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
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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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“Tortured in custody”: Biker accused in traffic police beating case says
A Dhaka court today granted bail to a female lawyer in a case filed over mob beating of a traffic police sergeant in Dhaka's Jurain area following an altercation with commuters on a motorcycle yesterday (June 7, 2022) morning.
8 June 2022, 11:31 AM
Zico heroics narrow defeat margin against Bahrain
Bangladesh began their qualification round of the Asian Cup with 2-0 defeat to Bahrain in the two sides’ Group E openers at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur today.
8 June 2022, 11:17 AM
Worker dies, another injured in Ctg shipbreaking yard accident
A worker died and another suffered injuries when they were hit by a steel plate at Sagarika Shipbreaking Yard in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram today (June 8, 2022).
8 June 2022, 10:25 AM
Case filed against 8, BM Depot owner not among them
Eight persons have been made accused in a case filed over the fire and explosions at BM Container Depot in Chattogram's Sitakunda on June 4, 2022 night.
8 June 2022, 09:45 AM
44 muggers, dope gang members arrested in Dhaka, Rab says
Members of Rapid Action Battalion have arrested 44 alleged members of mugging and dope gangs from different areas in Dhaka yesterday.
8 June 2022, 08:56 AM
FIFA WC trophy comes to Dhaka but will it ‘strengthen our football’?
The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Kazi Salahuddin once promised to see Bangladesh qualify for the 2022 World Cup. The promise did not age well, so to speak. However, the BFF boss would now probably be pleased to have ensured that the World Cup trophy gets to visit the country again as part of its global tour.
8 June 2022, 07:33 AM
After 86 hours, fire finally doused in Ctg depot: Army
After 86 hours, the devastating fire at BM Container Depot in Chattogram’s Sitakunda has finally been doused, said Lt Col Ariful Islam, commander of the 18th Brigade of Bangladesh Army’s 24th Infantry Division.
8 June 2022, 07:31 AM
DBC News producer found dead with stab marks at Hatirjheel lake
Police recovered body of a producer of private TV channel DBC News from Hatirjheel lake near Police Plaza in Dhaka this morning.
8 June 2022, 06:49 AM
Gono commission paper: ACC to review allegations
The Gono Commission has recently been facing a backlash from religion-based organisations over submission of a “white paper” that named 116 religious leaders and Islamic speakers for their “involvement in laundering money, funding militancy and spreading communal hatred”.
8 June 2022, 02:30 AM
Adani godda power plant: BPDB to pay Tk 1,219.1cr for power not used
If it does not add value, it is a waste, said the seminal American industrialist Henry Ford. And the quote best describes the situation the Bangladesh Power Development Board finds itself in with its deal with India’s Adani Power.
7 June 2022, 18:00 PM
UN experts condemn Myanmar military's “digital dictatorship”
UN human rights experts have condemned the Myanmar military junta’s attempts to establish a “digital dictatorship” in Myanmar by imposing further restrictions on the access to internet, internet shutdowns, online censorship, surveillance and other barriers to internet access.
7 June 2022, 16:03 PM
BCL men assault 2 CMCH nurses
Two nurses at Chittagong Medical College Hospital came under the attack allegedly by Chhatra League activists over a trivial matter this (June 7, 2022) afternoon.
7 June 2022, 15:14 PM
‘Spinners like Miraz, Taijul, Nayeem are not created overnight’
The fact that there is a dearth of players, especially off-spinners, in Bangladesh’s pipeline was made even more apparent following the Tigers’ recent debacle against Sri Lanka in the two-match Test series at home last month.
7 June 2022, 13:56 PM
We all have to be economical: PM amid global price hike
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged people to take austerity measures amid the high inflation rate and price hike of goods across the world due to the Russia-Ukraine war and the Covid-19 pandemic.
7 June 2022, 13:54 PM
Turkish passenger with rashes not a monkeypox case
The Turkish citizen, who was sent to a Dhaka hospital earlier this noon with rashes on his body, is not a monkeypox case, health officials said.
7 June 2022, 13:07 PM
Confident Pakistan seek Windies rout to boost World Cup hopes
High-flying Pakistan aim to boost their chances of qualifying for next year's World Cup with a clean sweep against an inexperienced West Indies side when their three-match one-day international series starts in Multan on Wednesday.
7 June 2022, 12:24 PM
Mbappe is world's most valuable player, study shows
Paris St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe is the most valuable soccer player in the world, according to Swiss research group CIES Football Observatory, followed by Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr and new Manchester City recruit Erling Haaland.
7 June 2022, 12:11 PM
Taskin included for WI T20Is; delighted to be bowling again
Paceman Taskin Ahmed has undergone a very positive transformation over the course of the last two years. Since missing out on the ODI World Cup in England, Taskin has slowly but surely become the mainstay of Bangladesh's pace unit.
7 June 2022, 12:03 PM
Stocks fall for second day
The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dropped for the second consecutive day today.
7 June 2022, 11:14 AM
Historic 6-point Day being observed
The historic Six-point Day, marking the demand for autonomy for the then East Pakistan, now Bangladesh, is being observed across the country today.
7 June 2022, 10:55 AM