'Islamisation in Bengal has no parallel in South Asia'
6 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Kedarnath Majumdar: The forgotten historian of Bengal
5 April 2026, 14:30 PM
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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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Abduction victims Anowar and Helal due to arrive in Dhaka tomorrow
Two Bangladeshi migrant workers, who were freed on March 24 after being abducted by militants for 18 days in Libya, may return
3 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Rana Plaza collapse victims demand compensation
Family members of those who died in the Rana Plaza collapse and the surviving victims at a human chain beside Dhaka-Aricha highway
3 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Biman resumes Dhaka-Barisal flights on Wednesday
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will resume its flights for Barisal-Dhaka-Barisal route from Wednesday, after nine years.
3 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Thunderbolt kills Ctg farmer
A farmer was hit and killed by a thunderbolt while working in his vegetable field at Khillapara village in Patiya upazila of Chittagong
3 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Hartal in Moulvibazar today
Swechchhasebak Dal has called a dawn-to-dusk hartal in Moulvibazar district today protesting an attack on its leaders and activists by police.
3 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Man dies after falling sick in jail
A man died in Gaibandha Sadar Hospital after falling sick in the district jail yesterday morning.
3 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Battery-run three-wheeler drivers beat traffic constable
A traffic police constable was allegedly beaten by drivers of banned battery-run three-wheelers after he detained one running the vehicle
2 April 2015, 20:32 PM
StanChart, Star to celebrate country's heritage this year
With a call to capture the essence of the Bangladeshi identity in their lyrics, photographs and films, The Daily Star-Standard Chartered
2 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Manage Langalbandh bathing ritual like Biswa Ijtema
Rights defenders yesterday urged the government to manage the Hindu pilgrimage at Narayanganj's Langalbandh where several lakh
2 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Bigots in Bagerhat confine outlet staff for not wearing burqas
Four employees of Dhaka-based handicrafts outlet Jatra managed to leave a Bagerhat village after being allegedly confined to a local
2 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Owners, drivers of battery-run rickshaws observe hunger strike
Several hundred owners and drivers of battery-run rickshaws yesterday observed a token hunger strike in Laldighi area of Chittagong city
2 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Relocate chemical, medicine factories out of Barisal city
Inhabitants of Barisal city yesterday formed a human chain demanding that chemical and pharmaceutical factories be shifted
2 April 2015, 18:00 PM
River bank erosion could be curbed by forecasts
Damages and losses due to river bank erosion each year in the country could be minimised significantly through disseminating bank
1 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Nor'westers fizz out heat, create traffic nightmare in capital
Nor'westers accompanied by moderate rainfall lashed the capital and some other parts of the country including Chittagong and
1 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Nor’wester beats down heat in Dhaka
A nor’wester hit Dhaka triggering a thunderstorm accompanied with sudden torrential downpour that beat down heat in the city ahead of summer.
1 April 2015, 04:33 AM
Catching of hilsa fry goes unabated due to illegal use of gillnets in Bangladesh
A ban on jatka fishing is in place. Drives are being regularly conducted to prevent fishermen from catching the hilsa fry. And
31 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Dr Kamal demands protection of Langalbandh
Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday demanded a national committee to protect Langalbandh, a place on the bank of the
31 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Rajshahi college students protest exam fee hike
Students of Rajshahi Government College demonstrated on the campus yesterday protesting fee hike in the final examination of honours
31 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Blogger Oyasiqur's killing protested in Barisal
The activists of Barisal Gonojagoron Mancha yesterday formed a human chain in front of Aswani Kumar Hall of Barisal city demanding
31 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Somoy TV’s backpack seized
Police this evening seized a portable video transmission backpack of Somoy Television near the Gulshan office of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Dhaka.
31 March 2015, 16:21 PM