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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The War of Liberation and Maulana Bhashani
It was late afternoon of 25th March. Professor Govinda Chandra Dev, along with a junior colleague of his from the philosophy department, was crossing the road near TSC of the University of Dhaka to go to Ramna Race Course for his regular stroll.
25 March 2015
A note from Simon Dring
It was at this hour 44 years ago today that the first Pakistani army units began moving into Dhaka - and a night of unimaginable horror
25 March 2015
No end to killings
Both of them were landless. One of them, Khorshed Alam, was a day labourer and the other, Yadul Mollah, a truck helper. But they had
25 March 2015
Adivasis again demand relocation on eve of Independence Day
“I want my daughter to grow up in my own home. I will not accept any (compensation) offer. Nothing is as good as returning home,”
25 March 2015
Tax association officials protest attack on NBR member
Members of BCS Customs and Vat Association and BCS Taxation Association protested the attack on Barrister Jahangir Hossain, National
25 March 2015
Freed Bangladeshis return to employer
2 Bangladeshi workers, freed by Libyan militants yesterday, will be taken to Tripoli from Sirte Hospital where they are staying now
25 March 2015
2 more arson victims die at DMCH
Two more arson victims, who suffered severe burns in separate firebomb attacks in Chandpur and Magura, die at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital
25 March 2015
Boy dies, 3 of family fall ill after eating puffer fish
A boy died and three of his family members fell ill after eating puffer fishes during their lunch in the capital's Hazaribagh yesterday.
24 March 2015
Why cops shouldn't be punished?
The High Court yesterday asked the government and the police to show cause in two weeks as to why the law enforcers responsible
24 March 2015
2 Bangladeshis freed in Libya
Two Bangladeshi migrant workers, abducted by unknown militants from a Libyan oil field on March 6, were freed yesterday.
24 March 2015
19 passport 'brokers' jailed
A mobile court backed by Rapid Action Battalion convicted 20 illegal passport brokers in the capital yesterday.
24 March 2015
Workers torch bus for injuring fellows
Garment workers yesterday torched a bus which hit two of their fellow workers on Dhaka-Tangail highway at Ziranibazar in Ashulia,
24 March 2015
Nur Hossain's aide remanded
A Narayanganj court yesterday granted a seven-day remand for Raham Ali, an accomplice of Nur Hossain, the prime accused of the
24 March 2015
400 illegal structures demolished
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) yesterday demolished around 400 illegal structures on DCC market premises at Gulshan-2 and
24 March 2015
Buet teacher questioned over Avijit murder
Detectives question Farseem Mannan Mohammedy, an associate professor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet), in connection with the killing of blogger-writer Avijit Roy
24 March 2015
Owners in Ctg want one more month to wrap business
Responding to the latest government move to remove illegal battery-run rickshaws from Chittagong City, the owners and drivers
23 March 2015
Govt to set up two medical universities in Ctg, Rajshahi
Two more medical universities would be established in Rajshahi and Chittagong to create more specialist doctors and nurses.
23 March 2015
Ctg city's potentials untapped
Chittagong has all potentials to become a modern megacity but those were not exploited properly in the past, ruling Awami League-
23 March 2015
NHRC decries cop torture on journo of Prothom Alo
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Mizanur Rahman yesterday condemned the reported torture on ABM Mizanur
23 March 2015
Restrictions in CHT to go
The government is withdrawing the wholesale restrictions banning foreign nationals and Bangladeshi citizens from meeting or talking
23 March 2015