The young radicals who challenged 19th-century Bengal
24 September 2026
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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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No Eid for cops
Mohammad Sharif was on duty in the capital, while thousands of people left the city to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr at their village homes.
20 July 2015
Water rises at 56 river points, falls at 23
Water levels in 56 river stations, monitored by Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC), have marked rises while 23 stations recorded falls.
20 July 2015
Dhaka slum fire: Rain came too late
It has been raining in Dhaka since Saturday. Sometimes rains came down heavier after slight relapses. But had it come a little earlier today, many of a Merul Badda slum might not lost their belongings in a devastating fire.
20 July 2015
Glimpses Of Eid-ul-fitr
Glimpses Of Eid-ul-fitr
19 July 2015
Dhaka inks MoU with Canberra to stop terror financing
Bangladesh and Australia on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to help combat money laundering and terror
16 July 2015
Moon sighting body sits today
The National Moon Sighting Committee will sit in a meeting today to decide the date of Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of the
16 July 2015
People to the rescue
We published 12 stories on Dhaka's as many parks between April 28 and June 4 revealing how the public spaces were destroyed, occupied or threatened due to the city corporations' direct involvement or negligence.
15 July 2015
Sreepur Thana Road waterlogged for last two months
Poor drainage system has left Sreepur Thana Road in Gazipur waterlogged for the last two months.
15 July 2015
29 eminent citizens express solidarity with Swan workers
Twenty-nine eminent citizens yesterday in a statement expressed solidarity with the workers of Swan Garments (Pvt) Ltd and Swan Jeans Ltd who have been
15 July 2015
Dhaka street vendors' Eid sales waterlogged
Covering his goods on the footpath with a polythene sheet, street vendor Hakim Mia was looking up at the sky with a grumpy look on
15 July 2015
Dhaka street vendors' Eid sales waterlogged
Covering his goods on the footpath with a polythene sheet, street vendor Hakim Mia was looking up at the sky with a grumpy look on his face. Though it
15 July 2015
Rain and our predicament
Dhaka goes under knee-deep water within half an hour of rainfall. The distressing photographs of rickshaw-pullers and passengers taking a plunge in
15 July 2015
People to the rescue
Residents of Nazirabazar in Old Dhaka have taken it upon themselves to better their lives by taking care of Shikkatuli Park. The park is
15 July 2015
Hosiery worker killed by fellow in N'ganj
A worker was killed allegedly by his co-worker over a trifling matter at a hosiery factory in the capital on Monday.
14 July 2015
Policeman 'helped' main culprit flee
With people continuing to protest the brutal killing of 13-year-old Rajon all over the country, the father of the victim yesterday brought allegations against a police official in Sylhet of helping one of the accused flee the country.
14 July 2015
Appeal for help
Satota Basak, 18-month-old daughter of Amol Basak, is suffering from congenital heart disease.
14 July 2015
National moon sighting body meets Friday
A meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee will be held in the Islamic Foundation Baitul Mukarram in the capital on Friday.
14 July 2015
Radiographer suspended
The Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) authorities yesterday suspended a radiographer and recommended that actions should
14 July 2015
Eid travellers to pay extra this season
Passengers have to pay Tk 11,000 crore as additional fare to travel in different modes of transport during the Eid-ul-Fitr rush, claimed
14 July 2015
Namaz-e-janaza venue change
The location of namaz-e-janaza of Maj Gen (retd) Amjad Khan Chowdhury, chief executive officer of Pran-RFL Group, has been changed due to unavoidable reasons.
13 July 2015