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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Prothom Alo journo Mizanur gets bail
The High Court yesterday granted ad-interim bail to Prothom Alo journalist ABM Mizanur Rahman who was allegedly tortured in police
25 May 2015
Union Parishads must get autonomy, resources
Union Parishads (UP) should be given greater autonomy and equipped with resources so that they do not remain dependent on the
24 May 2015
Condemnations continue
Dhaka University Mass Communication and Journalism Alumni Association (DUMCJAA) yesterday formed a human chain demanding
24 May 2015
Acute water crisis in two Sust dorms of female students
About 1,200 female students of two dormitories at Sylhet's Shahjalal University of Science and Technology have been facing acute water
24 May 2015
Youth's body found in Rajshahi
Police recovered the body of a youth from a drain in Nawdapara area of Rajshahi city yesterday.
24 May 2015
EU wants restriction, Dhaka for protection
With a series of deadly trafficking incidents across the Mediterranean and Southeast Asian coasts coming to the fore, nine European
24 May 2015
JU finally expels 5 BCL assaulters of Adivasi female student
The Jahangirnagar University authorities last night expelled five activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League for sexually harassing a female
23 May 2015
Heat wave intensifies across country
Heat wave is sweeping through the country forcing people to stay inside their houses or in cooler places to avoid scorching hot
23 May 2015
CU forms 2 bodies to probe looting, vandalism during BCL-Shibir clash
Chittagong University yesterday formed two committees to probe into the allegations of looting and vandalism at two dormitories during
23 May 2015
Chunnu sees no shrinkage of legal migration channel
The state minister for labour and employment yesterday dismissed experts' observation that illegal migration from the country has
23 May 2015
S Asian Tourism Federation formed
To promote tourism, South Asian Tourism Federation was formed yesterday at a meeting attended by representatives from Bangladesh,
22 May 2015
Pressure mounts on Myanmar to stop persecution, extend citizenship to Rohingya people
Myanmar's navy brings ashore 200 “Bengali boatpeople” found off its coast.
22 May 2015
150 world’s top writers urge Bangladesh govt to stop attacks on bloggers
They called on the Bangladeshi authorities to swiftly and impartially investigate Ananta's death as well as the murders of Oyasiqur and Avijit, and ensure that the perpetrators are brought to justice in accordance with international fair trial standards.
22 May 2015
Heat wave affects normal life in Rajshahi
Drought-like conditions have developed in Rajshahi especially in its vast barind tract in recent days, affecting lives of the inhabitants
22 May 2015
Double blow for child patients
In the soaring summer heat, child patients in Pirojpur General Hospital are undergoing immense sufferings due to malfunctioning ceiling fans in the child ward and a total halt of water supply.
22 May 2015
Boat carrying rice capsizes in Bhola
An engine-run boat carrying 16 tonnes of rice capsized after hitting a shoal in the river Meghna near Hazirhat area in Bhola's Monpura
22 May 2015
20 fall sick allegedly after eating at DU hall
At least 20 people, including six Dhaka University students, fell sick allegedly after eating meals at its Kabi Jasim Uddin Hall canteen on Thursday night.
22 May 2015
Bangladesh to bring back human trafficking victims
State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday said the government would bring back Bangladeshi human trafficking victims coordinating with the countries concerned.
21 May 2015
People from Bangladesh being trafficked to Europe in guise of government officials
When all eyes are on human trafficking by sea, a new trick of smuggling people into Europe in the guise of government officials has been exposed.
21 May 2015
Workers threaten transport strike all over Khulna division of Bangladesh
Transport workers have threatened to intensify their strike by stopping all sorts of passenger vehicles' operation in Khulna division from this morning, if the driver and helper arrested in connection with a robbery are not released by then.
21 May 2015