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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6 broken bridges not repaired for years
A large number of people in different areas of Tangail, Jhalakathi, Nilphamari and Barisal districts are suffering from communication
11 December 2016
Woes mount as copiers of deed on strike
Service receivers suffer a lot as an indefinite strike, enforced by extra-muharrirs (copiers) at sub-registry office, still continues.
10 December 2016
Peak time for brick kilns
Workers at different brick kilns in the district are passing busy time making bricks after a delay of two weeks due to bad
10 December 2016
Road to century old temple demanded
Local Hindu people at a human chain in Chirirbandar upazila yesterday demanded a pitch road to Chibuka temple, a 100-year-
10 December 2016
Seaports asked to hoist distant warning signal 2
Maritime ports in Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist distant warning signal no. 2 as cyclonic storm ‘Vardah’ over the southeast Bay and adjoining areas moved slightly west-northwestwards.
10 December 2016
US envoy for religious freedom to visit Bangladesh
US Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom David Saperstein will visit Bangladesh this week.
10 December 2016
Cyclone ‘Vardah’ moves northwards
The cyclonic storm, ‘Vardah’, over the southeast bay and adjoining area moves further northwards over the same area.
9 December 2016
Hindus in panic
As police are yet to arrest the perpetrators behind the attacks on two temples in the last three months, 200 Hindu families in Shialkhawa
8 December 2016
Mirzapur canal almost dead
An important canal in Mirzapur municipal area of the district has become almost dead due to mindless filling and grabbing.
7 December 2016
Another dies, 10 more fall sick in Sylhet
A 65-year-old woman died after eating puffer fish and 10 more fell sick yesterday in Jaintapur upazila of the district.
7 December 2016
Call to stop harassing indigenous people
United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) organised a 30-kilometre-long human chain from Khagrachhari Sadar to Dudukchara in Panchari
7 December 2016
Another dies after eating puffer fish in Sylhet
Another woman, who fell sick after taking puffer fish in Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet yesterday, dies at a hospital in the city, raising the death toll to six.
7 December 2016
A cyclone of difference
In the middle of the night, Atul Sur, a fisherman from Koyra, arrives at Dublarchar, an island in the Sundarbans, in a small boat loaded with Batasha (sweets), candles, incense sticks and coconuts.
7 December 2016
Dense fog disrupts Paturia-Daulatdia ferry service
Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma river resume after two and half hours of disruption triggered by dense fog.
7 December 2016
Mumps creates panic in Khulna primary school
Around 50 students have been suffering from mumps for one month, spreading panic among guardians and teachers and decreasing
6 December 2016
5 die after eating puffer fish in Sylhet
Five people including two children die and 12 others fall sick after eating puffer fish in Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet.
6 December 2016
21,000 Rohingya flee to Bangladesh from Myanmar: IOM
Around 21,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh in recent weeks to escape violence in neighbouring Myanmar, an official of the International Organisation for Migration says.
6 December 2016
NCC polls: 20-party campaign starts Dec 10
Excluding the Jamaat-e-Islami, BNP-led 20-party alliance forms three publicity committees to drum for the BNP candidates for Narayanganj City Corporation election.
6 December 2016
Ferry services disrupted for fog
Ferry services between Daulatdia of Rajbari and Paturia of Manikganj terminals remain suspended since early morning due to thick fog.
6 December 2016
225 Faridpur pry schools sans headmasters
The posts of headmasters at 225 government primary schools in the district are lying vacant for six months to three years as the
5 December 2016