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
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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
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Bridging the Partition through Education
17 August 2025, 18:00 PM
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Satyajit Ray’s ‘Tagore’ Films
11 August 2025, 18:00 PM
In Focus
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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Tipu, Prity murders: Key suspect on fresh remand
Key suspect Sumon Shikder alias Musa has been placed on a four-day fresh remand in a case filed over the murders of Dhaka Awami League leader Jahidul Islam Tipu, and college student Samia Afran Jamal Prity in Dhaka's Shahjahanpur on March 24, 2022.
17 June 2022, 13:02 PM
After 5 days of life support, shipbreaking yard worker dies
A shipbreaking yard worker, who was on life support for five days after being hit by steel wire, died yesterday.
17 June 2022, 12:08 PM
Man beaten to death on “theft suspicion” in Dhaka’s Demra
A man was beaten to death, reportedly on theft suspicion, in Dhaka’s Demra area early today.
17 June 2022, 10:50 AM
433 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, positivity rate now 6.27%
At least 433 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).
17 June 2022, 10:31 AM
21 DU students, stranded in Sunamganj flood, being moved to police lines
A group of 21 students of Dhaka University, who went to Sunamganj on a tour, were stranded there due to the sudden flood.
17 June 2022, 10:14 AM
Fire doused at under-construction building in N'ganj EPZ
A fire that broke out at an under-construction factory building in Adamji EPZ in Narayanganj’s Sadar upazila was doused after five hours today (June 17, 2022).
17 June 2022, 09:10 AM
State minister regrets power cut in Sunamganj
Minister of State for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has regretted suspending power supply to Sunamganj district and adjoining areas.
17 June 2022, 08:11 AM
Duck tales: Tigers, Windies write new chapter
When Bangladesh scored 365 runs in the Mirpur Test against Sri Lanka earlier last month, six of their batters had departed for naughts. Bangladesh became the only Test side in history to have suffered the fate twice after the West Indies in 2002 gave the Tigers a first taste, which is only familiar to New Zealand, India, Pakistan and South Africa as of now.
16 June 2022, 18:46 PM
Pogba hits out at Manchester United
Paul Pogba has hit out at his former club Manchester United for offering him ‘nothing’ despite two contract offers worth around £300,000-a-week.
16 June 2022, 18:21 PM
Country gets its first female finance secy
The government yesterday appointed Fatima Yasmin as the secretary to the Finance Division under the finance ministry.
16 June 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Completely different wicket' yet familiar outcome
Bangladesh Test skipper Shakib Al Hasan struck the 28th fifty of his career but the Tigers were bundled out for a miserable first innings total on day one of the first Test against the West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua today.
16 June 2022, 17:29 PM
Horrors of 2018 haunt Tigers in Antigua
Bangladesh suffered yet another batting collapse as the Tigers lose six of their batters inside 15 overs on the first morning of their first Test against West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua today.
16 June 2022, 15:41 PM
Tamim second Bangladeshi to reach 5K runs in Tests
Left-handed opener Tamim Iqbal became the second Bangladeshi batter to reach the 5000-run landmark in Tests on the opening day of their first Test against West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua today.
16 June 2022, 14:51 PM
Qatar Airways' profit hits record $1.5 billion ahead of FIFA World Cup
Qatar Airways, one of the Mideast’s largest carriers known for on-board comfort and luxury, said Thursday its profits over the past fiscal year topped $1.5 billion, marking the highest ever earnings for the state-owned carrier as it prepares to see a record surge in travelers for the upcoming FIFA World Cup soccer games.
16 June 2022, 14:48 PM
Oil prices fall after rate hikes, but tight supply limited losses
Oil prices erased early gains to fall to two-week lows on Thursday on the back of inflation concerns highlighted by interest rate hikes in the United States, Britain and Switzerland, though tight oil supply limited losses.
16 June 2022, 14:17 PM
Fizz in Test XI after over 16 months as Tigers asked to bat
Left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman starts a Test after over 16 months as Shakib Al Hasan-led Bangladesh have been asked to bat by West Indies in the first match of the two-Test series at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua today.
16 June 2022, 13:38 PM
Spike in Covid-19: Positivity rate jumps to 5.7%, 357 cases in 24 hours
At least 357 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).
16 June 2022, 12:12 PM
Dengue fever: 31 more hospitalised in 24 hours
At least 31 new dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till this morning (June 16, 2022), according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
16 June 2022, 11:28 AM
Khaleda Zia gets permanent bail in 2 more cases
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia today (June 16, 2022) secured permanent bail in two more cases, which were filed for hurting religious sentiment of Muslims and making derogatory comments on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 2014 and 2017 respectively.
16 June 2022, 10:58 AM
Cabrera wants to ‘keep believing’
It might have been tough to find even a single Bangladesh football fan who expected anything big from the national football team when a depleted squad left the country last month.
15 June 2022, 20:37 PM