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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PM compensates 2 arson victim students of JU
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina donated Tk 30 lakh to two Jahangirnagar University students for their better treatment, said a press release
22 April 2015
Customs seizes 70 noncompliant motorbikes in capital
Customs Intelligence and Investigation Department seized 70 illegal motorbikes worth Tk 7 crore from Kamalapur Inland Container Depot in Dhaka yesterday.
21 April 2015
2 govt officials summoned by HC for not yet handing over SC land to it
The High Court yesterday summoned the women and children affairs secretary and the Shishu Academy director to appear before it on May 6 for not handing over to the Supreme Court a land that belongs to it despite an order.
21 April 2015
SCBA wants review of guidelines given by SC
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) yesterday moved before the SC chamber judge a review petition filed against its guidelines for the High Court in granting anticipatory bail to people.
21 April 2015
Bangladeshis asked to keep business outlets closed
The Bangladeshi High Commission in Pretoria yesterday asked the Bangladeshi expatriates in South Africa to stay alert and keep their shops and business outlets closed until the ongoing xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals end.
21 April 2015
136 more returning from Yemen tonight
More 136 Bangladeshis returns from Yemen by a special flight of national flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines tonight.
21 April 2015
Bangladesh’s state minister for home finds no evidence of sexual assault in video footage
State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday said he had found no evidence of sexual assault on women during the Pahela Baishakh celebrations on the Dhaka University campus in the video footage.
20 April 2015
Ways to restore Dhaka's liveability well known
The problems making Dhaka an unliveable city and the solutions to reverse the situation are both known, several mayoral aspirants
20 April 2015
Mosquito main public nuisance in north Dhaka
The mosquito menace is a major cause of public nuisance in Dhaka north, Awami League-blessed candidate Annisul Huq revealed
20 April 2015
136 more Bangladeshis return from Yemen today
One hundred and thirty six more Bangladeshis, who were evacuated from Yemen, will return to Dhaka today by a special flight of Biman
20 April 2015
HC wants list of risky structures from Rajuk by April 26
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) has yet to comply with a High Court order that directed it two years ago to submit a list of
20 April 2015
Kalyanpur slum dwellers in capital sceptical about mayoral promises
A few minutes after mayor aspirant for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Annisul Huq left Kalyanpur slum, dwellers there scoffed
19 April 2015
Jhigatola-Hajaribagh residents worried over free, fair franchise
Little of the major problems plaguing Jhigatola-Hajaribagh in the capital came up during campaigns for Dhaka South City Corporation poll's
19 April 2015
Manzill Murshid sues unknown persons for identity theft on Facebook
Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh President Manzill Murshid yesterday filed a case with New Market Police Station against some
19 April 2015
Marriage registration eradicates social curses in shoal areas
It was quite unthinkable even a decade ago that the extremely poor char (shoal) people living on the Brahmaputra basin could think
19 April 2015
Protests resound in capital five days into incident without any arrest
The capital saw a plethora of protests for the fifth day yesterday against Pahela Baishakh's mass molestation of women at Suhrawardy Udyan but a group of Dhaka University's fine arts students was denied entrance to Shahbagh Police Station when they tried to protest on the premises against “the cops' gross negligence in duty on the day of the incident”.
19 April 2015
CUTA condemns Pahela Baishak's mass molestation on DU campus
Chittagong University Teachers Association (Cuta) yesterday protested the mass molestation of women during Pahela Baishakh celebrations on
19 April 2015
AIUB VC gives speech at Philippines embassy on women's empowerment
The Philippines Embassy in Bangladesh celebrated the International Women Month 2015 in its function room on Friday in Dhaka to pay
19 April 2015
Demand for exemplary punishment ringing
Demands continued to come in protests and through social media and statements yesterday for arrest of and trial-based exemplary
18 April 2015
Autistic children need extra care, attention
Extra care and special attention are needed to help autistic children overcome their mental barriers, said Prof Shaheen Akhter, a pediatric
18 April 2015