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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Protect Sakhipur reserve forest
The High Court yesterday directed the government to take all kinds of effective steps to protect the Sakhipur reserve forest area in
5 July 2015
UNHCR gives aid to Ramu flood victims
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) distributed aid to 3,000 families displaced by flood in Ramu in Cox's Bazar.
5 July 2015
400 turtles recovered at Dhaka airport
Airport Armed Police Battalion (APBn) seize over 400 Indian pond turtles from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
5 July 2015
Eid travel tickets a matter of privilege
While common people in the capital struggle hard to collect bus tickets ahead of Eid, the task appears very easy for privileged groups
4 July 2015
Shopping picks up in port city
With Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the major religious festivals of the Muslims, drawing close, shopping has gained momentum in markets in
4 July 2015
Demolish sixty risky Khulna city buildings
Sixty dilapidated and risky buildings in Khulna city have to be demolished immediately, demanded speakers at a human chain on Friday.
4 July 2015
The Power of Connecting the Dots
We have long term treaties with India which is a sign of a strong relationship. But we are handling China by default. We should have a long term partnership agreement with China like what we have with India.
3 July 2015
Water level goes down, people begin returning home
The water level in three upazilas of Lalmonirhat that were hit by flash flood has started going down yesterday, bringing relief to the
3 July 2015
BSF rescues 30 Bangladeshi enclave residents
India's Border Security Force (BSF) rescued 30 Bangladeshi agricultural labourers who were about to be washed away in a sudden rush of
3 July 2015
Ctg ghat workers absent from work
Unloading of goods from lighter vessels at several private jetties on the bank of Karnaphuli river in Chittagong remained suspended since
3 July 2015
HC can give right decision: Dr Kamal
Constitution expert Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday said the High Court would decide whether Awami League leader Mofazzal Hossain
3 July 2015
Gang-rapes almost tripled in 6 months
The number of gang-rapes reported every month in the country has nearly tripled to 24 in the last six months, shows a report of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad.
2 July 2015
Hamida Thakur
Today is the 2nd death anniversary of Hamida Thakur, former associate director of Bangla Academy.
2 July 2015
Director suspended for irregularities in buying machine
The health ministry has suspended Dr AKM Mujibur Rahman, director of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, on the charge of irregularities in
2 July 2015
‘Al-Qaeda was planning countrywide attack’
Law enforcers claim arrest of 12 militants of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent including its Bangladesh chief coordinator from Dhaka.
2 July 2015
Rajabazar in hell (video)
Rajabazar dwellers in Dhaka face intolerable sufferings due to the ongoing construction works of sewage system, which has continued for months.
1 July 2015
2 Bangladeshis, 7 Myanmarese held in Malaysia
Seven Myanmarese and two Bangladeshi men were arrested for their alleged involvement in a regional human trafficking syndicate from
30 June 2015
Advance ticket sale for Eid travel starts Friday
Private bus operators will start selling advance tickets on Friday to assist holidaymakers in reaching their destination ahead of Eid to
30 June 2015
Human rights situation worsens
Compared to the same period last year, the overall human rights situation in this year's first half worsened as power abuse by law
30 June 2015
Cops 'torture' RU BCL leader
Police allegedly tortured a Bangladesh Chhatra League leader of Rajshahi University after detaining him on the charge of "verbally
30 June 2015