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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Utter Insult To The Sovereign
Utter Insult To The Sovereign
27 June 2015
LET IT RAIN
But life has more than one dimension where people's ideology, belief, musical performance, livelihood strategies, etc. are interconnected and it is
26 June 2015
Rain triggers landslides
At least 10 people were killed yesterday in incidents triggered by unrelenting monsoon rain that continued to disrupt routine life across the country.
26 June 2015
Wave of terror attacks in three continents
Terrorists attacked sites in France, Tunisia and Kuwait yesterday, leaving a bloody toll on three continents and prompting new concerns
26 June 2015
Oil spill spreads again
More oil spilled from the train wagons that fell into a canal in Chittagong a week ago, threatening the ecosystem in and around the Karnaphuli river.
25 June 2015
New scheme to protect 4 cities from earthquake
The government has taken up a Tk 1,381 crore project to protect four cities, including Dhaka, from earthquakes. About 96 percent of the money would be from the World Bank.
25 June 2015
Buet closed amid fear of unrest
The Buet has been closed for an indefinite period after some unruly students vandalised its academic buildings, demanding postponement of term final exams.
25 June 2015
Razzak back home, finally
BGB Nayek Abdur Razzak “was gnawed by a member of Myanmar BGP” in the scuffle while being abducted on June 17, the BGP delegation claimed at the flag meeting over his return yesterday.
25 June 2015
Malaysia to take workers thru' private channel
After the government to government (G2G) system failed to live up to the Bangladeshi migrant workers' expectation, Malaysia under a new mechanism has agreed to recruit
24 June 2015
Wheat imported from Brazil not rotten
The food ministry yesterday said it had tested the samples of wheat imported from Brazil and did not find the grain “rotten” or “unfit for human consumption”.
24 June 2015
Hope for Razzak's return as Myanmar agrees flag meet
Almost a week after the abduction of BGB Nayek Abdur Razzak, Myanmar has agreed to hold a flag meeting in a day or two over his
23 June 2015
Fog over release of BGB man
Myanmar's border force yesterday said it will release BGB Nayek Abdur Razzak if Bangladesh takes in 550 boat people found adrift at
22 June 2015
Sufia Kamal: The Charming Rebel
We should not allow ourselves to be misled by a vested group, in the name of religion, and let people exploit our religious sentiments for narrow political ends.
19 June 2015
High-speed train to link Dhaka, Beijing
As part of its “Southern Silk Route” China plans to establish a high speed railway link between Kunming and Kolkata through Dhaka and Chittagong, according to reports
19 June 2015
Niko trial gets go-ahead
The High Court yesterday cleared the way for trial proceedings to resume in the Niko corruption case against Khaleda Zia.
18 June 2015
Arrest order for Zafrullah
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday issued an arrest warrant for Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Zafrullah Chowdhury for non-payment of a fine it had imposed on him for contempt of court.
18 June 2015
Rajuk plans two more housing projects for lawmakers
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk), with the prime and public works ministers' consent, will implement two more land development schemes to provide lawmakers and
18 June 2015
36 more illegal billboards pulled down in Ctg city
A mobile court of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) pulled down 36 illegal billboards and fined two billboard owners Tk 5,000 each in
18 June 2015
Reckless driving takes another student's life
One more college student was killed in a road accident in Chittagong city yesterday, five days after two others were killed.
18 June 2015
BGB man shot on Myanmar border
Myanmar border force opened fire on a Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) patrol team near the Naf river of Cox's Bazar early yesterday. A BGB member was bullet-hit and another one was “abducted” by the Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP).
17 June 2015