'Islamisation in Bengal has no parallel in South Asia'
6 April 2026, 00:00 AM
In Focus
Kedarnath Majumdar: The forgotten historian of Bengal
5 April 2026, 14:30 PM
In Focus
Banglay Bidroho: A rare collection of Liberation War paintings
2 April 2026, 16:05 PM
In Focus
Once again the debate over Bengali nationalism
31 March 2026, 12:58 PM
In Focus
Does South Asia need secularism?
30 March 2026, 00:44 AM
In Focus
Did Jinnah lose faith in the Two-Nation Theory after 1947?
26 March 2026, 16:02 PM
In Focus
The black flag at Rajshahi and the officer who chose conscience
26 March 2026, 13:39 PM
In Focus
At Highgate, remembering Karl Marx
22 March 2026, 15:00 PM
In Focus
Celebrating Eid: Thousand years of history in three embraces
21 March 2026, 10:00 AM
In Focus
Historical glimpses of Eid processions in Dhaka
20 March 2026, 10:00 AM
In Focus
Is poetry dying?
Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings…” while “poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.”
10 April 2015, 18:00 PM
11 Bangladeshis return home
Eleven Bangladeshis, who had taken shelter in Djibouti after being evacuated from war-torn Yemen, reached home yesterday afternoon.
10 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Survivors still crying for compensation
Almost two years have passed since Rana Plaza collapsed on April 24 leaving 1,136 people dead and hundreds injured but the survivors
10 April 2015, 18:00 PM
8km tailback on Dhaka-Ctg road
An eight-kilometre tailback was created on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway as a truck got stuck on Meghna-Gomati Bridge in Gazaria of
10 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Dhaka finally gets German envoy after ten months' void
Amid diplomatic tension with Berlin, Dhaka finally received after a void of 10 months a new German ambassador, Thomas Prinz, who
9 April 2015, 18:00 PM
125 female cops fly for Congo to join UN peacekeeping mission
A unit of 125 female police flew for Congo yesterday to join the UN peacekeeping mission there .
9 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Kamaruzzaman seeks time to 'think about' mercy petition
With differing views coming in over how much time a war criminal would get to ask for presidential clemency, death-row convict Muhammad Kamaruzzaman yesterday...
9 April 2015, 18:00 PM
RO warns three Ctg councillor candidates for violations
The returning officer (RO) of Chittagong City Corporation polls warned three more councillor candidates against further violation of the
8 April 2015, 18:00 PM
DoE launches online application for clearance certificate
The Department of Environment (DoE) launched the online application submission system for environment clearance certificate yesterday.
8 April 2015, 18:00 PM
UN official urges Bangladesh to halt execution
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in a statement on Wednesday urged the Bangladesh government to halt the
8 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Wife moves HC for judicial probe to trace Salahuddin
Missing BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed’s wife today moved the High Court demanding judicial probe to locate the whereabouts of her husband.
8 April 2015, 11:20 AM
HC ask to hold Viqarunnisa governing body polls by May 27
The High Court directs the authorities concerned to hold the elections to the governing body of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College by May 27.
8 April 2015, 08:05 AM
Cable glitch causes power outage in capital
Residents of many areas in the capital city have been suffering due to power outage since yesterday when a 132KV underground electric
7 April 2015, 18:00 PM
City polls campaign kicks off
The mayoral and councilor aspirants launch campaign for the Dhaka and Chittagong city corporations poll.
7 April 2015, 07:14 AM
Human chain in Rajshahi for Padma River embankment protection
Hundreds of local people of Rajshahi city yesterday formed a human-chain in Shaheb Bazar area demanding actions to protect the Padma
6 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Anowar, Helal return home
The two Bangladeshis Anowar Hossain and Helal Uddin who were first abducted by unknown militants from Lybia and later freed, arrives home.
6 April 2015, 13:13 PM
Freed 2 Bangladeshis returning
The two Bangladeshi migrant workers, who have been freed on March 24 after being held captive by militants for 18 days in Libya, left
5 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Follow due process, HR chief tells cops
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Mizanur Rahman urges the law enforcement agencies to follow due process in detaining people and keeping them in custody.
4 April 2015, 08:59 AM
In conversation with Professor Rehman Sobhan
WHEN we request an interview with Professor Rehman Sobhan, he says he would get back to us after the final of the World Cup Cricket is over.
3 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Road works to be completed before Ramadan
Necessary action will be taken against officials and employees involved in ongoing construction and repair works of the country's roads if
3 April 2015, 18:00 PM