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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1500 poor deprived of VGF rice on Eid
About 1500 ultra poor people of Tangbhanga union in Hatibandha upazila have been deprived of special allocation
19 September 2016
Kids pledge social service in free time
Eight primary school children of Madhya Dhanghara village in Gaibandha Sadar upazila have set a laudable example
19 September 2016
Families wait for justice
The families of four people who were killed in a police action upon demonstrators in Kalihati upazila of the district a
18 September 2016
People suffer in Paturia, Daulatdia tailbacks
Thousands of people have been suffering on the both ends of Paturia and Daulatdia ferry terminals due to a tailback.
18 September 2016
Erosion by Padma, Dharla takes serious turn
Erosion by the Padma in Chapainawabganj and Dharla in Lalmonirhat is continuing to devour vast areas of the two
17 September 2016
Indigenous students protest land acquisition
Leaders and activists of Tripura Students' Forum formed a human chain in the Press Club area yesterday, protesting
17 September 2016
Withdrawal of case against Tampaco factory owner demanded
A section of workers of Gazipur’s Tampaco Foils Limited demands withdrawal of a case filed against the factory authorities over the recent fire incident in which 34 people had been killed.
17 September 2016
17 killed in Tangail, Sylhet, Jhalakathi road crashes
Seventeen people are killed and 73 injured in separate road accidents in Tangail, Sylhet and Jhalakathi.
17 September 2016
16 killed in Brahmanbaria, Madaripur, Tangail road crashes
At least 16 people are killed in separate road accidents in Brahmanbaria, Madaripur and Tangail districts.
16 September 2016
Overloaded truck causes further damage to risky bridge
Road communication between Nilphamari and Panchagarh via Domar remained suspended for a few hours as an overloaded stone carrying truck damaged an already vulnerable bridge over the Dhepa River near Kachua Chowrongi Bazar in Nilphamari Sadar upazila yesterday morning.
15 September 2016
Bridge lies unused for want of road
One year into the construction, a bridge over Jaramnadi canal in Sundarganj upazila under the district has yet to become usable due to lack of connecting roads.
15 September 2016
Upstream water floods Moulvibazar
Heavy rain coupled with onrush of water from the hills in the upstream has triggered flash flood in vast areas of Kamalganj upazila under Moulvibazar district, rendering one thousand families marooned.
15 September 2016
Tongi factory disaster: Search on amid stench of death
Stench of the dead weigh heavy in the air around the collapsed Tampaco Foils Limited where a search operation continues to find remains of the missing people.
15 September 2016
Another Tampaco fire victim dies; death toll now 34
Another man who suffered serious burn injuries at 'Tampaco Foils' factory fire in Tongi BSCIC Industrial area on Saturday dies at a private clinic in the capital, raising the death toll in the fatal fire incident to 34.
14 September 2016
Rain likely on Eid day
Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at country's different places in the morning on the day of Eid-ul-Azha tomorrow while it may intensify in the afternoon.
12 September 2016
Gazipur factory fire: Authorities report 12 missing persons
The district authorities put the number of missing persons at 12, three higher from yesterday’s figure.
12 September 2016
Another victim of savagery
With his hands tied behind him, he was beaten mercilessly for 'stealing' T-shirt and trouser from a mess in
11 September 2016
Son traceless in Malaysia
Family members of one of the victims who fell prey to a human trafficking gang active in shoal areas of Rangabali
11 September 2016
Tongi factory disaster: Death toll climbs to 29
Four more bodies have been found from the rubble of Gazipur’s Tampaco Foils Limited raising the factory disaster death toll to 29 with many more missing. The fire that has proved hard to put out has been finally extinguished and rescue workers are now carrying out a search mission.
11 September 2016
Launch intercity train service
Leaders of Panchagarh Nagorik Committee threatened to go for a tougher movement after Eid-ul-Azha if the intercity
10 September 2016