Banglay Bidroho: A rare collection of Liberation War paintings
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Once again the debate over Bengali nationalism
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Does South Asia need secularism?
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Did Jinnah lose faith in the Two-Nation Theory after 1947?
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The black flag at Rajshahi and the officer who chose conscience
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At Highgate, remembering Karl Marx
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Celebrating Eid: Thousand years of history in three embraces
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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
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Half of Ctg dist vehicles unfit
Around 44,000 motor vehicles out of total 82,406 registered ones are plying the roads and highways in Chittagong district without
9 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Withdrawal of ban demanded
Transport leaders in Chittagong yesterday urged the government to withdraw the recently imposed ban on plying of engine-run three-
9 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Delay in producing PW disappoints court
A Dhaka court expressed its disappointment at the public prosecutor's failure to produce any witness yesterday over the killing of
9 August 2015, 18:00 PM
PWDs demand separate unit at hospitals
People with disabilities (PWDs) yesterday demanded a separate unit and an interpreter at every hospital of the country to get special medical care.
9 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Shahed, Mamun RUJ president, secy
Kazi Shahed and Mamunur Rashid were elected president and general secretary respectively in the two-yearly election of the Rajshahi
8 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Medical students continue demo for restoration
Medical students yesterday continued demonstrating demanding that the authorities concerned restore the "carry on" system that allows
8 August 2015, 18:00 PM
School students first cast ballots
Adarsha High School in Mirpur wore a festive look yesterday with its building decorated with colourful handwritten posters seeking
8 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Protests pour in
Different social and political organisations yesterday protested the brutal murder of blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy, and
8 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Sultan -- Artist of the land
Sheikh Mohammed Sultan (better known as SM Sultan) was a type by himself as a painter in the artistic tradition of
7 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Police refused to record blogger Niladri’s general diaries for security
Fearing for his life, Niladri Chattopadhyay approached police to file a general diary but the law enforcers refused to record it, the wife
7 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Ctg rains damage crops in 29,500ha
Crops on 29,500 hectares of land and aman seedbeds of 1,229 hectares in Chittagong district have been damaged due to heavy rainfall
7 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Killing of another blogger sparks protest
Condemning the murder of a fourth blogger in the last six months in Bangladesh, New York-based secularist group Center for Inquiry
7 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh aircraft makes emergency landing in India
A Bangladesh aircraft with 173 people on board landed under emergency conditions at Vivekananda Airport in Raipur, capital of central
7 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Petition challenges DU's bar on admission test retake
Guardians of 26 aspirants yesterday petitioned the Supreme Court to direct Dhaka University's administration so that it allows candidates,
6 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Employees demand restoration of perks
Officials and staff of Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) in Rajshahi yesterday observed a half-an-hour long work
6 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Teachers send letter to education minister
A section of teachers under the banner of “Mohan Muktijuddher Chetonay Udbuddho Shikkhak Brindo” yesterday reiterated their demand
6 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Go tough on grabbers of Adivasi's land
Grabbing of indigenous people's lands and their eviction from homes must be stopped with an iron hand and the Chittagong Hill Tracts
6 August 2015, 18:00 PM
DNCC councillor obstructs Rajuk mobile court
A mobile court of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) was forced to back away from an eviction drive midway yesterday as a ward councillor with his 60-70 men chased the team.
6 August 2015, 18:00 PM
EU gives Dhaka 5 lakh as flood assistance
The European Commission is providing emergency support to Myanmar and Bangladesh following floods and mudslides in both the countries.
6 August 2015, 18:00 PM
BCC chief engineer gets show cause notice
Barisal City Corporation Chief Engineer Nurul Islam received a show cause notice from the LGRD ministry on Tuesday for giving an
5 August 2015, 18:00 PM