Once again the debate over Bengali nationalism
31 March 2026, 12:58 PM
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Does South Asia need secularism?
30 March 2026, 00:44 AM
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Did Jinnah lose faith in the Two-Nation Theory after 1947?
26 March 2026, 16:02 PM
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The black flag at Rajshahi and the officer who chose conscience
26 March 2026, 13:39 PM
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At Highgate, remembering Karl Marx
22 March 2026, 15:00 PM
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Celebrating Eid: Thousand years of history in three embraces
21 March 2026, 10:00 AM
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Historical glimpses of Eid processions in Dhaka
20 March 2026, 10:00 AM
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The Biryani excavation
19 March 2026, 10:00 AM
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My mother’s letter during the Liberation War
16 March 2026, 11:10 AM
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In Focus / A journey through Bangladesh’s Islamic inscriptions
28 December 2025, 18:00 PM
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Sold my property to Khandker Mosharraf willingly at fair price
Dayamoyee Asram owner Arun Guha Majumder yesterday said he willingly sold his Jheeltuli house in Faridpur to LGRD Minister Khandker
29 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Dhaka river choked as authorities remain silent
A spinning mill now stands on a flood plain earmarked as conservable in the capital's master plan with the authorities playing the role
28 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Reading Nazrul Islam after Walter Benjamin
‘Early in his life, Kazi Nazrul Islam, the most notable Muslim poet of modern Bengal, edited and published a weekly Bengali journal named Dhumketu, the Comet.
28 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Kazi Zafar's family wants to bury him on JS premises
Family members late Kazi Zafar Ahmed, chairman of a faction of Jatiya Party and former prime minister during HM Ershad's regime, sought
28 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Land erosion worsens
The flood water started receding from Lalmonirhat and Gaibandha but erosions by the rivers Dharla and Jamuna, which were triggered
28 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Female blogger seeks police protection
A blogger files a general diary with Mohammadpur Police Station in Dhaka this afternoon seeking protection as she fears for her life.
28 August 2015, 13:25 PM
1, 100 Bangladeshis and Rohingyas died in sea in 18 months
At least 70 people are estimated to have died of starvation, dehydration, disease and abuse by the crews at sea on ships abandoned in May this year, said the UN Refugee Agency yesterday.
27 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh, Mexico sign MoU to boost relations
Bangladesh and Mexico have agreed to start a dialogue to expand bilateral relations including strengthening trade and commerce.
27 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Myanmarese separatist group Arakan Army attack BGB patrol team
Myanmarese separatist group Arakan Army swooped on a Border Guard Bangladesh patrol team in Boro Modak area of Thanchi in
26 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Digital attendance system introduced at DSCC
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) introduced a digital attendance management system yesterday.
26 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Rabies vaccines scarce for Ctg division poor
Poor dog bite victims in rural areas of Chittagong division have to travel all the way to the port city because only two hospitals there
26 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Consumers still feel unsafe about food
Nearly two years into passage of the Food Safety Act 2013 and six months into formation of the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority
26 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Chairman of Rajshahi edu board stand released
The chairman of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Rajshahi has been stand released yesterday reportedly in the face of
25 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Don't stiff low income communities
Field-level officers and staff of Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) should not discriminate while dealing with water supply
25 August 2015, 18:00 PM
CVASU students decry academic pressure
Students of Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU) yesterday boycott classes and midterm exams demanding
25 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Journo assault: Official withdrawn from EC project
The public administration ministry withdraws deputy secretary Abdul Bari from an Election Commission project over alleged assault of two journalists.
25 August 2015, 15:06 PM
Why Bihari camp arson victims won’t be compensated: HC
The High Court asks the government to explain in four weeks as to why last year’s arson victims of Kalshi Bihari camp in Mirpur should not be provided with financial aid.
25 August 2015, 10:55 AM
Bangladesh cabinet okays proposal to ratify motor vehicle deal
The cabinet yesterday sent back the draft of the Vested Property Retuned (Amendment) Act-2015 for further scrutiny by the law and land ministries.
24 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh’s Rapid Action Battalion withdraws accused official
The Rapid Action Battalion yesterday withdrew Lt Col SM Masud Rana as the Rab-2 commanding officer and attached him to its
24 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Dhaka Drug Court to hold hearing on charge framing on September 6
The Dhaka Drug Court yesterday fixed September 6 for holding a hearing on charge framing against a managing director, a director and three other employees of a now defunct pharmaceutical company for manufacturing toxic paracetamol syrup in 1992.
24 August 2015, 18:00 PM