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
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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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22 members of transgender community get houses from govt
Twenty-two members of transgender community in Barguna received new houses as Eid gift from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today.
26 April 2022, 15:16 PM
Bangladesh to play Malaysia, Korea, Oman in hockey's Asia Cup
Asian Hockey Federation today on Tuesday the fixtures of Hero Asia Cup 2022 with Bangladesh in Pool B alongside last edition’s runners-up Malaysia, Korea and Oman.
26 April 2022, 13:34 PM
Bangladesh wants to export electricity to Nepal in winter, import hydropower in summer
Bangladesh has offered to export electricity to Nepal in the winter season and import its hydropower in summer.
26 April 2022, 13:03 PM
Ex-Bangladeshi diplomat Khairuzzaman appeals to Malaysia Human Rights Commission seeking safety
Former Bangladeshi diplomat, M Khairuzzaman, has appealed to the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia, seeking safety – claiming that Bangladesh government is making attempts to bring him back home and "punish him for no reason".
26 April 2022, 12:32 PM
IndiGo to connect Dhaka to 80 destinations in India, other Asian countries
With new direct flights between Dhaka and Hyderabad, IndiGo will connect Dhaka to 80 destinations in India and elsewhere in Asia via Hyderabad, Chennai, Delhi and Kolkata.
26 April 2022, 12:00 PM
Sohan's 81 helps Sheikh Jamal clinch maiden DPL title
An unbeaten run-a-ball 81 from Nurul Hasan Sohan in Mirpur today helped Sheikh Jamal beat Abahani by four wickets and clinch the Dhaka Premier League title for the first time since the tournament gained List A status in 2013.
26 April 2022, 11:27 AM
Media workers bill: There’s room for revision
Information Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday said he will sit with journalist union leaders and owners of media houses because there is room for revising the Mass Media Employees (Services Conditions) Bill 2022.
25 April 2022, 18:00 PM
TIB report on Covid baseless
Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday rejected Transparency International Bangladesh’s recent report on the Covid crisis, terming it “completely baseless”.
25 April 2022, 18:00 PM
BB to give Lanka another year to repay $200m
Bangladesh Bank is set to give Sri Lanka another year to repay the $200 million loan as it looks to lend a helping hand to the island nation, which is going through its worst debt and economic crises.
25 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Tentultala ground: Police press on with construction
Police carried on construction work at the city’s Tentultala playground yesterday though Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said he had asked the city corporation and others concerned to find an alternative place for Kalabagan Police Station.
25 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh's gas reserves drying up
The yield of Kailash Tila, the main source for Sylhet Gas Fields Ltd, was on average 69 million cubic feet per day in 2016, but it dropped to 29 million cubic feet in January this year.
25 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Carriers’ duopoly over Hajj must end
The demand for allowing a third carrier for operating hajj flights is getting louder as the existing system of ferrying the pilgrims to Saudi Arabia has been costing the hajis more and is creating a duopoly.
25 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Immigration of hajj pilgrims to be completed at Dhaka airport: Religious affairs ministry
Immigration of all aspirant hajj pilgrims will be completed at Dhaka airport this year, waiving the need to wait in long lines in Saudi Arabia.
25 April 2022, 15:46 PM
Tracing Wasim’s footsteps: Hasan Ali bountiful in County
Hasan Ali has been on fire for Lancashire so far ever since the Pakistan fast bowler made his debut in County Championship and having the impact that is reminiscent of what was pulled off by his compatriot Wasim Akram for over a decade.
25 April 2022, 14:38 PM
Denmark seeking to invest in Bangladesh’s technological sector: Danish team tells PM
The cooperation between Bangladesh and Denmark will be strengthened further in different sectors including technology and energy marking the 50 years of relations between the two countries.
25 April 2022, 14:18 PM
Miraz uncertain for first Test against SL
Mehedi Hasan Miraz is uncertain for the first of the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka starting next month as the all-rounder will be out of action for two weeks after fracturing his right hand’s little finger during a Dhaka Premier League game on Sunday.
25 April 2022, 13:40 PM
662 landless families to get houses in Bagerhat tomorrow
A total of 662 landless families in Bagerhat’s different upazilas are going to receive houses ahead of Eid from the government.
25 April 2022, 12:27 PM
3 flyovers, lane of bridge opened ahead of Eid to ease rush
The flyover on Dhaka-Tangail highway at Naujor opened to traffic today.
25 April 2022, 12:00 PM
Alcaraz equals Nadal as youngest ATP top 10 entrant
Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz, aged 18, on Monday became the youngest player to enter the top 10 of the ATP world rankings since his compatriot Rafael Nadal did so at the same age in 2005.
25 April 2022, 11:01 AM
Cattle smuggling at India-Bangladesh border: Delhi court takes cognisance of charges against ex-Trinamool leader
A court in Delhi has taken cognisance of a charge sheet filed by India’s Enforcement Directorate against former Trinamool Congress youth wing leader Vinay Mishra; the alleged kingpin of a cattle smuggling racket across the India-Bangladesh border, Mohammad Enamul Haque; and others.
25 April 2022, 10:51 AM