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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Fletcher to take charge of Man Utd as Solskjaer faces sack
Darren Fletcher is expected to take charge of Manchester United’s crunch Champions League clash against Villarreal on Tuesday after the club decided to sack Ole Gunnar Solskjaer following Saturday’s 4-1 defeat away at Watford.
21 November 2021, 07:17 AM
Peng Shuai appears in Beijing, WTA not reassured
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, whose whereabouts have been a matter of international concern for weeks, attended a tennis tournament in Beijing on Sunday, according to official photos published by the tournament organised by China Open.
21 November 2021, 05:53 AM
Vlahovic ends Milan's unbeaten run, Bonucci fires Juve to Lazio win
Dusan Vlahovic struck twice as Fiorentina ended AC Milan's unbeaten Serie A record on Saturday with a thrilling 4-3 win in Florence, while Leonardo Bonucci scored two penalties in a 2-0 win at Lazio.
21 November 2021, 05:38 AM
Emon, Rabbi in for third T20I
Following Bangladesh’s consecutive defeats in the first two matches of the three-match T20I series against Pakistan, left-handed opening batsman Parvez Hossain Emon and experienced pacer Kamrul Islam Rabbi have been added to the squad for the last match on November 22.
21 November 2021, 05:27 AM
Foreign trip spree amid pandemic
Bangladesh Railway and railways ministry officials will make four trips to Europe, the USA, and India over the next three months despite the pandemic for what they said would be studies, receiving training, and visiting factories.
20 November 2021, 18:00 PM
US sees Bangladesh in a new light now
Realising the growing importance of economy and security, the US is moving away from its old idea of Bangladesh and is looking to chart the next 50 years of relationship between the two countries in a new way, a top US official has said.
20 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Armed Forces Day today
Armed Forces Day is being observed across the country today with due solemnity and enthusiasm.
20 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Myanmar Navy detains Bangladeshi fishermen
At least 22 Bangladeshi fishermen were detained and four Bangladeshi fishing trawlers were seized by Myanmar Navy personnel yesterday.
20 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Joint command formed
China’s relations with Pakistan and the reported speech of the Chinese delegate at the United Nations were not unexpected, Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi said today.
20 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Bhasani memorabilia left to decay
The historical memorabilia of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani and different establishments set up by the legendary political leader are lying in ruins at Santosh in Tangail.
20 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Quote of the day
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on the migrant crisis at Poland-Belarus border as European governments and the United States accuse Minsk and Russia of artificially creating the crisis by bringing in people from abroad
20 November 2021, 18:00 PM
No party ticket for rebel candidates next elections: Quader
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the party’s rebel candidates will not be given nominations in next elections.
19 November 2021, 19:36 PM
Kyle Rittenhouse cleared of all charges over shooting two people to death during riots
Kyle Rittenhouse has been acquitted of all charges after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha, Wisconsin, shootings that became a flashpoint in the nation’s debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice.
19 November 2021, 18:27 PM
Rape, limitation, and due process: Constitutional rights in action
Democratic society is based on consent. Sexual relationship must be consensual. Otherwise, it amounts to a crime according to section 375 of the Penal Code, 1860. The question of consent is raised in defence of the accused and therefore the onus probandi (burden of proof) rests on the accused, although the general principle is that the onus is on the prosecution.
19 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Arsa presence at rohingya camps: Everybody knows Few dare speak
All the 34 Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar have become hubs of organised and cross-border crimes. And it is the Arakan Rohingya Solidarity Army (ARSA) that is behind it all, say Rohingyas and intelligence sources.
19 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Yahya declined to discuss with Mujib
Henry Kissinger, US president’s assistant for national security affairs, in a memorandum dated November 20, 1971, informed president Nixon
19 November 2021, 18:00 PM
The New Shipbuilding Policy: A new future ahead
As a riverine country, Bangladesh has a long history of shipbuilding. Chattogram which is known as the port city of Bangladesh, has been involved in building of ships since the Mughal empire and with the flow of time, the tradition continues.
19 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Should there be a regional body to deal with human rights issues?
Imagine a human rights violation that suffers impunity inside the country, but that can be held accountable by an international body of some sort. Examples could be custodial torture, or enforced disappearances, or extra-judicial killings – all of which have abysmal track records of getting justice at Bangladesh’s courts.
19 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Boat carrying migrants reach Italy with 10 dead
A boat carrying the bodies of 10 migrants found dead at sea arrived in Sicily on Friday, along with dozens of people it rescued this week as they tried to cross the Mediterranean.
19 November 2021, 17:17 PM
Repealing farm laws: Indian farmers not yet ready to forgive Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi may have caved in to farmers' demands that he scraps laws they say threaten their livelihoods.
19 November 2021, 16:18 PM