The young radicals who challenged 19th-century Bengal
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More men are cooking. But is patriarchy leaving the kitchen?
23 September 2026
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Everyday secularism and the Bangladesh we rarely talk about
22 September 2026
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Reading Sarat Chandra at 150, with empathy
21 September 2026
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Who really owned Britain’s royal jewels?
19 September 2026
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The 25,000-year history of betel nut chewing
17 September 2026
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The world map we know is distorted. Why does it matter?
15 September 2026
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Bengal and the coming of Islam: A story of soil and spirit
14 September 2026
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Xuanzang’s travels to Bengal and beyond : The man, the pilgrim and the Monkey King
11 September 2026
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Professor Anisur Rahman: The economist who put people at the centre
10 September 2026
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10 children rescued at Banashree, 3 held
Police rescue 10 children from a flat at Banashree in Dhaka and detained three persons for their alleged involvement in child trafficking.
12 September 2015
A Purist's Struggle
My participation in the Language Movement was not an isolated incident. While I was involved in politics, I studied
11 September 2015
Abducted girl rescued after 2 months
Police rescued a girl from Polashbari village of Nilphamari Sadar on Thursday, nearly two months after her abduction.
11 September 2015
Ferry mounts, damages Sinohydro dredger
A dredger of Sinohydro Corporation got damaged after a ferry mounted it around 10:00am yesterday although ferry service along the
11 September 2015
2 Buet students' residential status suspended
The Sher-e-Bangla Hall authorities yesterday suspended the residential status of two students of the Bangladesh University of
11 September 2015
100 turtles seized in Dhaka, 3 traders jailed
Around 100 turtles seized by the members of Rapid Action Battalion and the officials of Bangladesh Forest Department in Shakhari Bazar of Old Dhaka.
11 September 2015
Nirapod Jibon launches micro life insurance as pilot project
UDDIPAN, a micro finance institution, and Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Company, Japan launched a cooperative test marketing of micro life insurance project
10 September 2015
Mass awareness must to end misogyny
Mass awareness to change people's negative attitudes towards women is required to ensure their security, speakers said at a roundtable yesterday.
They said respect towards women should be implanted in children's minds during the early development years (0-3 years) and later through special classes in school.
10 September 2015
The VAT confusion
Despite widespread protests, Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday categorically said the government would not withdraw the value added tax (VAT) imposed on the private universities.
10 September 2015
Daylong traffic chaos stops Bangladesh’s capital
Thousands of private university students took to the streets and blocked traffic in the capital and elsewhere yesterday to press home their demand for lifting the 7.5 percent VAT imposed on their “tuition fees” in the current budget.
City dwellers suffered immensely as thousands of students barricaded key points in Rampura, Mohakhali, Baridhara, Dhanmondi and other areas for over six hours since around 10:00am, causing heavy traffic congestion that spilled over to nearby roads and allies.
10 September 2015
Name, shame culprits
Children falling victim to abuse, instead of keeping silent which encourages the perpetrators, should name and shame the culprits
10 September 2015
Trapped in demo, Dhaka stalls
Traffic problems reaches acute levels in Dhaka after road blockades were set up at several key points by demonstrating public university students.
10 September 2015
Thai police ask Interpol to seek help from Bangladesh
Bangkok English daily The Nation reports yesterday that Thai police have asked help from Bangladesh through Interpol to locate the
9 September 2015
Visiting Bangladesh, UN expert says concerns should be taken seriously
The civil society's concerns about the shrinking space for public engagement should be taken very seriously, said Heiner Bielefeldt, UN special rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief.
9 September 2015
35 hurt as students, cops clash in Dhaka over VAT on tuition
At least 35 people were injured in a clash between students of East West University and police in the capital's Badda area yesterday. The students were demonstrating against the VAT imposed on tuition fees of private universities.
9 September 2015
100 RMG workers fall sick 'drinking factory supplied water' in Gazipur
The authorities of a garment factory in Gazipur's Konabari suspended its production yesterday after over a hundred of its workers fell sick allegedly after
9 September 2015
Staff Correspondent, RajshahiDetained Minu in ICU with 'chest pain'
Detained BNP leader Mizanur Rahman Minu was admitted to the intensive care unit of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital with "serious chest pain" yesterday, soon after he was administered "local anesthesia" for his root canal treatment.
9 September 2015
Illegal easy bikes still roaming Ctg city
More than 2,000 illegal easy bikes are operating in Chittagong city, violating a recent ban and adding to traffic congestion and the risk of accidents.
Though the battery-run three-wheelers are seen in large numbers, police claimed that they were checking the vehicles' presence.
Introduced in 2012, the three-wheelers do not have the fitness certificate and route permit and are unregistered. These are imported from China, and each costs Tk 1.5 lakh locally.
9 September 2015
RMG workers block Ctg road demanding dues
Workers of three readymade garment factories blocked Bayezid Bostami Road in Chittagong city for two hours yesterday demanding their annual earned leave allowance of 20 days.
9 September 2015
Bangladesh won’t form new pay commission in future
No new commission would be formed for increasing salaries of government staff, Finance Minister AMA Muhith said yesterday.
8 September 2015