Banglay Bidroho: A rare collection of Liberation War paintings
2 April 2026, 16:05 PM
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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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Couldn't traffic be managed better?
Hours of traffic diversion and a few closed streets around Gono Bhaban create a traffic mess, causing thousands of city dwellers to miss iftar at home.
8 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Rainfall leaves Chittagong city roads battered
Continual shower since late June has left major thoroughfares in Chittagong city in a dilapidated state with numerous potholes and craters which are
8 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Qamrul slams media for 'false stories'
Pictures of wheat infested with insects published in some newspapers are not of wheat imported from Brazil, Food Minister Qamrul Islam
7 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Many from 2nd merit list protest being still in dark
Some college aspirants and their guardians demonstrated before Viqarunnisa Noon School and College yesterday, protesting the
7 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Plainclothes to be on highways for prevention during Eid
A large number of plainclothes police officers will be deployed at highways around the capital this Eid to prevent extortion by a section
7 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Rajshahi city also sees traffic jam now
Rajshahi district has also started witnessing traffic jam in this Eid season which is a rare scenario for the region but a very usual one for
7 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Newborn's body found stuffed in carton in capital
Police found the body of an unidentified newborn baby boy stuffed inside a medicine carton on the Dhaka International Trade Fair premises in the capital's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar yesterday.
7 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Under-construction building falls on shanties in capital
A four-story under-construction building tilted and fell on three shanties at Suvaddha jheel in South Keraniganj last night.
6 July 2015, 20:11 PM
Savar missing boy found dead after 6 days
Police recovered the decomposed body of a seven-year-old boy from a pond beside his house at Baherchor of Savar, outside the capital, yesterday six days after he went missing.
6 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Mufti Hannan, five others indicted for N'ganj AL office bombing
A Narayanganj court yesterday framed charges against six people, including Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami, Bangladesh (Huji-B) chief Mufti Abdul Hannan, in a case
6 July 2015, 18:00 PM
HC seeks list of grabbers of Rayer Khal in Barisal
The High Court yesterday ordered the authorities concerned to submit a list of structures, which were built filling up historical Lakutia canal, known as Rayer Khal, in Barisal, in six weeks.
6 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Students demonstrate against VAT on private higher education
Students of different private universities and medical colleges yesterday wearing black badges staged a rally in the capital's Dhanmondi, demanding cancellation of the recently imposed VAT (value added tax) of 7.5 per cent on private education.
6 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Six Bangladeshis to compete in 56th int'l math Olympiad
Six young Bangladeshi mathematicians will participate in the 56th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), to be held in Thailand's Chiang Mai on
6 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Rampage near Titumir College in Dhaka
A group of youths have gone on rampage near Dhaka’s Titumir College in Mohakhali and vandalised several vehicles this afternoon.
6 July 2015, 11:09 AM
Protect Sakhipur reserve forest
The High Court yesterday directed the government to take all kinds of effective steps to protect the Sakhipur reserve forest area in
5 July 2015, 18:00 PM
UNHCR gives aid to Ramu flood victims
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) distributed aid to 3,000 families displaced by flood in Ramu in Cox's Bazar.
5 July 2015, 18:00 PM
400 turtles recovered at Dhaka airport
Airport Armed Police Battalion (APBn) seize over 400 Indian pond turtles from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
5 July 2015, 15:42 PM
Eid travel tickets a matter of privilege
While common people in the capital struggle hard to collect bus tickets ahead of Eid, the task appears very easy for privileged groups
4 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Shopping picks up in port city
With Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the major religious festivals of the Muslims, drawing close, shopping has gained momentum in markets in
4 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Demolish sixty risky Khulna city buildings
Sixty dilapidated and risky buildings in Khulna city have to be demolished immediately, demanded speakers at a human chain on Friday.
4 July 2015, 18:00 PM