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Kedarnath Majumdar: The forgotten historian of Bengal
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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?
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
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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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Battery-run rickshaws return to Ctg city roads
After a nearly one-and-a half months break, banned battery-run rickshaws started plying across Chittagong city again.
2 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Ctg school students demand arrest of Pahela Baishakh molesters
Students of different English medium schools of Chittagong city on Friday demanded immediate arrest of perpetrators who were involved
2 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Change of mentality must for ending discrimination
At the Joypurhat bar canteen, one set of table and crockery were kept separated for an advocate, not out of respect but because he belonged to the Harijan community.
At Dhaka University, Purnima Das is looked down upon by her first-year classmates in accounting and information systems because she got admitted under the Dalit quota.
30 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Chaos over mobile court
At least 15 traders were injured, eight with shotgun pellets, after police opened fire and charged truncheons on a group of traders
30 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Aicraft glitch prevents firefighters from leaving for Nepal
A search and rescue team of Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence could not leave for earthquake-hit Nepal due to a technical glitch
30 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Nepal quake victim rescued after 82 hours
As he lay trapped for some 82 hours under the rubble of his Kathmandu hotel after Nepal's devastating earthquake, Rishi Khanal
29 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Hearing of critiques' reply on penalty for contempt of court May 6
International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday fixed May 6 to hear replies of 23 eminent persons over why they should not be punished for
29 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Laws needed for inheritance rights of transgender people
A legal framework must be established so that people of the transgender (hijra) community can inherit family property and get government jobs under a quota, said speakers at a seminar yesterday.
29 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Plaster falling in dorm panics SBMC students
After the Nepal earthquakes and aftershocks, students of a dormitory at Sher-e -Bangla Medical College, Barisal panicked as plasters from
29 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh mission still doesn't know if any citizen is victim
Officials from Bangladesh embassy in Kathmandu are yet to know whether any Bangladeshi was killed or injured in the 7.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in Nepal five days ago.
29 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Police, Ansar clash in Dhaka
A group of Bangladesh Ansar members, demanding their remuneration of yesterday’s city polls duty, blocked a major road in the capital this evening, leading to a clash with the police at Mirpur.
29 April 2015, 15:40 PM
A bit too late
It was the mobile operator's good intention to provide services to its customers. But it was a bit late.
28 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Ansar-VDP really?
Logo jackets for Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party that are worn by Ansar-VDP members were yesterday worn by some smart young men at many polling centres.
28 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Swedish envoy caught in poll violence (video)
Ambassador of Sweden in Bangladesh Johan Frisell and his officials and staff narrowly escaped violence that erupted at a polling centre in Old Dhaka yesterday.
28 April 2015, 18:00 PM
It's over
The presiding officer of Maniknagar Govt Primary School stopped voting before 12 noon after a minor incident.
28 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Clash suspends voting at Kabi Nazrul College
Voting at Kabi Nazrul College centre in old Dhaka remains suspended following a clash between the supporters of two councillor aspirants and
Election Commission suspends voting at three centres at Suritola in Dhaka.
28 April 2015, 04:26 AM
Dhaka city polls: Voters ‘offered money’ at the last moment
Some 15 BNP and Jamaat activists were detained yesterday allegedly for “buying votes” for mayoral and councillor candidates in Dhaka
27 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Nepalis spend third night in open
Nepalis started fleeing their devastated capital yesterday after an earthquake killed more than 4,000 people and toppled entire streets, as the United Nations prepared a "massive" aid operation.
27 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Three days in a row Bangladesh experiences aftershocks of Nepal earthquake
Three days in a row Bangladesh experienced aftershocks of Saturday's devastating earthquake in Nepal.
27 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Explain remarks about Khaleda's eviction verdict
While hearing an appeal in a case, the Supreme Court yesterday asked two High Court judges to explain about one of their
27 April 2015, 18:00 PM