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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Fishing resumes in Kaptai Lake
The authorities allowed the fishermen to resume fishing in the Kaptai Lake from yesterday, ending a ban imposed earlier on May 12.
21 August 2016
25 more infected with anthrax in Sirajganj
Twenty-five more people have been infected with anthrax in Shahzadpur upazila of Sirajganj in the last couple of days, bringing the
21 August 2016
Tea workers' strike today
Workers of 23 tea gardens in Habiganj will observe a strike today, demanding due wages and rations for 16 weeks of 400 permanent
21 August 2016
Dyke construction demanded
Hundreds of erosion victims of eight villages in Kawkhali upazila formed a human chain on boats on Sandha River
20 August 2016
Guardian turns crazy, beats teacher
A guardian of a student beat up a primary school teacher at Pirojpur Sadar upazila of the district yesterday as her child
20 August 2016
Bamboo bridge only means
Local people, mostly students of three educational institutions in Kalapara upazila, are crossing a bamboo bridge on a
20 August 2016
Petrol pump owners threaten strike Aug 28
Petrol pump and tank-lorry owners and workers have threatened for a countrywide token strike on August 28 if the government does not meet its 12-point demand by then.
20 August 2016
Man dies during cops' raid in Rangpur
A Saudi Arabia expatriate dies when police went to his house in Rangpur city to detain him as a suspect in a theft case.
20 August 2016
Bismillah of India
In a delightful paradox, the man who best represented the holy Indian city of Varanasi was Bismillah Khan. Born on March 21,
19 August 2016
5 ‘ABT, Hizb ut-Tahrir’ men held in Dhaka, Ctg
Law enforcers claim to have arrested three members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) and two of Hizb ut-Tahrir in separate drives in Chittagong and Dhaka.
19 August 2016
Orphaned by lightning, 8 siblings in despair
The seven sisters and one brother had a somewhat happy life under the care of parents at their Purbo Jalalpur village home in Adampur
18 August 2016
Indigenous people keep vigil for safety in Bandarban
Life in Dabong Khali Marma Para in remote Baishari union of Bandarban's Nykkhongchhari upazila has been anything but usual of late.
18 August 2016
2 girls die from snakebite
Two schoolgirls died from snakebite at different villages in Monirampur upazila early yesterday. The deceased are Muslima Khatun, 11,
17 August 2016
Lightning kills 3
Three people were killed by lightning at Naldubi village in Goalanda upazila of Rajbari on Tuesday. The deceased were Abu Bakkar
17 August 2016
Madrasa boy missing
An eleven-year-old boy, who went missing from Mohipur area in Kalapara upazila of the district nearly three months ago, is still traceless.
17 August 2016
Prime govt lands grabbed in Cox's Bazar
Influential quarters have allegedly grabbed government land worth several hundred crore taka in the heart of tourist town Cox's Bazar, but the administration has not taken any steps to recover the state property.
17 August 2016
Bad weather halts Paturia-Daulatdia launch service
Launch service on Paturia-Daulatdia remains suspended since this morning due to strong current in the river Padma triggered by inclement weather.
17 August 2016
Faridpur flood damages crops worth Tk 17cr
With the receding of floodwater, crops on 3,189 hectares of land in five upazilas of the district have been damaged.
16 August 2016
Patuakhali town roads badly damaged
The people of Patuakhali town are suffering as at least seven important roads in the town have been lying badly damaged due to heavy
16 August 2016
Elephant kills woman
A woman was killed by an elephant in Purbo Chaillatoli area under Longodu upazila on Monday night. The victim was Anupa Begum, 45, of
16 August 2016