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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False case against journo protested
Journalists formed a human chain in front of Chapainawabganj Press Club in the town yesterday, protesting filling of a 'false' case against
25 August 2016
90 years not enough for elderly allowance!
In their twilight years, Noor Mohammad and his wife, have to struggle for two square meals a day but they are yet to get government-
25 August 2016
Ex-enclave people cry for a bridge
People of former enclave Dashiarchhara under Phulbari upazila of the district have been demanding for over one year construction of a
25 August 2016
Flood maroons 2 lakh in Jessore
Intermittent downpour for the last two weeks and onrush of water from the nearby rivers has marooned about two lakh people in thirteen
25 August 2016
Classes under open sky
Students of Jadunath Government Primary School in Nagarpur upazila of the district have been attending their classes under the open sky
25 August 2016
Thousands celebrate deity's river journey
Thousands of devotees thronged the Kantajew Temple in Kaharol upazila of the district yesterday to mark the river journey of Lord
24 August 2016
Farmer dies of heat stroke
A farmer died of heat stroke at Syedabad village under Ishwarganj upazila of the district yesterday
24 August 2016
Missing ex-army man found dead
Police recovered the decomposed body of a missing retired army man from the Bairan River in Gopalpur upazila yesterday.
24 August 2016
Hilsa trader's brutality on poor fishermen
A hilsa trader brutally tortured two fishermen siblings in Kuakata area of Kalapara upazila under the district for their 'failure' to return
24 August 2016
SC directs Sylhet pvt medical college to submit financial documents
The Supreme Court seeks for the documents on the bank transactions of Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College Hospital in Sylhet.
24 August 2016
Earthquake jolts Bangladesh
A tremor jolts Dhaka and other parts of the country.
24 August 2016
Mir Quasem verdict: SC starts hearing on review petition
Supreme Court starts hearing on the petition of convicted war criminal Mir Quasem Ali seeking review of its verdict upholding death penalty for him.
24 August 2016
Flood delays construction
Completion of construction of the second Dharla Bridge over the Dharla River in Kurigram has been delayed by one year due to floods.
23 August 2016
Villagers guard grave to protect slain farmer's body
Villagers have been guarding the grave of slain farmer Shafiqul Islam from Sunday night for fear that the body may be taken away by the killers.
23 August 2016
River vessel workers on indefinite strike
River vessel workers throughout the country go on an indefinite strike to press home their four-point demand.
23 August 2016
Eid advance bus ticket sale begins
Private bus operators start selling advance tickets for home-goers ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha.
23 August 2016
Mild tremor jolts country
A mild tremor jolts Dhaka and other parts of the country on Tuesday morning.
23 August 2016
Teacher's punishment demanded
Guardians and locals staged a sit-in in front of Baluchar High School in Sadar upazila yesterday, demanding punishment to the
22 August 2016
For not wearing pyjamas!
A teacher of Nesariya Madrasa in Lalmonirhat town yesterday cut off trousers of eight students of the institution allegedly for attending
22 August 2016
Water transport workers’ indefinite strike from tonight
Water transport workers will go for indefinite work abstention from tonight to press home their 15-point demands including wage hike.
22 August 2016