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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Eminent neurosurgeon Dr LA Quadery no more
Eminent neurosurgeon Prof Dr LA Quadery passed away at a private hospital in Chattogram city this morning.
29 August 2021, 07:31 AM
Money laundering: Mahbubul Haque Chisty, 6 others claim innocence, seek justice
Seven accused including Mahbubul Haque Chisty, former chairman of Farmers Bank audit committee, claimed to be innocent and sought justice after a Dhaka court read out charges from the statements of 21 witnesses in a Tk 4 crore money laundering case.
29 August 2021, 07:28 AM
Hurt but not demoralised, says Kohli
India captain Virat Kohli said his players are hurting after losing the third Test against England at Headingley by a big margin but are not demoralised.
29 August 2021, 07:21 AM
Chhatra League, Chhatra Dal activists clash on DU campus
Activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) locked into a clash on Dhaka University campus this morning.
29 August 2021, 07:15 AM
India's new Covid-19 cases rise by 45,083
India reported 45,083 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, according to data from the health ministry, driven by surging cases in the southern state of Kerala.
29 August 2021, 07:11 AM
Herd of 20 elephants returns to Cox’s Bazar forest after 2 days
A herd of around 20 elephants, that had gone to Sujapur village under Fasiakhali union in Cox's Bazar in search of food on August 26, returned to Fasiakhali Reserve Forest last night.
29 August 2021, 07:04 AM
Taleban claims to have caught two Malaysians fighting for ISIS-linked militants in Kabul
Two Malaysian militants believed to be fighting alongside the Afghan affiliate of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), known as Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K), have been detained by Taleban authorities.
29 August 2021, 06:55 AM
Govt has taken comprehensive measures to develop fish sector: JS Speaker
The government has taken comprehensive measures to develop the fish sector of the country, said speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury.
29 August 2021, 06:39 AM
US in final phase of Kabul evacuations, Taliban says ready to take over airport
US forces are in the final phase of leaving Kabul, ending two decades of involvement in Afghanistan, and just over 1,000 civilians at the airport remain to be flown out before troops withdraw, a Western security official said on Sunday.
29 August 2021, 06:37 AM
Brahmanbaria’s sunken boat pulled out; rescue operation ends
Brahmanbaria fire service has pulled out the engine boat from the water, 43 hours after it capsized in Laishka Beel under Bijoynagar upazila on Friday, leaving 22 people dead.
29 August 2021, 06:30 AM
Metro train services from Dec 2022, Quader says while inaugurating test run
Bangladesh's first metro train services would be launched in December next year, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said today.
29 August 2021, 05:49 AM
PM wants Bangladesh to be a communications hub for the entire world
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today unveiled the foundation stone of the Cox’s Bazar Airport runway extension project -- aiming to enable it to offer a longer range of domestic and international passenger services.
29 August 2021, 05:27 AM
Singapore fully vaccinates 80% of population against Covid-19
Singapore has fully inoculated 80% of its 5.7 million people against COVID-19, the health minister said on Sunday, becoming the world's most vaccinated country and setting the stage for further easing of curbs.
29 August 2021, 05:07 AM
Train hits pickup van and derails, Dhaka-Ctg rail communication resumes after 7 hours
Rail communication on Dhaka-Chattogram route was suspended for seven hours when a train derailed after hitting a pickup van in Cumilla.
29 August 2021, 04:48 AM
Elephants rescued while being trafficked in Chattogram
Forest officials seized a truck carrying two elephants that were being trafficked in Lohagara upazila of Chattogram.
29 August 2021, 04:32 AM
Ekushey Padak winning writer Bulbul Chowdhury passes away
Ekushey Padak winning writer Bulbul Chowdhury passed away yesterday evening. He was 73.
29 August 2021, 04:24 AM
Snails-pace in road construction: 15-20 percent work completed in 9 months
Only 15 to 20 percent of the work of a 13-month road extension project on Murali intersection of Khulna bus stand has been completed in nine months.
29 August 2021, 03:27 AM
Anvir Adel no more
Anvir Adel Khan, a former national hockey player and former joint secretary of Bangladesh Hockey Federation, passed away at a hospital in Dhaka yesterday.
28 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Import helps push the rice prices down
Rice prices have started to drop after the government allowed private importers to bring in the staple from other countries.
28 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Cox’s Bazar Runway Expansion: Hasina to break ground today
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to virtually inaugurate the ground breaking ceremony and unveil the foundation stone of the runway extension at Cox’s Bazar Airport today morning.
28 August 2021, 18:00 PM