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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British state minister for int'l development due on Sunday
British Minister of State for International Development Desmond Swayne is expected to arrive in Bangladesh for a three-day official visit
17 August 2015
Doa mahfil
Mahboob Rahman Mani, younger son of former minister M Matiur Rahman, died in a car accident in Dallas, USA on August 3 and was
17 August 2015
Returnee domestic workers from KSA speak of torture
At least seven female migrants returned in the last two weeks while another 24 are seeking government assistance to be repatriated after quitting jobs as domestic helps in Saudi Arabia alleging they fell ill after facing abuse and excessive workload.
17 August 2015
Army gunfight: Body of 5 Rangamati criminals handed over to families
Bodies of the five armed criminals, killed during Saturday's gunfight between an unknown gang and army at Baradam of Rangamati's Baghaichhari upazila, were handed over to their families yesterday, police said.
16 August 2015
Rajshahi College defying admission rules
The administration of Rajshahi College has allegedly violated the education ministry's order for enrolling class XI students to the 50 newly introduced seats under the English version category.
16 August 2015
Govt univ teachers start striking countrywide
Teachers from all 37 public universities in the country abstained from work for three hours yesterday protesting the proposed eighth national payscale and demanding a separate one for them.
16 August 2015
Heartbreak for 15,000 hajj aspirants
Despite paying fees to private hajj agencies, around 15,000 Bangladeshis will not be able to perform hajj this year, as the quota of
15 August 2015
Judge shortage makes Ctg litigants suffer
The cases filed each month in Chittagong district overwhelmingly outnumber the ones adjudicated during the period. As the cases pile
15 August 2015
Shimulia ghat suffers long tailback
The Shimulia-Kawrakandi route in Munshiganj suffered heavy traffic congestion yesterday due to absence of four ferries and rush of the
14 August 2015
Ctg-Cox's Bazar bus services halted for 5hrs
Bus operations from Chittagong to Cox's Bazar and Bandarban was suspended for five hours yesterday as the city's transport workers
14 August 2015
Training on journalism begins
A weeklong training on journalism was inaugurated at , Institute of Journalism and Communication (IJC) in the capital yesterday.
14 August 2015
On the Eve of the Emergence of Bangladesh
Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay (1898-1971) was one of the great modern Bengali novelists. His works depicts his
14 August 2015
Nurul blames Rohingya for overseas job loss
Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam BSc yesterday said several thousand Rohingyas holding Bangladeshi
13 August 2015
Burn victim dies in DMCH
One of the three of a family who were burnt when a fire broke out in an apartment on Central Road in the capital on Saturday, died at
13 August 2015
Convicts for contempt at war tribunal can go to SC
The Supreme Court yesterday observed that a person could move a petition before this court challenging an International Crimes Tribunal verdict convicting him or her of contempt of court.
13 August 2015
Cops, students scuffle as march to PMO foiled
Scuffles broke out at the capital's Shahbagh yesterday after police stopped protesters heading towards the Prime Minister's Office to stage
13 August 2015
Dhaka-Sylhet bus strike called off
Around 10 hours into its enforcement, transport workers yesterday afternoon withdrew their indefinite strike from Dhaka-Sylhet highway
12 August 2015
Checks and balances of power vital in democracy
Concerned Citizen's Group, a platform of distinguished personalities, yesterday recommended formation a “constitution reform commission” to bring necessary changes to the charter for an effective democratic system.
11 August 2015
Medical students keep demanding restoration of 'carry on' system
Hundreds of medical students demonstrated in Rajshahi city yesterday demanding restoration of “carry on” system which allowed them to
11 August 2015
Rajshahi teachers' strike today for removal of board chairman
Teachers of educational institutes of Rajshahi and guardians of students have called a strike at all the institutions today demanding removal of the chairman of Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Rajshahi.
10 August 2015