Opposition not in parliament for idle talk or history lessons: Jamaat ameer
1 May 2026, 19:32 PM
Politics
Porsche to launch all-electric Cayenne Coupe
24 April 2026, 15:15 PM
Tech & Startup
Shift / F1 2026: How a rule change turned motorsport into 'Mario Kart'
15 April 2026, 15:33 PM
Tech & Startup
Shift / Avik Anwar wins UAE touring car title after final-round victory
12 April 2026, 18:17 PM
Tech & Startup
Jamaat alleges voting irregularities in Bogura-6 by-polls, Sherpur-3 election
9 April 2026, 15:02 PM
Bangladesh
'If one can't be appointed without party affiliation, that is unfortunate'
7 April 2026, 17:42 PM
Parliament
Artemis crew reaches the moon, approaches record-breaking distance from Earth
6 April 2026, 16:39 PM
Science
Govt to import 2 lakh tonnes of urea
18 March 2026, 02:40 AM
Bangladesh
Khrushchev’s Secret Speech: The 4 hours that shattered Stalin’s empire
25 February 2026, 19:08 PM
Historical
Man stabbed to death in Jashore
20 February 2026, 23:03 PM
Crime
US TV provider given first-ever space debris fine
US authorities have issued a "breakthrough" first-ever fine over space debris, officials said Monday, slapping a $150,000 penalty on a TV company that failed to properly dispose of a satellite
3 October 2023, 13:49 PM
Democratic transition prerequisite for inclusive economy
A democratic transition has emerged as a prerequisite for an inclusive and sustainable economy, said a noted economist today.
25 September 2023, 08:20 AM
Cat stuck in taxi's grille travels 500 miles in Wales
A cat was found to have travelled over 500 miles while it was trapped in the grille of a taxi. The cat was discovered by a taxi driver named Tom Hutchins in Tonyrefail, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.
28 August 2023, 15:48 PM
Traffic police officers in Ahmedabad, India donning 'AC helmets'
Ahmedabad Traffic Police, in an innovative solution to tackle the intensity of the summer, has introduced special 'AC helmets' to officers on duty. A recently viral video in India shows constables wearing these AC helmets while controlling the traffic in the streets of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
23 August 2023, 04:08 AM
Can others dare play catch-up with India?
India re-evaluated themselves against skilled Asian teams, having repelled Lebanon in similar fashion in the semi-finals, but what will the rest of the South Asian participating nations take away from the tournament? From here on, how do they gauge their standards relative to India’s ever-accelerating progress?
15 July 2023, 02:26 AM
US-Bangla secures 5th place among South Asian airlines
US-Bangla Airlines secured 5th position among South Asian airlines in the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2023
22 June 2023, 16:49 PM
Into the intersection of identity & violence
It is worth considering that, according to historian Yuval Noah Harari, we may not be able to fully evade violence, as our evolutionary past has instilled certain inclinations within us that could be linked to violence.
22 June 2023, 08:44 AM
Awami League nominates Noman Al Mahmud
Awami League Chattogram city unit’s Organising Secretary Noman Al Mahmud has been given the party’s nomination for the Ctg-8 constituency by-polls scheduled to be held on April 27.
25 March 2023, 18:00 PM
‘Like a morning after a nuclear attack’
A World Bank team that visited different areas of war-torn Bangladesh in June 1971 likened Kushtia to a bombed-out “WWII German town”.
24 March 2023, 18:00 PM
The untapped potential of our public libraries
There are few public libraries across the city which can be considered to have a decent book collection in both Bangla and English.
5 February 2023, 14:42 PM
William Dalrymple plays a role in world’s largest Commonwealth heritage conservation programme
The 216-year-old building of the former British Residency of Hyderabad (also known as Koti Residency or Hyderabad Residency) has been fully restored after a remodelling work of nearly 20 years.
16 January 2023, 11:42 AM
SHOUTxDS Books presents ‘Slam Poetry Nights’ — Episode 4
Returning for its 4th instalment, December's Slam Poetry Nights was different in several ways.
22 December 2022, 16:00 PM
IEA Report: Global coal use
Global coal consumption is set to rise to an all-time high this year and remain at similar levels in the next few years if stronger efforts are not made to move to a low-carbon economy, a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) said yesterday.
16 December 2022, 18:00 PM
‘I am innocent, why is my bail being delayed?’
She was arrested by Rampura police on November 10 in a case filed over the death of Buet student Fardin Noor Parash. On Wednesday, DB said they found that Bushra was not involved in his death.
16 December 2022, 12:14 PM
The price of victory: 1971 and the mental health of a generation
What has never been discussed is the impact of these memories, the persisting scars they left in people's minds.
15 December 2022, 06:33 AM
In the aftermath of the Palestinian catastrophe—'Minor Detail' by Adania Shibli (trans. Elisabeth Jaquette)
This book is an essential read to understand the extent of the erasure of Palestinian history after the Nakba and life under tyranny in its cities.
7 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Within the narrative folds of ‘Amar Dekha Rajnitir Ponchash Bochhor’ by Abul Mansur Ahmad
Amar Dekha Rajnitir Ponchash Bochhor unfolds a very complex process of how the people create cultures, how cultures create political orders, how orders lead to the formation of political parties, how these parties engage with political activities, and how this in turn shapes the central powers in a state.
7 September 2022, 18:00 PM
‘I enjoy being alone’: Helal Hafiz
Helal Hafiz has been suffering from glaucoma for a long time, alongside complications with his kidney, diabetes and nerve complications.
5 September 2022, 10:23 AM
‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’—One series to fail them all?
What point is Lord of the Rings making in 2022? That people are racist and wage wars? The original trilogy, from two decades ago, was making that same point.
4 September 2022, 08:01 AM
No country for honest men in Shahidul Zahir’s “Woodcutter and Crows”
Zahir uses crows as a symbol of magic realism, as found in local folklore, where animals serve as omens of luck both good and bad. The crows seem to bring bad luck to the couple, and wherever they go, the birds follow.
1 September 2022, 07:50 AM