Entertainment

SEVENTEEN’s shifting horizons

SEVENTEEN has some major updates that have Carats buzzing with excitement and a bit of sadness. Jeonghan, known for his soothing voice and playful personality, is set to enlist in the military later this year.He has already filmed as much content as possible in advance, so fans can still see him in ...

Opinion

The experience trap: Navigating the Catch-22 of the modern job market

Catch-22" describes a dile­mma in which an individual cannot achieve a positive outcome by definition because the actions required to have that outcome depend on the fulfillment of that very outcome. The term comes from Joseph Heller's novel Catch-22, about a character who cannot be dec...

Entertainment

Inspiring Positivity in Bangladesh and Beyond

Not many K-pop groups have been able to touch people to the core as TREASURE has. This amazing boy group, born from the reality show YG Treasure Box in 2018-2019, debuted into the global music world on the 7th of August 2020 with their very first single album, The First Step: Chapter One, under the ...

Opinion

Coexistence of traditional healing and modern medicine in Bangladesh

The intersection of traditional healing practices and modern medicine is a global pheno­menon, particularly pronounced in multicultural societies where multiple medical systems coexist. Traditional healers, often referred to as "Kabiraj" or "Hakim" in Bangladesh, provide cult...

Entertainment

ENHYPEN: The vampires of K-POP captivating hearts worldwide

ENHYPEN, a sensational K-pop group often referred to as the "Vampires of K-pop," has been capturing hearts worldwide with their unique concept and electrifying performances. Formed through the survival show "I-LAND," the group consists of seven talented members: Heeseung, Jay, Ja...

Entertainment

TWS: The new wave of K-Pop

TWS, or "Twenty-Four Seven With Us," is a powerful six-member boy group under PLEDIS Entertainment. The members—Shinyu, Dohoon, Youngjae, Hanjin, Jihoon, and Kyungmin—made their impressive entrance into the K-pop world on January 22, 2024, with their debut mini-album, "Spa...

Entertainment

UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador SEVENTEEN makes history at Glastonbury

In a momentous occasion held in Paris on June 26, 2024, Joshua from SEVENTEEN addressed the audience at the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Youth Ceremony. Representing his fellow band members, Joshua's speech was a testament to the group's dedication to youth empowerment and global unity. Th...

Opinion

Preserving the rich tapestry of indigenous cultures in Bangladesh and globally

In an ever-globalizing world where the homogenization of culture often seems inevi­table, the preservation of indigenous cultures stands as a beacon of diversity, heritage, and richness that must be protected and cherished. Bangladesh, a country renowned for its vibrant culture and history, is h...

Opinion

Socioeconomic disparities in healthcare access: A global and local perspective

Socioeconomic disparities in healthcare access remain a pressing global issue, manifesting starkly in diverse regions and varying socio-economic strata. Despite advancements in medical technology and healthcare delivery systems, access to healthcare services is significantly influenced by socioecono...

National,Front Page

Pahela Falgun, Valentine’s Day today

Whether flowers bloom or not, today is Spring, (Phul phutuk na phutuk, aaj Boshonto) wrote Subhash Mukhopadhyay, a famous poet of Bangla literature. “If Winter comes, can spring be far behind?” English romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley described the arrival of spring in his famous&...

Education & Culture

A big learning from fieldwork in Khulna

The Department of Anthropology at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) since its establishment in 1995, has been initiating several research activities and field works. Therefore, the anthropology department has now become one of the oldest and most successful ones.As the department...

National,Back Page

Transport sector in jeopardy

Since October 28, the BNP continued their political programmes like hartals and blockades throwing the transport sector into a deep crisis.The owners are incurring loss around Tk239 crore per day while the workers are passing in inhuman lives due to serious financial hardship caused by the hartal an...

National,Front Page

Fatema’s last hope burnt to ashes

The image of a widow Fatema Begum along with her 10-month-old baby and a special needs child (son), who lost her husband in a horrific petrol bomb attack in Khagrachari district, has sent a shock wave across the country.Her (widow) husband Belal Hossain, 35, died while undergoing treatment at the Sh...

National,Front Page

Fatema’s last hope burnt to ashes

The image of a widow Fatema Begum along with her 10-month-old baby and a special needs child (son), who lost her husband in a horrific petrol bomb attack in Khagrachari district, has sent a shock wave across the country.Her (widow) husband Belal Hossain, 35, died while undergoing treatment at the Sh...

National,Front Page

No single varsity entry test this year

The Bangladesh University Grants Commission (UGC) will not be able to hold a single admission test for all public universities this 2023-2024 academic year due to unavoidable reasons. “Therefore, like in the last academic session, the public universities this year will enroll students at ...

National,Back Page

Varsity admission to be tough for students

As 10, 67,852 examinees including 92,595 with GPA-5 (maximum grade point average) passed the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations-2023, there would be tough competition for the students with glorious results to get admission into the prestigious public universities or desir...

National,Front Page

Blockade breeds tourism logjam

When the country’s tourism sector is trying hard to turn around after the disastrous phase of COVID-19 pandemic, the BNP-Jamaat’s hartal and blockade programmes have become another severe blow to the sector. The period from December to February is the peak tourism season. But many local ...

National,Front Page

Students worst sufferers of hartal, blockades

Students have been bearing the brunt of the destructive path of politics since September 28 as BNP and Jamaat continued anarchy in the name of political programmes like hartals and blockades casting a grim shadow over their academic activities across the country.However, amid hartals and blockades c...

National,Back Page

Facility a far cry

The Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh are home to 11 indigenous communities, the majority of whom live in vastly isolated territories.Unfortunately, these areas have limited access to fundamental social services like education and healthcare.The mortality rate is high for diseases primarily...

National,Front Page

Love, melody in the air

Bengali people from every walk of life are set to celebrate and welcome the Pahela Falgun, the first day of the Spring in the Bengali month of Falgun today  (Tuesday) with traditional fanfare and festivity.Besides, many people, mostly young men and women across the country, also get excited and...