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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Saudi Arabia donates dates for Bangladesh schoolchildren
Saudi Arabia provided 486 metric tons of dates which has been distributed among 243,000 under-privileged schoolchildren of Dhaka and
19 May 2015
Costly trial of electronic signals ends in traffic chaos in Dhaka city
The appalling traffic congestion that Dhaka dwellers suffered on Saturday and Sunday was the result of a trial of new electronic traffic signal system installed for the second time, wasting crores in taxpayers' money.
In the last 11 years, the government spent Tk 37 crore on the traffic signal system in the capital.
18 May 2015
Fishermen rescue seven Bangladeshis off Myanmar coast
Seven Bangladeshi nationals were rescued yesterday off the Myanmar coast after they were thrown from a fishing trawler packed with migrants heading to Malaysia, a coast guard officer said.
18 May 2015
BNP leader Salahuddin’s emotional reunion with his wife at Shillong hospital after over two months
BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, who is undergoing treatment at a Shillong hospital in the Indian state of Meghalaya, had a reunion with his wife Hasina Ahmed yesterday evening after over two months.
18 May 2015
Ensure damages, cancel agencies' licences
Returning empty-handed from Iraq around 18 months ago after being allegedly cheated by two recruiting agencies, 19 Bangladeshi workers yesterday demanded that the government cancel their licences and compel them to provide compensation.
18 May 2015
Selection for women May 24-30
The Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) yesterday asked females seeking jobs as domestic helps in Saudi Arabia to
18 May 2015
SC extends status quo till HC delivers final judgment
The Supreme Court yesterday extended its April 30 order that issued a status quo on the possession of Jamuna Resort Ltd (JRL) till the High Court delivers a final decision in this regard.
18 May 2015
17.1 lakh shrimp fry seized in Ctg
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard seized around 17.1 lakh shrimp fry worth Tk 34.2 lakh from Chittagong-Cox's Bazar highway in Moizzartek area of Patiya upazila in
18 May 2015
Mohammadpur school cleaner to be sacked
Mohammadpur Preparatory Higher Secondary School decides to sack cleaner Gopal for trying to sexually harass a Class-1 student and to remove school rector Zeenatun Nesa for her indecent behaviour with guardians over the issue.
18 May 2015
Malaysia presses Myanmar to engage in talks on migrant crisis
Malaysia yesterday pressed Myanmar to engage in talks on Southeast Asia's boat-people influx, warning it may otherwise call an emergency meeting on the unfolding humanitarian crisis.
17 May 2015
Dhaka, KL agree to check human trafficking
Bangladesh and Malaysia yesterday agreed to continue cooperation with other countries of the region and make coordinated efforts to
17 May 2015
14 electricity connections cut off for not paying bills in Ctg
A mobile court of Power Development Board (PDB) in Chittagong city yesterday disconnected 14 electricity connections of 11 consumers
17 May 2015
Chhatra Union launches Pritilata Brigade against sexual harassment
Bangladesh Chhatra Union yesterday announced to create "Pritilata Brigade", an all-female platform to protest sexual harassment, at all
16 May 2015
Rally of beggars?
It was called a national rally of beggars. But the crowd at the auditorium was formed by people from different walks of life. Only a few said they were actually beggars.
16 May 2015
Digital Sexual Harassment in Digital Bangladesh
In a society where violence against women in private and public spaces goes unpunished, is it any wonder that sexual harassment in the cyber domain continues to be firewalled?
15 May 2015
City contractor grabs part of Uttara Lake
While the government has taken a plan to develop Uttara Lake at the cost of Tk 35 crore, a city corporation contractor has been filling earth in the water body for the last two weeks.
15 May 2015
Two farmers killed in lightning
Two farmers were killed and another three injured in lightning strikes at Beldia in Sreepur of Gazipur yesterday.
15 May 2015
No step yet to salvage vessel from Shela River
Although six months have passed since a tourist vessel capsized in the Shela River in the Sundarbans, the authorities are yet to take
15 May 2015
Reduce cost of business
The upcoming budget should have measures to boost investment, reduce cost of business and support sectors affected by the recent political violence, said industrialists and economists yesterday.
15 May 2015
Gulshan, Niketan, Baridhara get 100 CCTV cameras
A total of 100 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras were installed in the capital's Guslhan, Baridhara and Niketan yesterday with an
14 May 2015