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A British witness to Bangladesh genocide: Val Harding’s 1971 story
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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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The 5 Stages of Shopper’s Guilt
No. 5 will really shock you.
18 August 2021, 11:01 AM
Helana Jahangir denied bail in fraud case
A Dhaka court today rejected a bail petition of Helana Jahangir, a businessperson turned politician, in a fraud case filed with Dhaka's Pallabi Police Station.
18 August 2021, 10:49 AM
Myanmar junta crackdown death toll passes 1,000
Myanmar's security forces have killed more than 1,000 civilians since the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi from power six months ago, an advocacy group said on Wednesday.
18 August 2021, 10:16 AM
Anti-India, pro-western as well as Islamic streams were at work in post-1975 Bangladesh: Sir Mark Tully
Veteran BBC journalist Sir Mark Tully, who covered Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971, recently said that there was an Islamic stream at work in the country after 1975, “wanting to press Bangladesh into being more Islamic.”
18 August 2021, 10:06 AM
Strong current in Padma halts Shimulia-Banglabazar ferry services
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) has suspended operation of ferry services on Shimulia-Banglabazar route, on the Padma river, from 3:00pm today, due to strong current.
18 August 2021, 09:40 AM
Afghan girls return to school in Herat after Taliban takeover
Girls wearing white hijabs and black tunics crammed into classrooms in the western Afghan city of Herat just days after the Taliban's takeover.
18 August 2021, 09:31 AM
Mawlana Bhashani University forms new committee of Bangabandhu Society
A new committee of Bangabandhu Society has been formed in Tangail’s Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU).
18 August 2021, 09:31 AM
HC confirms death sentence of woman, her associate for killing husband in Jashore
The High Court today confirmed the death sentence a woman and her associate for killing her husband in Jashore in 2014.
18 August 2021, 09:10 AM
Ensure current development pace of Bangladesh: PM to secretaries
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked secretaries to ensure the current pace of development in Bangladesh.
18 August 2021, 08:50 AM
Jamuna swells but no immediate fear of flood in Sirajganj
Although water level in Jamuna river has increased, Sirajganj Water Development Board ruled out any chances of flood in the district as it is still flowing below the danger mark.
18 August 2021, 08:46 AM
Polish Olympian Maria auctions medal to help save infant
Polish Olympian put her Tokyo silver medal up for sale to save the life of a kid who needs a $250,000 heart operation.
18 August 2021, 08:22 AM
Nine arrested with crystal meth, yaba in Dhaka
Detectives arrested nine alleged drug peddlers yesterday along with 88,000 pieces of yaba and 500 grams of crystal meth from Dhaka’s Mohammadpur and Jatrabari area.
18 August 2021, 07:51 AM
SC upholds death sentence of one in 2004 case over rape, murder of child
The Supreme Court today affirmed the death penalty of Shukur Ali and commuted death sentences of three others to life imprisonment in a case filed for abduction, rape and murder of a 13-year-old in Kushtia in 2004.
18 August 2021, 07:48 AM
Pressure grows on 'grumpy' Langer
A few months before Australia bid to retain the Ashes in a summer clouded by pandemic uncertainty, Justin Langer stands on shaky ground with criticism of his coaching style piling up in the wake of the team's recent setbacks.
18 August 2021, 07:37 AM
UK announces to resettle 20,000 Afghans fleeing Taliban rule
Britain on Tuesday announced a resettlement scheme for Afghans fleeing the Taliban after their return to power, offering an initial 5,000 places in the first year, rising to up to 20,000 in the long term.
18 August 2021, 07:29 AM
Indian Congress leader Shashi Tharoor discharged from case filed over wife’s death
A Delhi court today discharged senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in a case related to his wife Sunanda Pushkar’s death at a hotel in New Delhi.
18 August 2021, 07:19 AM
153 BNP leaders, activists sued over clash with police at Chandrima Udyan
Police today filed a case against 153 leaders and activists of BNP, following yesterday’s clash between the party men and law enforcers at Dhaka’s Chandrima Udyan.
18 August 2021, 07:12 AM
Drugs case: CID seeks 5-day fresh remand for Pori Moni
Criminal Investigation Department has submitted a five-day remand prayer for film actress Pori Moni in a case filed with Banani Police Station under the Narcotics Control Act.
18 August 2021, 07:04 AM
Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi off to India for treatment
Deputy Speaker of the Parliament and lawmaker from Gaibandha-5, Md Fazle Rabbi Miah, was flown to India today for treatment due to post-operation related complications and medical check-up.
18 August 2021, 06:52 AM
1 dead, 1 missing after trawler sinks in river in Gazipur
One person died and another was missing after a trawler sank in the Khiru river in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur last night.
18 August 2021, 05:39 AM