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Kedarnath Majumdar: The forgotten historian of Bengal
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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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HC summons Apex boss, staff
The High Court yesterday summoned on May 24 three officials of a footwear factory in Gazipur's Kaliakoir upazila to explain their role
10 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Three tiger cubs die in Cox's Bazar
All three cubs of tigress Jyoti born in Dulahazara Safari park in Cox's Bazar have died.
10 May 2015, 18:00 PM
CAAB staff's detention triggers chaos at airport
Chaos erupted at the capital's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport yesterday after security staff of Civil Aviation Authority of
10 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Rapid steps to be taken for implementation
Rapid steps will be taken to implement the Land Boundary Agreement after discussions between Bangladesh and India, said Indian High
10 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Protest against sexual assault during Baishakh celebration met with police brutality
Police yesterday used brute force to crush a demonstration against their failures to make any arrest over the Pahela Baishakh sexual assault on women.
10 May 2015, 18:00 PM
17 Myanmar citizens among 142 held
Police in overnight drives arrested 142 people including 17 Myanmar citizens in different upazilas of Chittagong yesterday.
10 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Indian NGO giving free prostheses for amputees at Nitor
An Indian NGO is providing free artificial limbs to amputees in association with the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic
9 May 2015, 20:29 PM
123 Bangladeshis rescued in Thailand
At least 123 Bangladeshi jobseekers and 26 Myanmar nationals were rescued in the last two days from Khao Kaew mountain areas
9 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Resources yet to be explored
Over three years past the much celebrated verdict of a United Nations court in Hamburg, allocating approximately 1,11,631 square
9 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Garment workers protest random termination
About a thousand workers of two garment factories in Ashulia demonstrated in Savar Bus Stand area yesterday pressing home their five-
9 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Free trash bags for all holdings, streetlight fixing in 20 days
With councillors verbally expressing extending their support, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon yesterday
9 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Indian rice forcing Pabna mills to shut down
With the rice imported from neighbouring India selling at lower prices, the demand for the local varieties is on the decline, pushing 65
9 May 2015, 18:00 PM
None arrested yet for Ctg bank security guard murder
Police could not arrest anyone till last evening over the murder of a security guard of Al-Arafa Islami Bank Ltd in Chittagong city early
9 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Private bus service providers go on strike in Rajshahi against BRTC
Private bus owners and workers yesterday began an indefinite strike in Rajshahi district demanding withdrawal of BRTC services from
9 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Ashulia shops shut protesting extortion
Over 100 shop owners of Noyarhat Bazar in Ashulia kept businesses shut throughout the day and blocked the adjoining Dhaka-Aricha
8 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Sacrifice of Soviet people helped build better dreams
Commemorating the death of 28 million people of the former Soviet Union in World War II, veteran leftist politician Ajoy Roy yesterday
8 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Misreporting of females' ages creates obstacles in tackling early marriage
Misreporting is complicating the efforts to address the problem of early marriage in Bangladesh, a new study by icddr,b reveals.
8 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Sunken vessel in Sundarbans yet to be salvaged
The cargo vessel carrying fertiliser that sunk in the Bhola River at Sarankhola range of the Sundarbans on Tuesday is yet to be salvaged even after four days.
8 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Three killed as nor'wester hits Sirajganj
Three people were killed and another was injured as a nor'wester swept through Shahjadpur upazila of Sirajganj on Thursday night.
8 May 2015, 18:00 PM
As legally restricted, desperate jobseekers take dangerous sea route to Malaysia from Bangladesh
As legal channels for labour migration from Bangladesh have shrunk due to malpractices in the arrangements by both private agencies and the government, desperate jobseekers take dangerous sea route to Malaysia.
8 May 2015, 18:00 PM