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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Tobacco companies flouting law thru open ads
Tobacco companies are putting on advertisements at shops across the country, although it is a “punishable offence”, said anti-tobacco
12 April 2015
Foolproof security for Pohela Boishakh: DMP
Police today assured of foolproof security throughout Dhaka ahead of Pohela Boishakh celebrations – the Bangla new year.
12 April 2015
Journey to justice
Kamaruzzaman was arrested along with his party colleague Abdul Quader Mollah on July 13, 2010 in connection with a criminal case.
11 April 2015
Manju gets show cause notice
Returning officer yesterday issued a show cause notice to BNP-backed mayoral candidate Manjur Alam Manju in Chittagong City
10 April 2015
8km tailback on Dhaka-Ctg road
An eight-kilometre tailback was created on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway as a truck got stuck on Meghna-Gomati Bridge in Gazaria of
10 April 2015
Is poetry dying?
Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings…” while “poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.”
10 April 2015
11 Bangladeshis return home
Eleven Bangladeshis, who had taken shelter in Djibouti after being evacuated from war-torn Yemen, reached home yesterday afternoon.
10 April 2015
Survivors still crying for compensation
Almost two years have passed since Rana Plaza collapsed on April 24 leaving 1,136 people dead and hundreds injured but the survivors
10 April 2015
Dhaka finally gets German envoy after ten months' void
Amid diplomatic tension with Berlin, Dhaka finally received after a void of 10 months a new German ambassador, Thomas Prinz, who
9 April 2015
125 female cops fly for Congo to join UN peacekeeping mission
A unit of 125 female police flew for Congo yesterday to join the UN peacekeeping mission there .
9 April 2015
Kamaruzzaman seeks time to 'think about' mercy petition
With differing views coming in over how much time a war criminal would get to ask for presidential clemency, death-row convict Muhammad Kamaruzzaman yesterday...
9 April 2015
RO warns three Ctg councillor candidates for violations
The returning officer (RO) of Chittagong City Corporation polls warned three more councillor candidates against further violation of the
8 April 2015
DoE launches online application for clearance certificate
The Department of Environment (DoE) launched the online application submission system for environment clearance certificate yesterday.
8 April 2015
UN official urges Bangladesh to halt execution
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in a statement on Wednesday urged the Bangladesh government to halt the
8 April 2015
Wife moves HC for judicial probe to trace Salahuddin
Missing BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed’s wife today moved the High Court demanding judicial probe to locate the whereabouts of her husband.
8 April 2015
HC ask to hold Viqarunnisa governing body polls by May 27
The High Court directs the authorities concerned to hold the elections to the governing body of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College by May 27.
8 April 2015
Cable glitch causes power outage in capital
Residents of many areas in the capital city have been suffering due to power outage since yesterday when a 132KV underground electric
7 April 2015
City polls campaign kicks off
The mayoral and councilor aspirants launch campaign for the Dhaka and Chittagong city corporations poll.
7 April 2015
Human chain in Rajshahi for Padma River embankment protection
Hundreds of local people of Rajshahi city yesterday formed a human-chain in Shaheb Bazar area demanding actions to protect the Padma
6 April 2015
Anowar, Helal return home
The two Bangladeshis Anowar Hossain and Helal Uddin who were first abducted by unknown militants from Lybia and later freed, arrives home.
6 April 2015