Abul Hashim’s Bangalistaan
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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DHAKA, THE CITY OF ELEPHANTS / The lost history of Pilkhana’s elephant depot
5 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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156th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi / Gandhi’s search for harmony in Noakhali
28 September 2025, 18:00 PM
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Bridging the Partition through Education
17 August 2025, 18:00 PM
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Sound of the July uprising
3 August 2025, 18:00 PM
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Sandwip and the collapse of Portuguese ambition
27 July 2025, 18:00 PM
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US customs duties top $100 billion for first time in a fiscal year
12 July 2025, 05:02 AM
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Muktadhara: How Tagore Exposed the Tyranny of Nationalism
11 May 2025, 18:00 PM
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Raja Pratapaditya Charitra and the Birth of Bengali History Writing
27 April 2025, 18:00 PM
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The untold story of Franklin Book Dhaka: In the shadow of the cold war
20 April 2025, 18:00 PM
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Eid advance train tickets to be sold from July 1
Bangladesh Railway will start selling advance train tickets from July 1, ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha.
22 June 2022, 09:02 AM
Japan “keen to join” 2nd Padma Bridge construction efforts: Ambassador
Japanese Ambassador Ito Naoki has said his country is keen to join Bangladesh government’s ongoing construction efforts of second Padma Bridge while the first one was built due to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s “far-sighted vision and political astuteness”.
22 June 2022, 07:39 AM
US to provide emergency relief for flood-hit people in Bangladesh
US Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing over Tk 2.3 crore ($244,680) of emergency funding to deliver critical relief to families and communities hit hardest by floods.
22 June 2022, 07:23 AM
Padma Bridge: PM opens two police stations
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed police to grow as the last resort of the people who seek protection for their lives and dignity.
21 June 2022, 18:00 PM
7 interesting facts of FIFA World Cup 2022
A total of 32 teams including hosts Qatar have qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2022, scheduled to be in motion from November 21 to December 18.
21 June 2022, 16:56 PM
Turkish central bank’s net forex reserves around $7 bn, a 20-year low
The Turkish central bank’s net foreign currency reserves fell to a 20-year low of around $7 billion last week, according to calculations by four economists based on preliminary data.
21 June 2022, 13:03 PM
First dengue death of 2022 in Bangladesh recorded
The first death from dengue this year was reported today (June 21, 2022), according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
21 June 2022, 12:12 PM
Unicef provides emergency relief as 1.6mn children stranded in Bangladesh flood
Four million people, including 1.6 million children, stranded by flash floods in north-eastern Bangladesh are in urgent need of help, Unicef has said.
21 June 2022, 12:05 PM
1 Covid-19 death again in 24 hours, 874 cases reported
At least 874 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
21 June 2022, 11:12 AM
200 Nagar Paribahan buses on 3 new Dhaka routes from Sept 1
The Bus Route Rationalization Committee (BRCC) has decided to introduce 200 more buses on three new routes in Dhaka from September 1.
21 June 2022, 10:59 AM
Ronaldo's Bugatti crashed into country house entrance
According to local Spanish press, Cristiano Ronaldo’s Bugatti Veyron -- valued at 1.7 million dollars – was crashed into a house by an employee of the superstar footballer in Majorca on Monday morning.
20 June 2022, 21:03 PM
Former Barcelona star avoids prison after admitting 4 million dollar tax fraud
Former Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o was handed a 22-month suspended prison sentence by a Spanish court on Monday after admitting tax fraud of 3.8 million euros ($4.00 million) while he was playing for Barcelona.
20 June 2022, 18:36 PM
Universal pension: Govt okays draft act
The cabinet yesterday gave the final approval to the draft of Universal Pension Management Act, 2022.
20 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Get ready to mitigate flood damage
Warning that the flood situation may worsen, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked ministers, top civil servants, and armed forces personnel to take all-out preparations for mitigating damage caused by flood.
20 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Can Bijoy carry his DPL charm to Caribbean?
Bangladesh’s top order batting meltdown has remained the biggest cause of concern for the team management and the latest batting failure meant the visitors had to suffer a convincing seven-wicket defeat against West Indies in the first Test of the two-match series in Antigua.
20 June 2022, 17:40 PM
3 arrested for raping woman inside bus in Chattogram
Police on early Monday (June 20, 2022) arrested three transport workers in connection with the gang rape of a woman on a bus stationed inside Chattogram city’s Baizid Bostami area yesterday.
20 June 2022, 10:35 AM
2 Rohingyas dead in Cox’s Bazar road accident
Two Rohingyas were dead and four were injured as a covered van hit an easy-bike in Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar this morning (June 20, 2022).
20 June 2022, 09:51 AM
9 villages flooded as Muhuri river dam damaged in Feni
Nine villages have been flooded in Fulgazi upazila of Feni as the dam on Muhuri river was damaged at three points due to continuous rain and onrush of water from the hills.
20 June 2022, 08:00 AM
Scottish teenage talent Ramsay signs for Liverpool
Calvin Ramsay said the examples of how young players Trent Alexander-Arnold and Harvey Elliott have flourished at Liverpool persuaded him to join them from Aberdeen for an initial fee of £4.2 million ($5.1 million) on Sunday.
19 June 2022, 12:45 PM
Flood damaged Aush paddy of 22,000 hectares cropland so far
Aush paddy of around 22,000 hectares cropland has been damaged so far in the country due to the recent flood, Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque said today.
19 June 2022, 09:57 AM