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
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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
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
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Sandwip and the collapse of Portuguese ambition
27 July 2025, 18:00 PM
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International Collaborations We Wish Were Possible
Have you ever wondered how it would be if a Bangladeshi artist could have their album cover designed by Tekashi Murakami? Or maybe a graphic novel done by Neil Gaiman and Ahsan Habib? Perhaps even a musical collaboration between Arnob and A.R. Rahman?
18 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Staying Active in Academic Research
Anyone can write a research paper as long as they have a good understanding of how research publications work. However, it is not just the writing and publication of a paper that will establish your presence in the academic research scene.
18 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Secys to blame in event of graft
Reiterating her stance against corruption, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday warned secretaries that they will have to shoulder all responsibilities if any corruption takes place in their respective sectors.
18 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Data sovereignty or data control?
The government is drafting a bill to make social media surveillance stricter and legal.
18 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Business icon Anwar Hossain no more
Anwar Hossain, founder and chairman of Anwar Group of Industries, breathed his last on August 17.
18 August 2021, 18:00 PM
AL legislators disqualified
The Pakistan government today disqualified 195 of the 288 Awami League members elected to the 310’seat East Pakistani Provincial Assembly. They were charged with “incitement to murder, rape, kidnapping, attacks on police posts and banks, armed robbery, rebellion and conspiring with the enemy”.
18 August 2021, 18:00 PM
She speaks through tears
When all the lights of a buzzing shoppingmall in Tangail town go off in the midnight, a woman in her fifties can be seen weeping alone at the corner of the mall, who has reportedly been leading such reclusive life on the streets for the last 30 years after being segregated from her family.
18 August 2021, 18:00 PM
The Real Cost of Beauty
Beauty seems to have ever-changing standards.
18 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Gaan
I have evaded wreaths of venomous, moving flowers that have invaded the dilapidated manor, writhing and sliding up and down the walls like snakes, ready to strike any moment. I had to tread carefully down the corridors, staying as far away from the walls as possible.
18 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Looking for a YA Protagonist
BooKaren: Good morning! I’ll be interviewing you today for the role of the protagonist in our upcoming young adult book. Please take a seat.
18 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Evolution of a Slob to a Neat Freak
There’s nothing wrong with being a slob. As long as you can find your stuff in your dumpster of a room, who is your messiness actually hurting? (Your mom doesn’t count). Besides, with a pandemic going strong, it’s not like you have to worry about someone coming over and witnessing the pigsty you live in.
18 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Rohingya women testify in Argentina court on ‘brutal massacre in Rakhine state’
In a historic development, Rohingya women have described how the Myanmar military carried out a brutal massacre in their village, in an Argentinean court of law, under the aegis of universal jurisdiction.
18 August 2021, 16:41 PM
Stock broker licence of Firstlead Securities halted
Bangladesh Securities And Exchange Commission (BSEC) decided to halt the effectiveness of stock broker licence of Firstlead Securities as it did not pay the fine that was imposed due to breaking rules.
18 August 2021, 15:56 PM
Govt should introduce health insurance coverage for RMG workers, says lawmaker Mujibul
Lawmaker Md Mujibul Huq has urged the government to work in collaboration with private entities and introduce a national initiative regarding health insurance coverage for readymade garment workers and wage earners.
18 August 2021, 14:23 PM
4 more die of dengue, 306 hospitalised in a day
Four patients have died of dengue, while 306 more dengue patients were hospitalized in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today.
18 August 2021, 13:11 PM
Mitu murder case: Babul denied bail again in Ctg
A court in Chattogram rejected the bail prayer again of former superintendent of police Babul Akter in a case filed over the murder of his wife Mahmuda Khanam Mitu on June 5, 2016.
18 August 2021, 12:13 PM
Teen arrested in connection with gang-rape of 5th grader in Narsingdi
A teenager was arrested today in connection with the gang-rape of a fifth grader in Narsingdi’s Raipura upazila.
18 August 2021, 12:00 PM
Sandhani Asset Management gets go-ahead to run business
Sandhani Asset Management Limited (SAML) got the nod from the stock market regulator to run the business.
18 August 2021, 11:37 AM
Russia wants to import mango from Bangladesh
Russia has expressed its interest to buy mangoes from Bangladesh, the agriculture ministry said today.
18 August 2021, 11:32 AM
Islamic University final exams to be held online
The authorities of Kushtia’s Islamic University (IU) have decided to take the final examinations of honours and masters online.
18 August 2021, 11:07 AM