Reading Sarat Chandra at 150, with empathy
21 September 2026
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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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Daulatdia terminal damaged, ferry service halted
The BIWTC has advised all to use Bangabandhu bridge after it suspended ferry service on Paturia-Daulatdia route following damage of three landing stations at Daulatdia terminal in Rajbari.
7 August 2016
College student missing
A college boy went missing when he went to take a bath in the Jamuna River at Kalitola point in Shariakandi upazila town yesterday. The
6 August 2016
44 Nepalese sent back thru' Benapole
Forty-four arrested Nepali citizens were sent back to Nepal via India through Benapole check post yesterday.
6 August 2016
Diseases, erosion cause new menace
With recession of floodwater in different districts, people in the affected areas are now worried due to spread of diseases and threat of erosion.
6 August 2016
Train services resume
Rail communications on Jamalpur-Bangabandhu Bridge (east) route resumed yesterday after seven days of its suspension. On July 30, the
6 August 2016
Held militants prefer death: IGP
Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque alleges that arrested militants prefer to die instead of giving any information.
6 August 2016
Songs from the River called Titas
Titas has covered up the entire Brahmanbaria region like a finely meshed fishing net. The Harinber Turn still reveals the sightlines of the Zaminder Bari on the bank of the river that attracts thousands of people every year. During the monsoon, the long road from Sarail to Nasirnagar through the large haor turns into a source of beauty.
5 August 2016
Low lying areas in 4 dists submerged
The water level of several rivers has crossed the danger level, engulfing low-lying areas in Barisal, Barguna and Bhola while riverside villages in Pirojpur have got flooded due to tidal surges.
4 August 2016
Property of fugitives attached
Police yesterday attached all movable properties of the three fugitives -- Babul Mia, Ustar Mia and Billal Mia -- accused in a case for murdering four school kids in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj on February 12.
4 August 2016
Robbery biggest hurdle for fishing in Bay
They defy the mysterious, uncertain sea, fighting against storms and huge waves to make a living by fishing in the sea, yet their biggest concern in the Bay of Bengal is not the natural elements but the robber gangs active there.
4 August 2016
8 of 3 Rangpur Hindu families missing
Eight members of three Hindu families in Rangpur have been missing for10 days.
4 August 2016
Journo Probir Sikdar indicted
A Dhaka court frames charges against journalist Probir Sikdar in a case filed under Information and Communication Technology Act.
4 August 2016
Indian SIM cards recovered
Bangladesh Coastguard in a drive recovered a firearm, bullets, machetes and some Indian mobile SIM cards in Patharghata upazila of
3 August 2016
Collapsed bridge unrepaired for seven months
A bridge over the Chandkathi canal under Nazirpur upazila of the district has remained unrepaired after it collapsed about seven months ago, causing great suffering to thousands of people.
3 August 2016
Thousands suffer as erosion by Kirtonkhola turns serious
The Kirtonkhola River has badly damaged around 1000 feet area of the road from Charbaria to Lamchari under Barisal Sadar upazila within the last one month, much to the sufferings of 20 thousand people of the two unions.
3 August 2016
Accused flees from police custody
A handcuffed suspect in the imam and marriage registrar killing case escaped from police custody in Lichutola (Banani) area under Shajahanpur upazila of Bogra yesterday.
2 August 2016
Road in awful state
Local people demanded immediate steps for repair of the 2-kilometre-long Purbo Rangirkul-Katauni road in Kulaura upazila of the district.
2 August 2016
Madhabpur tea workers starving, unpaid for 13 weeks
Workers of a tea garden in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj are left starving as they are not getting paid their wages or receiving their rations for the last 13 weeks.
2 August 2016
12 brass idols seized
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 12 brass idols of Radha-Krishna from Hakimpur upazila in the district yesterday. Acting on a tip-
1 August 2016
Sundarban Textile workers demand wage hike
Workers of Sundarban Textile Mills staged a demonstration in front of the mill yesterday, demanding a wage hike.
1 August 2016