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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Dilapidated road in South Jatrabari keeps vehicles away
Taniya Akhtar, a class IV student of Jatrabari Girls High School, walks more than one kilometre every day to commute between her home and school.
10 March 2015
Ctg arson victim dies
An auto-rickshaw driver, who suffered burn injuries when pro-hartal activists firebombed his vehicle in Hathazari upazila of Chittagong on March 4, dies at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH)
10 March 2015
12-hr break in hartal today
The BNP-led 20-party alliance has relaxed its ongoing hartal for 12 hours from 6:00am today for celebrating the Tigers' historic victory in
9 March 2015
Hartal makes little impact on city life
With people hitting the city streets in large numbers over the past few days, the impact of continuous spells of hartals and an indefinite blockade seems to have largely waned.
9 March 2015
ISIS militants kidnap Bangladeshi
A Bangladeshi was among nine foreign nationals taken hostage by Islamic State militants in an attack on an oilfield in Libya on Friday.
9 March 2015
12-hr break in hartal today
The BNP-led 20-party alliance has relaxed its ongoing hartal for 12 hours from 6:00am today for celebrating the Tigers' historic victory in yesterday's World Cup match. The blockade, however, will continue.
9 March 2015
Democracy through blockade too costly for day labourers
Nowadays day labourer Mosharraf Hossain does not care if he is paid half of what he usually gets as long as he can earn money.
9 March 2015
Over 200 crash-prone spots on highways
There are over 200 accident-prone spots on highways across the country, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader told parliament yesterday.
9 March 2015
2 lakh acres of arable land uncultivated in CHT
About 2 lakh acres of arable land remain uncultivated in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHTs) every year due to various reasons, said DAE sources.
9 March 2015
Mithapukur arson accused found dead
Police recovers the body of an accused in an arson case from Mithapukur upazila in Rangpur this morning.
9 March 2015
IS takes Bangladeshi hostage in Libya
A Bangladeshi national along with eight other foreigners has been taken hostage allegedly by Islamic State from an oil field, south of Sirte in Libya
9 March 2015
Court to decide on charge framing on Mar 18 against 8 accused in blogger Rajib killing
Dhaka court to decide on March 18 whether it will frame charges against eight accused for the blogger's killing
8 March 2015
5 killed in Mali nightclub attack
Five people are killed in a machine-gun and grenade attack on a nightclub in Mali's capital, Bamako
7 March 2015
Noakhali AC land office torched
Miscreants torch the office of assistant commissioner (AC-Land) in Noakhali town by hurling two petrol bombs
7 March 2015
Lax hartal underway in Dhaka
City dwellers in Dhaka and elsewhere witness lax hartal on the fifth day of a fresh spell of 120-hour nationwide hartal enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance
5 March 2015
Global flood toll to triple by 2030
The number of people affected by river flooding worldwide could nearly triple in the next 15 years
5 March 2015
Former UK marine 'killed in Syria'
A former Royal Marine became the first Briton to be killed while fighting alongside Kurdish forces against Islamic State in Syria, the Kurdish militia
4 March 2015
Kamaruzzaman to file review petition tomorrow
Condemned war criminal Kamaruzzaman will file review petition with Supreme Court tomorrow against its verdict that upheld his death penalty
4 March 2015
FBI team likely to arrive this week
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials are likely to visit Dhaka this week to help in the Avijit murder investigation, according to a senior police official.
4 March 2015
FBI likely to be in Dhaka this week: police
Federal Bureau of Investigation is likely to come to Dhaka later this week to help with the investigations of murder of writer-blogger Avijit Roy, according to police
3 March 2015