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23 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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News Analysis: Justice Khairul's dubious distinction
23 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Narayanganj 7-murder: HC gives death to 15, life to 11
22 August 2017, 04:50 AM
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PM slams CJ for comparing Bangladesh with Pakistan
21 August 2017, 13:48 PM
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Legendary film star Razzak passes away
21 August 2017, 12:33 PM
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Ericsson staff demo in Dhaka protesting lay off
21 August 2017, 10:38 AM
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2 schoolgirls 'gang-raped'
20 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Moon Ride on the cards
19 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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What to do when all the carriages are full
19 August 2017, 15:49 PM
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Misery mounts in north; Dhaka at flood risk
16 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Of Big Fat Weddings
The recent news about Bangladesh being the least emotional country has been making the rounds these days. Many have found it a convenient index to explain away almost all the bad things we do.
3 September 2015, 18:00 PM
The best way to get pure milk in Dhaka (video)
How far are you willing to go for pure and fresh milk in Dhaka – world’s second worst livable city reputed for adulterated food products right and left.
3 September 2015, 07:03 AM
7 odd ways to go to school
Bangladesh, takes its education seriously but it is not alone in its incredible story of children defeating the odds just to reach school.
3 September 2015, 04:55 AM
Recheck or Retake?
Over the past few weeks, A Level results of both Cambridge and Edexcel candidates who gave their examinations over the summer were released online amid numerous news reports and stories on how thousands of students are expected to receive wrong grades.
2 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Baby book worm cries every time a book ends
Watch his excitement as the book opens and the tears as it finishes.
2 September 2015, 06:35 AM
Doctor for the poor no more
He was affectionately called “Daktar Bhai” (doctor brother). Rightly so, because he served them for decades in a Tangail village, thousands of miles away from home, to live up to his childhood promise to help the helpless.
1 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Dhaka Deluged
Just one hour of heavy rains led to the collapse of the capital's traffic system as most of the roads, lanes and bi-lanes were inundated with hundreds of vehicles stranded for hours yesterday, causing immense sufferings to tens of thousands of commuters.
Waterlogging compelled many to walk miles after getting off buses stuck in nearly unending tailbacks in all major roads, including the Kazi Nazrul Islam avenue, Mirpur road, Manik Mia avenue, Pragati Sarani.
1 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Bus plunges at Kuril, 3 hurt
At least three passengers are injured as a bus plunged into a water body from Kuril flyover in Dhaka.
31 August 2015, 05:38 AM
Prof Zafar Iqbal shell-shocked as students swoop on teachers
Prof Muhammed Zafar Iqbal perhaps could not believe what had just happened -- some students of his university swooping on their teachers right before his eyes.
30 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Goodbye, little ghost!
Muhammad Sadman Casper, also known as “little ghost” dies at a Dhaka Hospital.
30 August 2015, 12:37 PM
Fool's oil
"Are you suffering from rheumatic fever? Scratching your skin off for eczema? Writhing in pain with fractured bones? Battling asthma? Fighting diabetes? Enduring indescribable pain and shame due to piles or sexual diseases?
29 August 2015, 18:00 PM
MacGyver now a verb
MacGyver is now a verb. And yes you can use it to describe improvised or inventive ways making use of whatever items are at hand.
27 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Sumaiya Shimu ties the knot!
Popular TV actress Sumaiya Shimu has just tied the knot, to Nazrul Islam. Nazrul is currently the country director for the international NGO Relief International.
27 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Old Dhaka schools in a shambles
At first glance, it looks like the entrance of a tunnel.
24 August 2015, 18:00 PM
6-month ban on Rana Plaza movie
The High Court imposes a six-month restriction on a movie depicting garment worker Reshma, who was rescued miraculously on the 17th day of the Rana Plaza disaster in 2013.
24 August 2015, 11:26 AM
Dhaka vs Kolkata
But it does not need Economist Intelligence Unit’s ranking for anybody to know that Dhaka has been rotting, stinking and becoming more terrible to live in every year.
24 August 2015, 09:24 AM
When foreigners lend a hand to clean Dhaka (video)
A group of students from University of Japan in Bangladesh take matters on their hand lending their effort to make a cleaner Dhaka and raise awareness among all for the same.
23 August 2015, 12:00 PM
Courage! (video)
What could be more courageous than taking on an animal multiple times your size? This goat has the answer as it takes on a cow head on in a feat of sheer will power.
23 August 2015, 08:41 AM
Bangladesh new SAFF U-16 champion
Bangladesh clinch SAFF U-16 football championship 2015 by defeating India 4-2 in tie-breaker at Sylhet District Stadium.
18 August 2015, 13:44 PM
Bangladeshi origin Zia Haider’s novel wins Britain's oldest literary prize
Bangladeshi born writer Zia Haider Rahman wins the James Tait Black Literary Prizes, Britain's oldest literary award, for his debut novel In the Light of What We Know.
18 August 2015, 05:31 AM