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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Western Marine incurs losses for second straight year
Western Marine Shipyard Limited posted losses in the financial year that ended on June 30.
7 November 2022, 10:11 AM
Man held with 9 gold bars at Benapole checkpost
Customs intelligence officials arrested a passport-holding passenger with nine gold bars at Benapole checkpost while smuggling those into India today (November 7, 2022).
7 November 2022, 10:05 AM
Rangpur city election: Candidates can submit nominations until Nov 29
Aspirants of Rangpur City Corporation election will be able to submit nomination papers until November 29, according to the schedule announced by the Election Commission (EC) today (November 7, 2022).
7 November 2022, 09:29 AM
HC extends Khaleda Zia's bail in 2 defamation cases
The High Court today (November 7, 2022) extended its earlier orders that granted bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in two defamation cases until its disposals at the trial courts.
7 November 2022, 09:02 AM
LIVE UPDATE: ‘Make dollar exchange rate free for Bangladesh’
The exchange rate of dollar needs to be freed to make the garment business profitable at this crisis time, said a top leader of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) today.
7 November 2022, 07:38 AM
LIVE UPDATE: ‘Complacency responsible for falling forex reserve’
"Complacency has brought us to the current forex reserve situation,” said Salehuddin Ahmed, former governor of the Bangladesh Bank.
7 November 2022, 07:00 AM
LIVE UPDATE: Come up with strategy now to stop depletion of forex reserves: Ahsan H Mansur
The government should come up with a clear strategy to stop fast depletion of the foreign currency reserves in a bid to save the country from a major crisis, said a noted economist today.
7 November 2022, 06:22 AM
LIVE UPDATE: Only external factors not responsible for Bangladesh’s economic volatility: Debapriya
The external factors are not only responsible for Bangladesh’s present economic volatility, rather there are some issues which remained unattended for a long time such as low revenue collection, absence of quality public expenditure and the non-performing loans, said noted economist Debapriya Bhattacharya today.
7 November 2022, 06:10 AM
Banks withdraw service charge on remittance
Banks in Bangladesh today decided to withdraw service charge on remittances sent home by expatriate Bangladeshis with a view to gearing up the inflow.
6 November 2022, 14:46 PM
Mohila Dal leader Sultana on 2-day remand in DSA case
A Dhaka court today (November 6, 2022) placed Sultana Ahmed, general secretary of Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal, on a two-day remand in a case filed under Digital Security Act.
6 November 2022, 09:23 AM
“US, civil society members working for free, fair elections”
The US is working with Bangladeshi civil society actors for free and fair elections, said Afreen Akhter, US assistant deputy secretary for South and Central Asia.
6 November 2022, 09:18 AM
"No need for coaching centres after adoption of new curriculum"
Education Minister Dipu Moni has said that there will be no need for coaching centers for pre-primary to HSC students after the new curriculum is introduced.
6 November 2022, 06:59 AM
What action taken against irregularities by BPC concern, HC asks
The High Court today (November 6, 2022) wanted to know what action has been taken against the irregularities of Tk 472 crore by Standard Asiatic Oil Company, a subsidiary of the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC).
6 November 2022, 06:46 AM
Arrest of public servants: Govt now can appeal against HC verdict
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today (November 6, 2022) allowed the government to move an appeal against a High Court verdict that cleared the way for law enforcers to arrest government employees in criminal cases without permission from the authorities concerned.
6 November 2022, 06:30 AM
Afif scores 1000 runs in T20Is as seventh Bangladesh batter
Bangladesh batter Afif Hossain became the seventh batter for his country to reach one thousand T20I runs in career after the left-hander struck an unbeaten 24 off 20 balls against Pakistan in the two sides’ final Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup in Adelaide today.
6 November 2022, 06:03 AM
Two lanes of Tongi flyover open to traffic
Two lanes of Tongi flyover, which is being constructed under Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Line-3 project, opened to traffic today.
6 November 2022, 05:31 AM
Covid-19: 88 cases recorded in 24 hours, no deaths
At least 88 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (November 4, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
4 November 2022, 12:04 PM
Delhi air pollution: Primary schools to remain closed from tomorrow
Authorities in Delhi today (November 4, 2022) ordered the closure of all primary schools from tomorrow and asked half of the city government’s staff to work from home in view of a sharp deterioration in air pollution in India’s national capital level.
4 November 2022, 12:00 PM
Dengue fever: One dies, 498 hospitalised in 24 hours
At least one dengue patient died while 498 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till this (November 4, 2022) morning.
4 November 2022, 11:31 AM
BNP men reach Barishal by 41 trawlers
Several thousands of BNP leaders and activists boarded 41 trawlers and reached Barishal amid transport strike around the division to join the party rally scheduled for tomorrow (November 5, 2022).
4 November 2022, 09:57 AM