In Focus / What Begum Rokeya knew about changing Bengali Muslims from within
7 December 2025, 18:00 PM
In Focus
A British witness to Bangladesh genocide: Val Harding’s 1971 story
30 November 2025, 18:00 PM
In Focus
Abul Hashim’s Bangalistaan
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM
In Focus
DHAKA, THE CITY OF ELEPHANTS / The lost history of Pilkhana’s elephant depot
5 October 2025, 18:00 PM
In Focus
156th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi / Gandhi’s search for harmony in Noakhali
28 September 2025, 18:00 PM
In Focus
Sandwip’s forgotten wars
21 September 2025, 18:00 PM
In Focus
Bridging the Partition through Education
17 August 2025, 18:00 PM
In Focus
Satyajit Ray’s ‘Tagore’ Films
11 August 2025, 18:00 PM
In Focus
Sound of the July uprising
3 August 2025, 18:00 PM
In Focus
Sandwip and the collapse of Portuguese ambition
27 July 2025, 18:00 PM
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England's Rashid to miss India white-ball series for Hajj pilgrimage
Adil Rashid is set to miss England's white-ball series against India after being given clearance by cricket chiefs to make a holy pilgrimage to Mecca.
24 June 2022, 09:36 AM
14,000 workers, engineers built Padma Bridge in nearly 2,765 days
It took around 2,765 days or 7 years 6 months and 27 days to complete the construction of the Padma Bridge.
24 June 2022, 09:22 AM
4 schoolteachers among 5 dead in Naogaon road accident
Five people, including four school and madrasa teachers, were killed after a CNG-run auto-rickshaw carrying them was hit by a truck in Sadar upazila of Naogaon this morning.
24 June 2022, 07:54 AM
Padma Bridge example of Bangladesh’s leadership in promoting South Asian connectivity: US embassy
The US has congratulated Bangladesh on the momentous occasion marking the opening of Padma Bridge tomorrow.
24 June 2022, 07:03 AM
US Senate passes first gun safety bill in over three decades
A bipartisan package of modest gun safety measures passed the US Senate late on Thursday even as the Supreme Court broadly expanded gun rights by ruling Americans have a constitutional right to carry handguns in public for self-defense.
24 June 2022, 06:22 AM
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia likely to return home from hospital today
The authorities of Evercare Hospital in Dhaka will hold a press conference this afternoon to give updates about Khaleda Zia’s health condition.
24 June 2022, 06:14 AM
‘Need to play well in the first two hours’
Bangladesh Test skipper Shakib Al Hasan said that it will be important for the Tigers to fare well in the first two hours when they face West Indies in the second and series-deciding Test at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet on Friday.
23 June 2022, 18:29 PM
Mitchell leads New Zealand rally on Day 1
In-form Daryl Mitchell powered New Zealand's revival after Stuart Broad struck early for England on the first day of the third Test at Headingley on Thursday.
23 June 2022, 18:03 PM
‘With no courage to return, how can he lead?’
How can BNP leader Tarique Rahman lead the party when he does not even dare to return home, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said.
23 June 2022, 18:00 PM
FIFA increases squads to 26 players for 2022 World Cup
FIFA will allow countries to select up to 26 players for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, increasing the maximum squad size by three for the November 21-December 18 tournament.
23 June 2022, 17:38 PM
Choton’s charges ‘followed full plan to a tee’
Bangladesh women’s football team’s head coach Golam Rabbani Choton said that his charges are much more experienced compared to their 2017 self after Bangladesh thumped high-ranked Malaysia 6-0 in the first of the two FIFA friendlies played at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur today.
23 June 2022, 17:06 PM
First rape trial of Russian soldier begins in Ukraine
Ukraine on Thursday held a preliminary hearing in its first trial of a Russian soldier charged with raping a Ukrainian woman during Russia's invasion, the first of what could be dozens of such cases.
23 June 2022, 15:52 PM
Woman found dead in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh
An elderly woman was found dead with her hands and legs tied up in a house in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh this morning.
23 June 2022, 15:24 PM
A curious case of Tigers’ Gros Islet chronicles
Bangladesh are all set to play their second and final Test of the two-match series against West Indies at Gros Islet in Saint Lucia, starting from Friday.
23 June 2022, 14:55 PM
Bangladesh will advance and never beg anyone or be dependent on others: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today told parliament that as democracy is continuing in the country, Bangladesh is developing.
23 June 2022, 14:48 PM
1,502 candidates selected for final test under DU “Cha” unit
The admission test result (General Knowledge) of Dhaka University's "Cha" unit under the Faculty of Fine Arts for the 2021-22 academic session was published yesterday (June 22, 2022).
23 June 2022, 12:36 PM
Russia increasing fuel supplies to Africa, Middle East as Europe turns away
Russia is increasing gasoline and naphtha supplies to Africa and the Middle East as it struggles to sell fuel in Europe, while Asia is already taking bigger volumes of Russian crude, Refinitiv Eikon data showed and sources said.
23 June 2022, 12:31 PM
Covid-19 Positivity rate now 14.32%
At least 1,319 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
23 June 2022, 11:34 AM
No classes at Buet on Padma Bridge opening day
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) has decided there will be no classes on June 25 to give students a chance to see the opening of the Padma Bridge.
23 June 2022, 11:24 AM
29 dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours
At least 29 dengue patients were hospitalised in hospitals across the country over 24 hours till 8am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
23 June 2022, 10:46 AM