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Why is there so little discussion on books?

1 March 2026, 10:00 AM
From its very first issue, we have been striving to shape Ebong Boi into an important platform for writers, readers, and publishers. To continue working towards the fulfilment of the dream with which Ebong Boi began its journey seven years ago, we seek the support and companionship of book lovers.
1 March 2026, 10:00 AM
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Voting without access: How the national election failed voters with disabilities

28 February 2026, 00:00 AM
For the first time in years, voters across Bangladesh felt they had taken part in a national election without fear.
28 February 2026, 00:00 AM
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Dyslexia: A blind spot in Bangladesh’s education and child development system

14 February 2026, 01:00 AM
Many of us remember the child in Taare Zameen Par-misunderstood, labelled lazy, punished for academic failure-only begins to flourish when a teacher recognises his dyslexia.
14 February 2026, 01:00 AM
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Fish stocks collapse in the Bay of Bengal, fishermen at risk

24 January 2026, 00:45 AM
A historic decline in fish stocks in the Bay of Bengal is reshaping both the marine ecosystem and the lives of thousands of coastal fishing families.
24 January 2026, 00:45 AM
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The lost soul of Jatra

17 January 2026, 00:00 AM
What was once an art of resistance has become a struggle for survival.
17 January 2026, 00:00 AM
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Digging deeper into Barind’s water crisis

19 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Farmers speak from lived experience, and their stories reveal the uneven spread of crisis across the region.
19 December 2025, 18:00 PM
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Martyrs of Freedom

13 December 2025, 18:00 PM
An incomplete list of Martyred Intellectuals
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM
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Martyred Intellectuals Day / A scientist, a philosopher

13 December 2025, 18:00 PM
A former professor of Biochemistry at the University of Dhaka, he later served as Principal Scientific Officer at the Science Laboratories in Dhaka, where his research and leadership marked him as a rising scholar of exceptional promise.
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM
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The physician who turned his car into a lifeline of liberation

Dr Rabbee's Morris Minor car stands as one of the most powerful symbols of his bravery. He used it to transport injured freedom fighters, deliver medicines, and quietly support underground networks.
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM
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A scientist, a philosopher

A former professor of Biochemistry at the University of Dhaka, he later served as Principal Scientific Officer at the Science Laboratories in Dhaka, where his research and leadership marked him as a rising scholar of exceptional promise.
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM
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Martyrs of Freedom

An incomplete list of Martyred Intellectuals
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM
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A life in geology, interrupted

Abdul Muktadir was a gifted geologist and a deeply admired teacher at Dhaka University.
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM
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A champion of communal harmony

In 1948, his historic demand in the Pakistan Constituent Assembly that Bangla be recognised alongside Urdu ignited the first spark of what would later become the Language Movement.
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM
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Dhaka’s forgotten girls: Living without safety, identity or rights

One of the less visible but most damaging barriers is the absence of legal identity.
21 November 2025, 18:00 PM
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Dhaka’s forgotten WWII story: What soldiers feared more than Japanese bullets

The US soldiers and Allied crews who passed through Dhaka during the war ended up fighting two battles at once
18 November 2025, 10:13 AM
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Will visually impaired voters be able to cast their vote?

Should it take a courtroom to remind us that democracy does not belong only to the able-bodied?
24 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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Dhaka’s Forgotten WWII Story: Spielberg’s Father and the Bridge Busters

When we think of World War II, Dhaka rarely enters the conversation.
30 September 2025, 09:26 AM
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The last monkeys of Sadhana Aushadhalaya

In Gandaria, one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Puran Dhaka, two unlikely legacies are fading together: a century-old herbal medicine company and the monkeys that once thrived in these streets.
19 September 2025, 18:00 PM
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How Dhaka’s rickshaw pullers bear a hidden health toll

At dawn, when Dhaka is just beginning to stir, thousands of rickshaw pullers set off on their daily grind.
22 August 2025, 18:00 PM
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