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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Protests for Sundarbans face police, BCL bar
Activists of ruling party's student front and police foil a cycle rally of green activists campaigning against construction of a power plant near the world's largest mangrove forest - the Sundarbans.
30 September 2016
Bus strike called off
Transport workers in Barisal and Jhalakathi called off indefinite strike.
29 September 2016
Pirojpur NGO depositors left high and dry
A decade ago, Hasia Banu, 50, of Goalbuniya village in Pirojpur's Bhandaria upazila thought she made a wise decision when she began
29 September 2016
Derailment halts Dhaka-Sylhet-Ctg rail link for 7hrs
Rail communication of Dhaka with Sylhet and Chittagong remain suspended for seven hours following the derailment of a freight train in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj.
29 September 2016
HRW asks Bangladesh to stop ‘kneecapping’ detainees
Security forces in Bangladesh are deliberately shooting members and supporters of opposition parties in the leg, Human Rights Watch alleges in a report .
29 September 2016
Commuters suffer as bus strike on
People of six districts who generally travel by buses to reach their destinations are facing untold sufferings due to an indefinite
28 September 2016
448 schools run without headmaster
Primary education in the district is being greatly hampered due to acute crisis of teachers.
28 September 2016
Padma devours vast areas
Over 40 families in Sadar upazila of the district, who lost their homes due to erosion by the Padma river, are living in no man's
28 September 2016
4,143 HIV positive patients in Bangladesh: Nasim
Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim says a total of 4,143 people are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the country.
28 September 2016
India relaxes visa rules for Bangladeshi women
India temporarily relaxes the visa rules for Bangladeshi women giving them the opportunity to skip prior appointment or e-token procedures.
28 September 2016
11 newsmen sued for 'defamation'
A lawyer has filed two cases against eleven newsmen of different regional newspapers and online portals with senior judicial magistrate
27 September 2016
Five bamboo bridges for flood-hit people
Fulchhari upazila administration has constructed five bamboo bridges on temporary basis on different roads, that got damaged following
27 September 2016
Wild elephants destroying crops
A herd of seven wild elephants continued destroying crops in Natun Samanbag tea garden area of Barlekha upazila under the district for
27 September 2016
Transport workers on strike in Barisal
Transport workers have clamped a strike in Barisal – cutting road communication to Khulna, Jhalakathi, Pirojpur, Barguna and other districts.
27 September 2016
Call to protect sugar mill's land
Protesters at a meeting yesterday called upon all to observe a half-day hartal in Mohimaganj union today, demanding recovery of Rangpur
26 September 2016
Rain damages vegetable seedbeds
Seedbeds of different vegetable in many villages in the district have been damaged due to heavy rain for the last few days.
26 September 2016
Move to recover Pramatha Chy's ancestral home
The local administration has at last taken initiative to recover the ancestral homestead of Pramatha Chowdhury in Chatmohar upazila
26 September 2016
Sylhet court sends 120 to jail over OC's death
A Sylhet court sends 120 accused to jail after accepting charges against them in a case filed over the death of Mostafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Osmaninagar Police Station of the district.
26 September 2016
Faridpur newborn on life support
The newborn girl, who cried out at a Faridpur graveyard minutes before her burial on Thursday, is now on life support at Square Hospitals in Dhaka.
25 September 2016
British Council to resume Bangladesh offices tomorrow
The British Council announces to resume its offices in Bangladesh from September 26, 2016, around two months after its closure.
25 September 2016