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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Freed 2 Bangladeshis returning
The two Bangladeshi migrant workers, who have been freed on March 24 after being held captive by militants for 18 days in Libya, left
5 April 2015
Follow due process, HR chief tells cops
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Mizanur Rahman urges the law enforcement agencies to follow due process in detaining people and keeping them in custody.
4 April 2015
In conversation with Professor Rehman Sobhan
WHEN we request an interview with Professor Rehman Sobhan, he says he would get back to us after the final of the World Cup Cricket is over.
3 April 2015
Road works to be completed before Ramadan
Necessary action will be taken against officials and employees involved in ongoing construction and repair works of the country's roads if
3 April 2015
Abduction victims Anowar and Helal due to arrive in Dhaka tomorrow
Two Bangladeshi migrant workers, who were freed on March 24 after being abducted by militants for 18 days in Libya, may return
3 April 2015
Rana Plaza collapse victims demand compensation
Family members of those who died in the Rana Plaza collapse and the surviving victims at a human chain beside Dhaka-Aricha highway
3 April 2015
Biman resumes Dhaka-Barisal flights on Wednesday
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will resume its flights for Barisal-Dhaka-Barisal route from Wednesday, after nine years.
3 April 2015
Thunderbolt kills Ctg farmer
A farmer was hit and killed by a thunderbolt while working in his vegetable field at Khillapara village in Patiya upazila of Chittagong
3 April 2015
Hartal in Moulvibazar today
Swechchhasebak Dal has called a dawn-to-dusk hartal in Moulvibazar district today protesting an attack on its leaders and activists by police.
3 April 2015
Man dies after falling sick in jail
A man died in Gaibandha Sadar Hospital after falling sick in the district jail yesterday morning.
3 April 2015
Battery-run three-wheeler drivers beat traffic constable
A traffic police constable was allegedly beaten by drivers of banned battery-run three-wheelers after he detained one running the vehicle
2 April 2015
Owners, drivers of battery-run rickshaws observe hunger strike
Several hundred owners and drivers of battery-run rickshaws yesterday observed a token hunger strike in Laldighi area of Chittagong city
2 April 2015
Relocate chemical, medicine factories out of Barisal city
Inhabitants of Barisal city yesterday formed a human chain demanding that chemical and pharmaceutical factories be shifted
2 April 2015
StanChart, Star to celebrate country's heritage this year
With a call to capture the essence of the Bangladeshi identity in their lyrics, photographs and films, The Daily Star-Standard Chartered
2 April 2015
Manage Langalbandh bathing ritual like Biswa Ijtema
Rights defenders yesterday urged the government to manage the Hindu pilgrimage at Narayanganj's Langalbandh where several lakh
2 April 2015
Bigots in Bagerhat confine outlet staff for not wearing burqas
Four employees of Dhaka-based handicrafts outlet Jatra managed to leave a Bagerhat village after being allegedly confined to a local
2 April 2015
River bank erosion could be curbed by forecasts
Damages and losses due to river bank erosion each year in the country could be minimised significantly through disseminating bank
1 April 2015
Nor'westers fizz out heat, create traffic nightmare in capital
Nor'westers accompanied by moderate rainfall lashed the capital and some other parts of the country including Chittagong and
1 April 2015
Nor’wester beats down heat in Dhaka
A nor’wester hit Dhaka triggering a thunderstorm accompanied with sudden torrential downpour that beat down heat in the city ahead of summer.
1 April 2015
Catching of hilsa fry goes unabated due to illegal use of gillnets in Bangladesh
A ban on jatka fishing is in place. Drives are being regularly conducted to prevent fishermen from catching the hilsa fry. And
31 March 2015