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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APO 433: Dhaka’s forgotten post office of World War II
9 September 2026
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Dadabhai Naoroji: The man who exposed the economics of British colonialism
8 September 2026
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Untold stories of 1971 through private letters
7 September 2026
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The extraordinary journey of Atish Dipankar Srigyan
6 September 2026
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The poet of physical rhymes
With stretching arms, pointed toes and emotive facial expressions, dance speaks of the language of human emotions as the music
6 January 2017
Fog disrupts Shimulia-Kawrakandi ferry service
Ferry services on Shimulia-Kawrakandi route in the Padma river were disrupted following dense fog for around six hours.
31 December 2016
Soolteen Sahib of Dhaka
Swinton on his return to Britain in 1766, writes Taifoor, had taken a certain Mirza Sheikh Itesamuddin of Nadia, Bengal, along with
30 December 2016
98 Hindus killed in 2016: BJHM
At least 98 people of Hindu community are reportedly killed and 357 others are attacked physically till December 29 this year, Bangladesh Jatiyo Hindu Mohajote (BJHM) claims.
30 December 2016
Fog disrupts ferry services on two Padma routes
Ferry service on Paturia-Daulatdia and Shimulia-Kawrakandi routes remained suspended for hours due to dense fog
29 December 2016
Rohingya crisis: Nobel laureates, global leaders write open letter to UNSC
Twenty-three Nobel laureates and global leaders urge the UN Security Council members to urgently put the Rohingya issue on its agenda and call upon the UN secretary-general to visit Myanmar as a priority.
29 December 2016
Migrants rise, remittance declines: 2016 report
Overseas employment for Bangladeshi workers increased by 35 percent in 2016, but in comparison, the total remittance sent in by them declined by 11 percent, a new report says.
28 December 2016
People suffer as launch ghat without gangway
Thousands of people are suffering due to lack of a gangway to connect with the pontoon at Habibpur launch
27 December 2016
Fog halts ferry movement in Padma
Movement of water transport on Shimulia-Kawrakandi and Chandpur-Shariatpur routes in Munshiganj and Chandpur
27 December 2016
Protest against threat to kill Sylhet Bapa leader
Speakers at a rally in Habiganj town yesterday protested the threat to kill Abdul Karim Kim, general secretary of
27 December 2016
Fellows come to aid of tortured FF
Over a hundred freedom fighters of Lalmonirhat's Hatibandha upazila came together yesterday to help their injured
27 December 2016
Ferries at Shimulia-Kawrakandi, Chandpur-Shariatpur routes halted
Water transport movement on Shimulia-Kawrakandi and Chandpur-Shariatpur routes in Munshiganj and Chandpur districts remain suspended due to dense fog.
27 December 2016
Low ginger prices upset growers
Rangamati's ginger farmers are frustrated this year due to falling prices for the spice. Whereas last year a maund of ginger could fetch up to Tk 3,000, this year a maund will sell for half that, at best, with the market rate hovering between Tk 1,000 and Tk. 1,500.
26 December 2016
Drizzle with cold wave disrupts life
Drizzles along with cold wave from Sunday midnight has disrupted normal life in Thakurgaon and Panchagarh districts, forcing people to stay indoors and hampering business and official activities.
26 December 2016
Meghna erosion makes 25,000 homeless
Around 25,000 people in Kamalnagar upazila of the district have become homeless as a result of erosion by the Meghna river.
26 December 2016
Dharla keeps clawing at villages
Meher doesn't know where to live along with his six-member family as the river Dharla devoured his last shelter at Badaitari village in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila on December 23 night.
26 December 2016
Risky ride in Kuakata
Illegal plying of speedboats on the Bay at Kuakata point puts the tourists at risk when they swim in the Bay or go for a ride on the
25 December 2016
From rags to riches
To visit his orchard of 700 malta saplings and 800 jujube trees is to understand that Moslem Uddin, 38, from Kirtankhola Kamarpara
25 December 2016
Ashulia apparel factories to reopen tomorrow
Labour unrest-hit apparel industry of Ashulia expected to resume to normalcy as apparel owners announce reopening of 59 factories shut over agitation in demand of a hike in minimum wage.
25 December 2016
'Remove Zianagar FF commander'
A section of freedom fighters (FFs) in Zianagar upazila of the district blamed another section of FFs for the presence of
24 December 2016