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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Lack of qualified guides hampers tourism
The major problem in flourishing and promoting the country's tourism sector is the inadequate number of qualified tourist guides,
3 May 2015
Most Ctg kilns still using high emission technology
Out of the total 408 kilns in the district, 321 are still running with the old technology and thus causing pollution at a higher rate, which could have been easily curbed through the use of zigzag, hybrid Hoffman, vertical shaft, and tunnel technologies.
3 May 2015
Find coal's alternative
The need to develop alternative energy sources replacing the use of coal was raised at a conference in the capital yesterday.
2 May 2015
Battery-run rickshaws return to Ctg city roads
After a nearly one-and-a half months break, banned battery-run rickshaws started plying across Chittagong city again.
2 May 2015
Ctg school students demand arrest of Pahela Baishakh molesters
Students of different English medium schools of Chittagong city on Friday demanded immediate arrest of perpetrators who were involved
2 May 2015
Bangladeshi gets shot in Benghazi as two local groups exchange fire
A Bangladeshi suffered bullet injuries during a gunfight between two local factions in Libya's Benghazi on Friday night.
2 May 2015
Chaos over mobile court
At least 15 traders were injured, eight with shotgun pellets, after police opened fire and charged truncheons on a group of traders
30 April 2015
Aicraft glitch prevents firefighters from leaving for Nepal
A search and rescue team of Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence could not leave for earthquake-hit Nepal due to a technical glitch
30 April 2015
Change of mentality must for ending discrimination
At the Joypurhat bar canteen, one set of table and crockery were kept separated for an advocate, not out of respect but because he belonged to the Harijan community.
At Dhaka University, Purnima Das is looked down upon by her first-year classmates in accounting and information systems because she got admitted under the Dalit quota.
30 April 2015
Nepal quake victim rescued after 82 hours
As he lay trapped for some 82 hours under the rubble of his Kathmandu hotel after Nepal's devastating earthquake, Rishi Khanal
29 April 2015
Hearing of critiques' reply on penalty for contempt of court May 6
International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday fixed May 6 to hear replies of 23 eminent persons over why they should not be punished for
29 April 2015
Laws needed for inheritance rights of transgender people
A legal framework must be established so that people of the transgender (hijra) community can inherit family property and get government jobs under a quota, said speakers at a seminar yesterday.
29 April 2015
Plaster falling in dorm panics SBMC students
After the Nepal earthquakes and aftershocks, students of a dormitory at Sher-e -Bangla Medical College, Barisal panicked as plasters from
29 April 2015
Bangladesh mission still doesn't know if any citizen is victim
Officials from Bangladesh embassy in Kathmandu are yet to know whether any Bangladeshi was killed or injured in the 7.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in Nepal five days ago.
29 April 2015
Police, Ansar clash in Dhaka
A group of Bangladesh Ansar members, demanding their remuneration of yesterday’s city polls duty, blocked a major road in the capital this evening, leading to a clash with the police at Mirpur.
29 April 2015
A bit too late
It was the mobile operator's good intention to provide services to its customers. But it was a bit late.
28 April 2015
Ansar-VDP really?
Logo jackets for Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party that are worn by Ansar-VDP members were yesterday worn by some smart young men at many polling centres.
28 April 2015
Swedish envoy caught in poll violence (video)
Ambassador of Sweden in Bangladesh Johan Frisell and his officials and staff narrowly escaped violence that erupted at a polling centre in Old Dhaka yesterday.
28 April 2015
It's over
The presiding officer of Maniknagar Govt Primary School stopped voting before 12 noon after a minor incident.
28 April 2015
Clash suspends voting at Kabi Nazrul College
Voting at Kabi Nazrul College centre in old Dhaka remains suspended following a clash between the supporters of two councillor aspirants and
Election Commission suspends voting at three centres at Suritola in Dhaka.
28 April 2015