Everyday secularism and the Bangladesh we rarely talk about
22 September 2026
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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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Newborn survives 6-storey fall
A newborn baby boy has survived a six-storey fall after he was allegedly dropped from a flat by his mother at Baily Road in Dhaka.
1 February 2016
Trawler sinking: 3 more bodies recovered
Police recover the bodies of three more people including a child and a woman, raising death toll to seven from a trawler capsize in the Meghna river in Chandpur.
1 February 2016
15 injured in attack for protesting stalking
At least 15 people, including women, were injured and three cobblers' houses were set on fire on Saturday for protesting against stalking
31 January 2016
Madrasa boy traceless for 4 days
Father of a missing madrasa student in Kushtia in a press conference at Chuadanga Press Club yesterday alleged that the boy remained
31 January 2016
Public hearing on Robi, Airtel merger Feb 17
The telecom regulator will arrange a public hearing on February 17 to take opinion of people before finalising its recommendations on the merger of Robi and Airtel.
31 January 2016
Bridge without approach roads causes suffering
A bridge built nearly 20 years ago over a canal at Bogaputa village in Mymensingh's Ishwarganj upazila is of no use to the villagers as it
30 January 2016
‘Parliaments’ collaboration crucial for poverty-free S Asia’
Collaboration among national parliaments is crucial in advancing the vision of a poverty-free South Asia pursuing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), said Speakers of South Asian countries at a high-level meeting in Dhaka today.
30 January 2016
Kidnapped Bangladeshi rescued in Malaysia, 4 held
Malaysian police rescue a Bangladeshi expatriate over a week after he is kidnapped by miscreants. Four people are detained in this connection.
30 January 2016
COMING BACK HOME
Diaspora helps foster ideas. An increasing number returns home with skills, contacts and an understanding of how things could be done better. Expatriate Bangladeshis want to do more. Is the country doing enough to welcome them?
29 January 2016
BSF returns 2 madrasa students
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) returned two Bangladeshi madrasa students who had 'mistakenly' entered Indian territory through
28 January 2016
In report to SC, cops blame BB official Rabby for obstructing them
Police tell the Supreme Court that Bangladesh Bank official Golam Rabby obstructed them from discharging their duties and scuffled with them during search earlier this month.
28 January 2016
16 municipal mayors of Sylhet division sworn in
GK Gaus, who was elected mayor of Habiganj municipality in the December 30 election from prison, took oath after release on parole yesterday, along with 15 other newly elected municipality mayors of Sylhet, Moulvibazar, Habiganj and Sunamganj districts under Sylhet division.
27 January 2016
Transport workers block Dhaka-Tangail road
Transport workers blocked Dhaka-Tangail highway in Rabna bypass area under Sadar upazila of the district yesterday, protesting beating up of a bus driver, allegedly by some people claiming to be members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police.
27 January 2016
College teachers call off strike
Government college teachers call off work abstention following assurance of fulfilling some of their demands.
27 January 2016
Rana Plaza: Cops told to report on arrests
A Dhaka court today has directed police to report on arrest of the fugitives in the case filed over Rana Plaza collapse – the worst factory disaster in history.
27 January 2016
Wild elephants damage crops, houses in Jamalpur
A herd of 30/35 wild elephants coming down from Balughat area of India's Meghalaya state damaged crops on around 50 bighas of land
26 January 2016
17.5 km Panchagarh road cracks days after repairs
Only a few days after completion of renovation work, the 17.5-kilometre road from Panchagarh Sugar Mills to Debiganj via Benghari
26 January 2016
Two Ctg doctors get bail
A Chittagong court has granted bail to two physicians of Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) in a case filed for negligence in treatment.
26 January 2016
Water transport workers call off strike
Water transport workers withdraw their indefinite work abstention which was due to start tomorrow to press home their 15-point demand including pay hike.
26 January 2016
‘Pay disparity’: Govt college teachers start 3-day work abstention
The teachers of government colleges across the country start three-day work abstention demanding removal of “discrimination” in the eighth pay scale.
26 January 2016