Bangladeshi mariner stranded on drone-hit tanker
6 December 2025, 13:54 PM
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Daria-i-Noor, ‘sister’ to Koh-i-Noor, awaits first light in 117 years
8 October 2025, 15:06 PM
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Nafisa’s HSC result the last memory left with her mother
16 October 2024, 19:58 PM
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A glimpse into Zahir Raihan's Films
19 August 2024, 08:55 AM
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Dubai floods / Thousands of Bangladeshis stranded at Dhaka, Dubai airports
18 April 2024, 13:56 PM
Natural disaster
From outlaws to flower growers
14 April 2024, 06:45 AM
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'Genuine' SSC, HSC certificates for sale!
1 April 2024, 15:14 PM
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Counterfeiting currency / Learning from YouTube, he sells them on Facebook
28 March 2024, 14:43 PM
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Why many countries are trying a four-day work week
21 January 2024, 12:52 PM
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Shaheed Asad: The spark that lit a fuse in 1969
20 January 2024, 14:11 PM
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A word on Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal Cancer is one of the top three cancers worldwide, and there are many reasons that would account for the increase in incidence of this particular cancer.
6 August 2018, 18:00 PM
VLCC introduces Coolsculpting- non-invasive fat reduction
VLCC has introduced Coolculpting treatment in Bangladesh, an FDA approved non-surgical fat reduction treatment for targeted elimination of fat cells without damage to other tissue.
6 August 2018, 18:00 PM
The Bibi Russell phenomena
“Gopal bhaar was speaking to the king in a murmured voice” – these are probably the first few words we walked into at Russell's office. Then some eager giggles… It would have been very easy for an unfamiliar person to get confused but we knew that Bibi Russel was up to her usual practice of teaching the street children their morals for the day.
6 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Purrfect pet: cat honoured for helping sick owner
A white moggy called Theo, who pawed and sat on his owner all night to stop her falling asleep after she developed a blood clot, was crowned British Cat of the Year yesterday.
3 August 2018, 07:26 AM
Just One Inch of Water
Every other minute, a child drowns in Bangladesh. Sometimes the waters rise creeping up and up until it enters homes, ready to claim small lives that cannot stay afloat.
2 August 2018, 18:00 PM
About Town
Moving Spirits Sculpture Exhibition
2 August 2018, 18:00 PM
The road expansion project that will demolish Bihari homes
On the morning of July 26, 2018 the “bihari” camps in Mirpur sectors 10 and 11 were gripped by panic as they waited with bated breath for a bulldozer to drive up their alleyways and tear down their homes.
2 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Hostage in our own country?
“In Maharashtra of India, 33 people were killed in a road accident, but do they talk about it like the way we do? Whenever something happens in Bangladesh, no matter how insignificant it is, everybody makes a fuss,” commented Bangladesh's shipping minister Shajahan Khan, who is also the executive president of Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation.
2 August 2018, 18:00 PM
MAILBOX
A group of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists has been playing the role of thugs since the quota reformation movement began. They have repeatedly attempted different ways to foil this legitimate, peaceful protest.
2 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Malaysia judges, court staff clean toilets as janitors' strike continues
Judges in Kuala Lumpur clean their own toilets after the janitors went on strike for not being paid by the contractor.
28 July 2018, 08:12 AM
Could a parasite carried by your cat make you more entrepreneurial?
A parasite which is carried by cats that can also affect humans could alter an individual's behaviour and make them more entrepreneurial, according to new research.
27 July 2018, 07:56 AM
Death with Dignity
It's a bit odd for me as a healthy 30-something-year-old to be writing about death. But having lived through the protracted agony of my mother's death from kidney failure and complications from dialysis, I feel I have some authority on the subject.
26 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Had it been so . . .
There was nothing extraordinary about that day, except that a sudden impulse to walk had gripped me! A nyctophile, I have always cherished the pleasure of walking in the city after dark, but living in Dhaka now, this desire had to remain unfulfilled.
26 July 2018, 18:00 PM
The tree doctors
Even though it was monsoon, I watered my rooftop plants before leaving Dhaka during Eid. While travelling in the night coach, I kept worrying about my plant babies. What would happen to them in the absence of water in this sweltering heat and high humidity? Will they survive my seven-day vacation? My fears were confirmed—when I returned, I found that the smaller plants had almost died, while the leaves of the mature ones had turned yellowish.
26 July 2018, 18:00 PM
How I escaped my Chinese husband
Manisha Chakma met Pinky for the first time at a tea stall located right outside her college. Like Manisha, Pinky too had left her hometown and arrived in Dhaka in search of a good job and decent life. After a brief chat, numbers were exchanged and over the next few days, Pinky, in Manisha's words, would go on to become a 'hi-hello' friend.
26 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Undocumented in Europe
The number of female workers departing Bangladesh is on an upward trajectory, 1,21, 925 in 2017, according to Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET) data. The stories of female migrant workers in the Middle East have been well documented as have those of male migrant workers in Europe.
26 July 2018, 18:00 PM
MAILBOX
France was crowned world champions. During the time of the World Cup, the world saw different miracles not only in the stadium but also outside the stadium.
26 July 2018, 18:00 PM
About Town
An Evening with Kamla
26 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Addiction: the silent catastrophe
Addiction is a common problem that silently haunts many families around the world. Ignorance, secrecy and social stigma make this problem worse with consequent shame and isolation. Addiction is often defined as a pathological relationship with an external mood-altering agent despite all the negative consequences it brings.
23 July 2018, 18:00 PM
About Town
The Films of Jiří Barta
19 July 2018, 18:00 PM