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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Appeal for help
Habiba, 15, daughter of poor farmer Habil Uddin of Bijoynagar village in Singra upazila of Natore, is suffering from blood cancer.
22 March 2015
'Return' Salahuddin or face dire consequence
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has warned that the government will face “dire consequences” if it does not return missing BNP leader
22 March 2015
‘Hijacked car’ driver found dead from Turag
The body a chauffeur who went missing after the hijacking of a private car from Mirpur area in Dhaka was recovered today from the Turag River in Tongi
22 March 2015
Global cotton summit begins in Dhaka
A two-day global cotton summit began in Dhaka yesterday.
20 March 2015
No headway in probe frustrates father
Prof Ajay Roy could not help but wonder about the investigators' failure to come up with a list of suspects even after nearly a month
20 March 2015
Withdraw proposal of conditional 16yrs
Women's rights activists yesterday reiterated their call for the women and children affairs ministry to withdraw its proposal to relax
20 March 2015
Cyber security key challenge
Moving ahead with its digitalisation vision, Bangladesh's key challenge now is ensuring proper cyber security, said CTO Forum,
20 March 2015
No water supply for twelve days
Inpatients of Barisal General Hospital have been undergoing untold sufferings due to suspension of water supply for the last 12 days
20 March 2015
Double blow for arson victims
Five microbuses and two ambulances carrying three arson victims, two of them in critical condition, from Chandpur came under a
20 March 2015
Protecting the Witness
The importance of protecting people who put themselves at risk by assisting law enforcement agencies as witnesses is widely recognised worldwide.
20 March 2015
Their Lips are Sealed
Every Thursday evening, the TSC area of Dhaka University becomes a crowded public place where visitors from all
20 March 2015
Ctg Wasa to meet 70pc water demand by Oct: Officials
The construction of a water treatment plant, with a capacity of supplying 143 million litres per day (mld) to mitigate water crisis in
19 March 2015
Battery-run rickshaws in Ctg must go off road by Monday
Chittagong Metropolitan Police yesterday directed owners and drivers of battery-run rickshaws to remove batteries from their vehicles or
19 March 2015
Grow skills to adapt to new world challenges
To keep pace with the competitive and challenging world, Bangladeshi students should become skilled and capable as a workforce, said
19 March 2015
CNG-run Auto-rickshaws in Ctg CitySeveral thousand remain unregistered, untaxed
Several thousand unregistered CNG-run auto-rickshaws have been operating in Chittagong city for more than one year, with more
19 March 2015
Wife seeks PM's intervention
The wife of BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, who has been “missing” since March 10, submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister
19 March 2015
30 lakh expats may lose jobs
About 30 lakh Bangladeshi migrant workers could lose their jobs and face deportation as they would be carrying the old passports
18 March 2015
Non-govt educational institutions demand national pay-scale
Teachers and employees of non-government educational institutions in Barisal city held an agitation rally yesterday demanding that their
18 March 2015
Illegal cell phones seized at airport
Customs officials yesterday seized 65 branded cell phones and a huge number of memory cards, worth around Tk 5.5 crore, at the
18 March 2015
Prisoner flees DMCH
A prisoner, who had been receiving treatment in Dhaka Medical College Hospital for over a month, escaped from there yesterday.
18 March 2015