In Focus / What Begum Rokeya knew about changing Bengali Muslims from within
7 December 2025, 18:00 PM
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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
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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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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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Army to be built as world-class force
The efforts to build the Bangladesh Army as a world-class force through realistic and up-to-date training will continue, said Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed yesterday.
13 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Get jabbed immediately
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday renewed her call to the unvaccinated people to get the Covid-19 jab immediately to protect their lives from the new Omicron variant.
13 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Govt study finds most adolescents aspire to pursue mainstream careers
Although the pressure to become a doctor or an engineer is gradually dissipating, the two professions still rank on the top among the youths, found a first-of-its-kind study by the government.
13 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Covid relief: NGOs faced pressure from local politicos
Nearly 54 percent of the non-government organisations involved in relief programmes during the pandemic faced challenges in preparing a list of beneficiaries, found Transparency International Bangladesh.
13 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Attack on qawwali concert at DU: ASK demands action
Condemning the attack on a qawwali concert at Dhaka University’s TSC, Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) today demanded action against the perpetrators.
13 January 2022, 13:13 PM
Danish and Bangladeshi PM discuss climate, trade during phone call
Bangladesh and Denmark have agreed to work together on climate change and infrastructural development issues for mutual benefits.
13 January 2022, 12:18 PM
‘Anti-semitic’ remarks: France shuts down Cannes mosque
France’s interior minister said on Wednesday he had ordered the closure of a mosque on the French Riviera because of anti-Semitic remarks made there.
13 January 2022, 11:31 AM
3 dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours
Three dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
13 January 2022, 10:43 AM
Assign staff to help students cross roads
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the educational institutions up to higher secondary level must assign their own staff to make sure their students cross roads safely.
12 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Anti-state comments: Govt mulls scrapping passports
The government has taken initiatives to scrap the passports of those engaged in anti-state activities and making anti-Bangladesh comments while living abroad.
12 January 2022, 18:00 PM
St Martin’s Island declared marine protected area
The government has declared 1,743sqkm of the Bay of Bengal, including St Martin’s Island in Cox’s Bazar, a marine protected area.
12 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Dhaka-Washington ties: Bangladesh seeks thaw
Dhaka plans to strengthen its engagement with Washington to smoothen the strained relationship following the US measures taken to keep Bangladesh under scrutiny as far as democracy and human rights are concerned.
12 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Forgotten by society, unforgiven by hunger
“Many people like you come to visit us with a promise to help us but they never keep their words,” they resented.
12 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Uber launches in Rangpur, expands business to all 8 divisions
Uber today announced it has begun serving riders and drivers in Rangpur, marking the company’s expansion to all the eight divisions of the country.
12 January 2022, 14:55 PM
Buet suspends in-person classes from Saturday
Due to the rise in Covid-19 infections, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) has suspended in-person classes from Saturday.
12 January 2022, 13:24 PM
Buses to operate at half capacity with same fare from Jan 15
Buses will start carrying passengers at half capacity from January 15 (Saturday) -- maintaining health guidelines and restrictions issued by the government.
12 January 2022, 12:22 PM
2,916 Covid cases reported in 24hrs, positivity rate now 11.68%
At least 2,916 new infections were recorded and four people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
12 January 2022, 11:42 AM
Rabab Fatima unanimously elected UN Women Executive Board President
Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, Ambassador Rabab Fatima, has been unanimously elected as President of the UN Women Executive Board for the year 2022.
12 January 2022, 10:39 AM
Djokovic admits 'errors' as he fights to avoid Australian deportation
Novak Djokovic on Wednesday admitted "errors" in his travel papers and in not isolating after a claimed coronavirus infection, as he battled to stay in Australia and fight for a record 21st Grand Slam
12 January 2022, 07:51 AM
High-tech vessel shines hope on hilsa research
Researchers now have gotten an opportunity to promote hilsa production in the country, thanks to the introduction of a high-tech vessel by the Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute.
11 January 2022, 18:00 PM