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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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
Trapped baby elephant rescued in Sherpur
A baby elephant which got trapped in abandoned well in Dudhnoi border area of Jhenigati upazila early yesterday has been rescued.
16 August 2016
'Save school from river erosion'
Local people demanded immediate steps to save a school from erosion by the River Jhinai in the district.
15 August 2016
Lightning kills one
A man was killed in lightning strike in Taraganj upazila of Rangpur on Sunday. The deceased was Nur Hossain, 22, son of Mozaharul Islam
15 August 2016
Tea workers observe strike for wages
About 400 workers of a tea garden along with their families have been continuing their programmes, demanding
14 August 2016
Wild elephant tranquilised yet again
The stranded wild elephant, recently rescued and named as Bangabahadur, has been tranquilised yet again this morning.
14 August 2016
7 return from Indian jail
Seven Bangladeshi nationals, including five women and a child, returned home yesterday after languishing in an Indian
13 August 2016
Lawyer helps poor kids after daily star report
A report published in The Daily Star on July 5 this year brought help to six kids and their mothers of two poor families
13 August 2016
Schoolboy murdered in Mymensingh
A schoolboy was stabbed to death allegedly by his friends in Mashkanda area of Mymensingh town yesterday.
13 August 2016
Rescued Indian elephant breaks free
The stranded Indian elephant, recently rescued and named as Bangabahadur, breaks its shackles with which she was tied to a mango tree at Sarishabari upazila of Jamalpur.
13 August 2016
Drop criminal proceedings against banglamail24 journos: CPJ
Bangladeshi authorities should drop all criminal proceedings against three journalists from the news website banglamail24, release them immediately, and restore press credentials to nine of their colleagues, said the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
13 August 2016
Syed Waliullah Existentialism, Nostalgia, Nationalism
Syed Waliullah was born on 15 August 1922 at Sholashahar in Chittagong. His father, Syed Ahmadullah, was a government officer whose postings took him to different mofussil towns in Bengal...
12 August 2016
Hartal ends in CHT
The second day of the hartal in three hill districts, called by the Bangalee settlers demanding cancellation of Hill Tracts Land Dispute
11 August 2016
People suffer as flood washes away road
People of 10 villages in Manikganj have been suffering for want of a bamboo or wooden bridge for the last 15 days as the 60-foot road at
11 August 2016
Post-flood erosion wreaks havoc
Amid recession of floodwater in different areas, erosion by three rivers has turned serious, leaving hundreds of families homeless in
11 August 2016
Hold anti-militancy rally at educational institutions on September 3: Ministry
Education ministry asks the authorities concerned to hold anti-militancy rally at educational institutions across the country on September 3.
11 August 2016
3 Jessore ‘Hizb-ut Tahrir men’ surrender promising to return to normal life
Three alleged members of banned militant outfit Hizb-ut Tahrir surrender before police promising to return to normal life in Jessore, police say.
11 August 2016
Derailment halts Dhaka-Sylhet train service
Rail communication between Dhaka and Sylhet remains suspended following derailment of a freight train in Shayestaganj upazila of Habiganj.
11 August 2016
Bangladeshi Hindus kept waiting on land cases: US report
Bangladesh government did not dispose any of the more than one million property-related cases seized away from the people of Hindu community as enemy property, a US report says.
11 August 2016
Work to free Louhajang River from grabbers kicks off
Work to free the Louhajang River, which has turned into a narrow canal due to encroachment on its bank and shoreline by
10 August 2016