Recently, Osama Bin Noor made headlines in Bangladesh, when he went to receive an award in Buckingham Palace, in the wearing traditional garbs – kurta, lungi and a gamcha. Not only did he carry the deshi attire in style, but also managed to impress the world with his ideas and work.

The long stretch of road, just wide enough for two cars to cross each other from opposite directions, is perpetually semi-lit.

Last week as I went to interview some underprivileged women working for an NGO, I felt very guilty and sad learning their

Abbas Kiarostami was a veteran Iranian film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer, who had been working in

I once read an article about how our generation falls victim to a modern phenomenon called “Facebook Image Crafting”.

A decade ago, when I was applying for a Fulbright scholarship, I asked others if I should come to you. I routinely heard, “It's a very poor country. Do you really want to go there?” Honestly, people's words seemed to conjure images of famine and hunger.

Salman Muqtadir is a popular name amongst the Bangladeshi youth living all over the world, mainly because of the witty and

The Star Weekend deserves a big hand for the article titled "The railway rush", published on 24 June 2016. Readers have come

Next week, Bangladesh will be experiencing one of the longest holidays ever. This year the government announced a 9-day-

“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” – Dolly Parton, American singer-songwriter,

To mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan, the three day fest of Eid-ul-Fitr is usually marked with Eid prayers, social

What can you do to make your Eid worth your while? What can be done to bring in the ultimate spunky twist? With colours, dramatic dialogues, fight scenes, the vavavooms and the ooh lalas?

Close your eyes and try to imagine the age when computers had not been invented or introduced.

As soon as the Eid bonus hits our pockets, we Bangalis tend to go head over heels about new panjabis, kamizes and all sorts

Eid is a time for closeness and celebration. A festival that shows the true spirit of our beautiful religion, families and friends

The discovery power of the gene chip is coming to nanotechnology. A Northwestern University research team is developing a

In the fifties when Bangladesh was one of the poorest and most neglected parts of the world under the exploitative Pakistani

It's a popular concept around the world to release mainstream commercial movies during major festivals like Eid, Diwali or Christmas.

Recently I was returning home from Dhaka University campus after finishing my classes. When I was crossing the alley between

The founder of Grameen Bank, Muhammad Yunus is the first Bangladeshi to win the Nobel Peace Prize for pioneering the