Reading Bengal beyond religious boundaries
23 June 2026, 08:46 AM
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Graphic modernity: Bengali artists and the politics of book design
22 June 2026, 08:30 AM
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Echoes of Karbala: A personal journey through Muharram in Old Dhaka
21 June 2026, 08:38 AM
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500 years after Babur's victory / How the Mughal legacy continues to shape South Asia
16 June 2026, 00:01 AM
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The lost world of Dhaka's courtesans and baijis
15 June 2026, 15:18 PM
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Early Bengali advertising / Ghosts, gods, and swadeshi pride
14 June 2026, 17:09 PM
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Love, faith and family: Inside World Cup players’ tattoos
11 June 2026, 16:05 PM
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Can migration help win a World Cup?
11 June 2026, 15:19 PM
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A crime history of Bengal: When rivers became a haven for dacoits
9 June 2026, 09:00 AM
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Mohajir manuscripts: Field notes from Dhaka Aliya Madrasa
8 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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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
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
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
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
Families, residents demand death for Nur Hossain
Locals and relatives of the victims of the Narayanganj seven murders yesterday formed a human chain demanding capital punishment for
27 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Daylong load shedding scourging Savar, Ashulia
The residents of Savar and Ashulia, outside the capital, have been plagued by daylong power cuts every week for more than a year due
27 April 2015, 18:00 PM
RMG workers in Savar demand post-earthquake building check
Following the recent earthquakes in Nepal, several thousand workers of three garment factories demonstrated on Birulia-Savar road
27 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Footpaths occupied by vendors in Dhaka (Video)
Pedestrians face disruption while walking through the footpaths in Dhaka. Many footpaths of the city, which is one of the populated cities in the world, are seen full of vendors and makeshift shops.
26 April 2015, 18:00 PM
BAF plane takes relief material, medical team to Nepal
An aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) reaches Kathmandu with emergency medical team and relief materials to help victims of Nepal earthquake.
26 April 2015, 09:43 AM
Nepal quake may trigger major tremors in Bangladesh
Nepal earthquake may trigger major tremors in Bangladesh as the earth plates are interconnected, experts warn.
26 April 2015, 09:03 AM
Tremor jolts Bangladesh again
Mild tremors jolt Dhaka and many other parts of Bangladesh shortly after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal.
26 April 2015, 07:22 AM