19 when he first got the chance to vote in 2014.
There were barely any cars in or around Dhanmondi when I set off for work this afternoon
In June this year, in what seemed like a step in the right direction, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a pay bump for the contracted women’s cricketers.
“I don’t know how else we can help a nation that is repeatedly being wronged other than through our art,” said Ahmed Hasan Sunny, a rising star in the music industry. “We’ve remained an audience, helpless after seeing bombs dropped on civilians, hospitals and innocent children in Gaza. We decided to do something about it.” The young artiste took the challenge to organise a concert in support of Gaza’s hand-in-hand with artist Morshed Mishu, who was already planning to make graffiti to speak up for the oppressed people of Gaza.
When it comes to sports, including our beloved cricket, our women always get the short end of the stick.
Shantanu Moitra – a name that is synonymous with melody. A composer, musician and pianist, known best for his works in films such as “Parineeta”, “Lage Raho Munna Bhai”, “3 Idiots” and more, his latest work can be heard in the recently released “Mujib: The Making of a Nation”.
The opening of the Padma Bridge promises an economic boon, but for the sex workers of the country’s largest brothel, right next to Daulatdia ferry terminal, it spells doom.
While I may have started watching football during the time of the great Zinedine Zidane, understanding teams -- their strategies, styles, stars, et al -- came to me much later.
The FIFA World Cup 2022 has reached its peak with the showpiece event heading towards the business end -- the knockouts.
Since the pandemic began and schools were shut down, my sole worry was my niece’s well-being. Will she become isolated? Will she be able to remain physically fit? Could she go into depression?
She wanted to be a teacher one day and was studying hard to reach that goal. But that dream, she feels, has just slipped away.
In a remote village in northeastern Bangladesh, a middle-aged woman has started a new economic system to bring disruptions to the well accepted systems in place.
More often than not, we see only the change happening around us in the city. But sometimes, there are silent revolutions happening outside our own hub by people away from the limelight of capital.
Duronto Television, a TV channel made solely for children, began their 'second season' on January 14. Mohammad Ali Haider, head of programme of Duronto Television, made the announcement at a press conference on Monday.
The fifth and final day of the sixth Bengal Classical Music festival began enchantingly. With the first performance of the evening itself,
Bengal Classical Music Festival 2017's third day opened with an extraordinary performance. Dancers Sudeshna Swayamprabha and
The Aditi Mangaldas Dance Company opened the performances of the second day of the Bengal Classical Music Festival on Wednesday, delivering an exquisite display of visual poetry.