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
In Focus
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
In Focus
Bridging the Partition through Education
17 August 2025, 18:00 PM
In Focus
Satyajit Ray’s ‘Tagore’ Films
11 August 2025, 18:00 PM
In Focus
Sound of the July uprising
3 August 2025, 18:00 PM
In Focus
Sandwip and the collapse of Portuguese ambition
27 July 2025, 18:00 PM
In Focus
In-person academic activities will resume at medical institutions September 13
In-person academic activities will resume at all medical educational institutions from September 13, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.
2 September 2021, 10:24 AM
Ronaldo return 'amazing' for Man Utd, says Maguire
Manchester United captain Harry Maguire hailed Cristiano Ronaldo's return to the club and said the "greatest player to play the game" will have a huge impact at Old Trafford.
2 September 2021, 09:16 AM
Flood situation worsens in Kurigram, Sirajganj
The flood situation in Kurigram and Sirajganj has deteriorated as Brahmaputra and Jamuna’s water levels are flowing above the danger level this morning.
2 September 2021, 09:05 AM
Covid-19 testing with forged documents: 3 TKS Healthcare Service officials remanded
A Dhaka court has placed three officials of TKS Healthcare Service on a five-day remand each in a case filed over forging documents that showed the health ministry's approval to collect samples and conduct Covid-19 antigen tests.
2 September 2021, 08:35 AM
Bangladesh move from 10 to 7 in ICC T20I rankings
Bangladesh jumped three places in T20I rankings -- from 10 to 7 -- after winning the first of five T20Is against New Zealand at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.
2 September 2021, 07:53 AM
Govt taking measures to reopen schools, colleges soon: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today told the parliament that the government is taking measures to reopen educational institutes soon.
2 September 2021, 07:33 AM
‘Never know what it is like until you get out there’
New Zealand were hit hard with the reality of playing in a slow, low and gripping Mirpur pitch on Wednesday as they suffered a thumping seven-wicket defeat, their first-ever defeat against Bangladesh in the format, after being bundled out for 60 in just 16.5 overs -- Kiwis’ joint-lowest total in T20Is.
2 September 2021, 07:11 AM
AL lawmaker Hashibur Rahman Swapon passes away
Ruling Awami League lawmaker from Sirajganj-6 (Shahjadpur) Hashibur Rahman Swapon passed away today at a hospital in Turkey. He was 67.
2 September 2021, 06:19 AM
Dutch draw with Norway
The Netherlands were forced to come from behind to draw 1-1 with Norway in a World Cup qualifier in Oslo on Wednesday, an inauspicious start for new coach Louis van Gaal.
2 September 2021, 06:11 AM
Ten-man France held to disappointing draw by Bosnia
France were held to a disappointing 1-1 home draw by Bosnia after playing almost half the game with 10 men in a World Cup Group D qualifier on Wednesday.
2 September 2021, 06:04 AM
Wintertide
Arrival perpetual yet unforeseen;
Embraced wholeheartedly.
1 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Why are Agents Essential to Football?
As much as the media portrays agents as devils behind transfer negotiations, players can’t afford to be without them.
1 September 2021, 18:00 PM
How TikTok Is Shaping Modern Music
When Drake released “Toosie Slide” last year, it was not the first nor the last song containing step-by-step details of a dance move. It was, however, one of the first songs of its kind by a huge artist in the era of TikTok.
1 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Pets Aren’t Social Media Accessories
The demand for Scottish Fold cats, a breed once popular in the 1970s, saw a resurgence in the breeding market after being extensively photographed in the arms of singers Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran, as well as actors Kirsten Dunst and Patrick Dempsey.
1 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Escaping the empires’ graveyard
Now that the United States’ destructive 20-year war in Afghanistan has ended, Afghans tremble at the last laugh of the Taliban.
1 September 2021, 18:00 PM
The consequences of comparison
A rare good day came to an abrupt halt when I checked social media and saw a bunch of my peers achieving impossible feats while I lounged around in my room binge watching mediocre Netflix shows.
1 September 2021, 18:00 PM
What Bangladesh can learn from the reopening of US schools
About 56 million children in 130,000 primary and secondary schools in the United States, including about six million students in 30,000 private schools, are returning to a second school year this autumn under the spell of the pandemic,
1 September 2021, 18:00 PM
The case for a food systems stability board
The Covid-19 pandemic, rising rates of global poverty and inequality, persistent conflict, and the escalating climate and biodiversity crises are shocks and stresses that together contribute to increasing hunger, as well as growing food and nutrition insecurity. To help tackle this urgent problem more effectively, and make the global food system more stable and resilient,
1 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Buying SIMs without NID Card: BTRC decides to cap it to two
A mobile phone user will not be able to get more than two SIM cards against his or her passport or driving licence or birth certificate, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has decided.
1 September 2021, 18:00 PM
What should be our development strategies during Covid?
Seeing the varying degrees of Covid that the world has experienced over the last one and a half years, we can safely assume that this pandemic is here to stay.
1 September 2021, 18:00 PM