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
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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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Soumya scalps six in a day; Ebadot bags fifer
The early morning conditions and the Duke ball held sway at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium as Rajshahi were skittled out for just 54 in their first innings by hosts Khulna in a Tier 2 game today, a day where even Soumya Sarkar’s military medium-pace proved difficult to negotiate.
15 November 2022, 15:34 PM
ARB College off to winning start
Last edition’s runners-up Ataur Rahman Bhuiyan College Sporting Club started their Women’s Football League campaign with an emphatic 4-0 win over Siraj Smriti Sangsad at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur today.
15 November 2022, 15:13 PM
Haaland sorry to miss World Cup
Manchester City forward Erling Haaland said he wishes he could be at the Qatar World Cup but because Norway failed to qualify for the tournament, the 22-year-old will use the break to recharge for the rest of the Premier League season.
15 November 2022, 14:55 PM
Stocks’ floor price for block market eased
Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has eased floor price for the block market, which will allow shares to be traded at 10 per cent lower price than the open market.
15 November 2022, 14:17 PM
Cut interest rate of microfinance loans: BB governor
Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder today urged the country’s microfinance institutions to reduce loan interest rate for the poor.
15 November 2022, 12:24 PM
Orion Pharma’s profit more than doubles
Orion Pharma Ltd’s profit more than doubled in the July-September quarter of the ongoing fiscal year of 2022-23.
15 November 2022, 11:32 AM
Square Textiles makes Tk 37.68 crore profit in July-September
Square Textiles Ltd saw its profit dip by 17 per cent in the July-September quarter of the financial year 2022-23 owing to higher spending aimed at ensuring energy supply amid the gas and electricity crisis and fuel price hikes.
15 November 2022, 11:23 AM
Kalapara AC (land) stabbed by muggers in Savar
Assistant Commissioner (land) of Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali Md Abu Bakar Siddique was stabbed by muggers in Savar.
15 November 2022, 07:22 AM
Man Utd 'considering response' to Ronaldo 'betrayal' claims
Manchester United said on Monday they were "considering their response" to an interview given by star forward Cristiano Ronaldo where he said he felt "betrayed" by the club.
15 November 2022, 05:24 AM
‘Banks have Tk 169,586 crore excess liquidity, no crisis at all’
Bangladesh’s banks have Tk 169,586 crore excess liquidity and there is no liquidity crisis in the country’s banking sector, Bangladesh Bank said in an urgent notice today.
14 November 2022, 15:07 PM
Bangladeshi RMG getting popular in Middle East: BGMEA
The Middle Eastern countries are going to be major garment export destinations for Bangladesh as the local apparel manufacturers are now receiving a lot of queries from the buyers of the region, said Faruque Hassan, president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).
14 November 2022, 13:27 PM
Bangladesh Bank finds cases of trade misinvoicing
Bangladesh Bank today said cases of under and over-invoicing of imported and exported items came to its notice during specials audit.
14 November 2022, 12:38 PM
NBR wants tax from Nora Fatehi’s visit expenses
The tax authority has requested the home, cultural affairs and other agencies to ensure payment of source tax from payment of honorarium and other expenses for Bollywood artist Nora Fatehi.
14 November 2022, 11:06 AM
German Chancellor Scholz wants closer EU ties with Southeast Asia
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the European Union should expand its cooperation with Southeast Asian nations (ASEAN), saying it was crucial to deepen ties in the face of the war in Ukraine, addressing a meeting of business leaders in Singapore on Monday.
14 November 2022, 09:15 AM
3 BNP men arrested ahead of Sylhet rally
Police arrested three BNP men today in connection with cases filed against them earlier in Habiganj.
14 November 2022, 09:04 AM
Bangladeshi researchers on cusp of diabetes prevention
Bangladeshi researchers have come up with a test to identify people likely to develop type-2 diabetes in the future, bringing the possibility of prevention closer to reality.
14 November 2022, 08:06 AM
Survey on to reopen Lalmonirhat-Moghalhat rail route 26 years after closure
Twenty-six years after the closure of the Lalmonirhat-Moghalhat rail route, railway authorities have been carrying out a survey to reopen it.
14 November 2022, 06:59 AM
24 govt holidays for bankers in 2023
Bankers in Bangladesh will have 24 government holidays in 2023 apart from the two days in the weekends, according to a circular issued by the Bangladesh Bank today.
13 November 2022, 13:33 PM
Food safety authority starts issuing health certificate for food items
The Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) has started issuing health certificates to facilitate export of food products from the country.
13 November 2022, 12:21 PM
‘Square Mata’ Anita Chowdhury no more
Anita Chowdhury, wife of Square Group founder Samson H Chowdhury, died of old-age complications today.
13 November 2022, 11:27 AM