Why Chittagong never became a maritime city
24 August 2026
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The many worlds of Ghulam Murshid
23 August 2026
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Operation Jackpot: How Bangladesh’s naval commandos struck at Pakistan’s lifeline in 1971
21 August 2026
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The Yellow Butterfly: How Sheba shaped my world growing up
18 August 2026
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What Bangladesh’s historic Test victory in Australia means for Bangladeshi-Australians
17 August 2026
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Remembering Sumit Sarkar, a historian who questioned orthodoxy
17 August 2026
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The unfinished histories of Partition
16 August 2026
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In conversation with William Dalrymple / ‘Britain didn't conquer India’
15 August 2026
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Sheikh Mujib’s killing: What the newspapers told and what they omitted
15 August 2026
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Mirrors of Empire / The bureaucrats and intellectuals who shaped the Mughal Empire
14 August 2026
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Rain floods Ctg city
Heavy rainfall and the subsequent waterlogging in many areas of Chittagong city yesterday caused immense sufferings to the residents
24 July 2015
Eid Thoughts
The movement of people during Eid is a long tradition. Take my childhood which was spent in Sylhet in the 1960's. My extended
24 July 2015
SUNDARBANS UNDER THREAT
Ask anyone, and they can tell you that you cannot put a price on the Sundarbans. The people who live in and around the Sundarbans,
24 July 2015
Civil servants to get no special privilege under proposed act
No special privilege will be given to public officials through the proposed public servant act, so the debate over the law is unnecessary, said Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday.
23 July 2015
In the line of duty
Md Parvez Hosen, a 28-year-old constable of tourist police, was a rare soul. Policing tourist spots was rather a calling for him than a mere professional duty.
23 July 2015
Two on bail up to old tricks
Although they were arrested once for Yaba smuggling, they did not learn their lesson. Rab personnel yesterday again detained two members of a Yaba
23 July 2015
Voter list updating begins tomorrow
The Election Commission (EC) will start the countrywide voter list update process tomorrow.
23 July 2015
Rural people to get passports at doorstep
Aiming to end the harassment of the passport seekers in rural areas, Access to Information (a2i) programme of the Prime Minister's Office with the Department
23 July 2015
Clear Laldighi Maidan of rental cars
The Chittagong city unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) yesterday gave the administration 15 days' time to remove the rental cars
23 July 2015
Top Quote!
“SSF members have to be careful so that my security measures create no distance between me and
the people."
23 July 2015
Indian court again defers charge framing against Nur
A Barasat court yesterday deferred to August 24 charge framing against Nur Hossain, the prime accused in Narayanganj seven-murder
23 July 2015
'Razakar' Latif shifted to DMCH
Abdul Latif Talukdar, an alleged Razakar of Bagerhat, was shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital from Dhaka Central Jail yesterday as
23 July 2015
Visiting a 200yr old haat (video)
Surrounded by colours, drenches in sweat and a buzz all around – part and parcel of what a traditional haat in the villages still look like.
23 July 2015
70 rights orgs demand punishment for perps who gouged out woman's eye for dowry
Samajik Protirodh Committee, a platform of 70 women, human rights and development organisations, demanded exemplary punishment
22 July 2015
Abducted man rescued in Ctg
Detectives rescued a man early yesterday from Ambagan area of Chittagong city, a day after he was abducted.
22 July 2015
Extortion again?
Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya yesterday opposed a proposal to stop extortion by party men in the name of observing the National Mourning Day programmes, sources said.
21 July 2015
Indian court yet to frame charges against Nur
Charges against Nur Hossain, the prime suspect in the Narayanganj seven-murder case, are yet to be framed in India although over one
21 July 2015
Rony charged
Detectives yesterday pressed murder charges against Bakhtiar Alam Rony, son of an Awami League lawmaker, for shooting dead two
21 July 2015
Refinery Gate Road to hell in port city
The Refinery Gate Road in Chittagong city's Hadipara has become popular as “gateway to hell” among locals as they have to experience
21 July 2015
Rajshahi education board chief, secy lock horns
The chairman of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Rajshahi had the secretary's office locked yesterday following a
21 July 2015