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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Australia scrape to first victory
Batting proved to be Bangladesh’s downfall as the Tigers lost the fourth T20I against Australia by three wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday, giving up their rare chance of completing a first-ever clean series sweep against the Aussies.
7 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Red Gold sparks hope
It has a history stretching back millenniums. Emperors have patronised it, poets have romanticised it, monks have used its colour in their robes and worshippers have adored it. Popularly known as “Red Gold”, the crimson hued saffron has been used for culinary, medicinal and aesthetic purposes.
7 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh sends Covid meds to Indonesia
Bangladesh has gifted emergency Covid-19 medicines to Indonesia, which has become Asia’s new coronavirus epicenter reporting more than 3.57 million cases and more than 102,000 deaths as of yesterday.
7 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Natore ‘Work for Money’: Poor deprived as graft rules
A government scheme aiming at generating income and ensuring food security for the rural poor has plunged into corruption and irregularities in Natore.
7 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Yahya speaks of mediation
Pakistan President Yahya Khan said that he would like British mediation between India and Pakistan. “But,” Yahya continued, “I do not want it if she [Britian] remains much less than neutral.”
7 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Mystique around Mustafizur continues to grow
Mustafizur Rahman may have gone wicketless in the third T20I between Bangladesh and Australia on Friday, but the wily left-arm pacer was the player that took control of the most important stage of the game.
7 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Soumya fluffs another chance
After Bangladesh managed to secure the five-match T20I series against Australia with two games in hand, it was expected that the hosts would make some changes to the team to test and test their depth in the fourth game. Instead, the Tigers went for the will and kept the winning combination intact.
7 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Berkshire Hathaway recovers from Covid woes
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday said many of its businesses are enjoying strong recoveries from the early depths of the coronavirus pandemic, fueling rebounds in profits and revenue.
7 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Usmania Glass resumes production after one year
Usmania Glass Sheet Factory Ltd (UGSFL), a state-owned glass manufacturer, resumed production yesterday after a one-year gap.
7 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Digitalisation to help reach new markets: experts
Digitalisation is enabling businesses to reach new markets and help the economy move towards sustainability, according to speakers at a webinar held yesterday.
7 August 2021, 18:00 PM
This day in history
1786 - US Congress unanimously chooses the dollar as the monetary unit for the United States of America.
7 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Japan commuter knife attacker wanted to kill ‘happy women’
The man alleged to have wounded 10 people in a knife attack on a Tokyo commuter train late on Friday told police he became incensed when he saw
7 August 2021, 18:00 PM
BSF apprehends 10 Bangladeshis, including women and children, while crossing border illegally
Border Security Force (BSF) apprehended 10 Bangladeshis while attempting to enter India illegally today, an official of the paramilitary force said.
7 August 2021, 14:00 PM
Bangladesh gifts emergency Covid medicines to Indonesia
Bangladesh has gifted emergency Covid medicines to Indonesia, which has become Asia's new coronavirus epicenter reporting more than 3.57 million cases and more than 102,000 deaths as of yesterday.
7 August 2021, 12:45 PM
Central oxygen supply inaugurated in Pabna General Hospital
Central oxygen supply was inaugurated today at Pabna General Hospital for Covid patients.
7 August 2021, 11:32 AM
22 lakh people lost jobs during Covid-19 pandemic: DCCI president
Around 22 lakh people have lost jobs as the country’s economy, trade and investment are going through a very challenging time during the pandemic, said Rizwan Rahman, president of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce Industries (DCCI).
7 August 2021, 11:24 AM
204 dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours
At least 204 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals of the country in 24 hours till 8am today.
7 August 2021, 10:34 AM
India approves emergency use of Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine
India has given US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson's single-dose Covid-19 vaccine emergency use permission in the country.
7 August 2021, 10:09 AM
Overstay in India: Calcutta HC asks to deport Bangladeshi woman as detention period ends
Calcutta High Court has ordered to send back a Bangladeshi woman by air on her request as she is languishing in a correctional facility on completion of her detention period.
7 August 2021, 10:04 AM
'Waging conflict against govts of India, Bangladesh': NIA takes over case involving 3 Bangladeshis
India’s counter-terrorism organization, National Investigation Agency (NIA), has taken over the probe into a case related to three Bangladeshi nationals entering India illegally and allegedly hatching a conspiracy to wage a conflict by recruiting and motivating vulnerable Muslim youth against the governments of India and Bangladesh.
7 August 2021, 09:51 AM