Reading Sarat Chandra at 150, with empathy
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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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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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Shutdown of settlers in CHT underway
Bangalee organisations have clamped a shutdown across the three districts of Chittagong Hill Tracts in protest against the latest changes to the local land dispute settlement body.
13 October 2016
Farmer dies in elephant attack
A farmer was killed and two others were injured in an attack by wild elephants in Bakura area under Jhinaigati upazila of Sherpur on
11 October 2016
Wild elephants destroy paddy fields
Some wild elephants have been attacking villages in the new Muroicherra tea garden area under Kulaura Upazila of Moulvibazar and
11 October 2016
Three villages without roads in Khagrachhari
Three villages in Khagrachhari Municipality sees very little development due to absence of roads.
11 October 2016
Four dist roads in sorry state
Several important roads in different districts have remained in awful conditions for long, much to the nuisance of a large number of commuters and traders.
11 October 2016
Jhenidah shoppers at risk of death
With 350 shopkeepers busy at work, the covered market in the centre of Jhenidah's Kaliganj town has a lot to offer. Hundreds of
11 October 2016
Radha Mandir without electricity
Sree Sree Radha Govinda Mandir at Hindu para of Jail Road in Lalmonirhat town has been without electricity as the 200-
10 October 2016
Business suffers as road in sorry state
The five and a half kilometre road from the district headquarters to Mahendranagar-Borobari has been in awful
10 October 2016
Council approval must for university degree
The cabinet approves a draft law with a provision that no university would be able to offer certificates without the approval of a council to be formed by the government. A chairman will lead the 13-member council.
10 October 2016
Search operation at Tampaco formally ends
The search operation at Tampaco Foils Ltd factory that was reduced to rubble in a massive fire triggered by explosions in Tongi of Gazipur on September 10 concluded formally.
10 October 2016
Tamed elephant dies of electrocution in Ctg
A tamed elephant that escaped from a group of three was electrocuted in Hathazari upazila of Chittagong last night.
10 October 2016
8 doctors run 500-bed Pabna Mental Hospital!
When the world will be observing the 24th World Mental Health Day today, the lone specialised hospital for mental diseases in the
9 October 2016
Caretaker among 8 sued over Patartek raid
A case is filed against eight people in connection with the joint drive in Patartek area of Gazipur, where seven militants were killed.
9 October 2016
Militants to be rehabilitated after surrender: Benazir
Urging militants to surrender and return to normal life, Director General of Rab Benazir Ahmed has said the militants will be rehabilitated if they do so.
9 October 2016
Fix sugarcane price at Tk 150 a maund
Sugarcane producers under the Pabna Sugar Mills zone have urged the government to fix its price at Tk 150 in view of
8 October 2016
Flood makes tomato farming costlier
Tomato cultivation at Baniary, a village famous for vegetable cultivation, in Nazirpur upazila under the district, has
8 October 2016
Businesses upbeat
Construction of the four-lane Benapole-Jessore highway will formally start soon, amid high hopes that it will boost
8 October 2016
Neo JMB leader ‘Akash’ among dead militants: Home minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says one of the seven militants killed in today’s joint raid in Patartek of Gazipur is identified as Akash.
8 October 2016
Schools, colleges to protest violence on women Oct 18
All schools and colleges across the country will form human chains on October 18 protesting the recent spate of violence against women.
8 October 2016
Dhaka-Sylhet trains back on after 9 hours
Rail communication between Sylhet and Dhaka is restored around nine hours after disruption due to a train derailment in Madhobpur upazila of Habiganj.
7 October 2016