'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
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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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Tax association officials protest attack on NBR member
Members of BCS Customs and Vat Association and BCS Taxation Association protested the attack on Barrister Jahangir Hossain, National
25 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Freed Bangladeshis return to employer
2 Bangladeshi workers, freed by Libyan militants yesterday, will be taken to Tripoli from Sirte Hospital where they are staying now
25 March 2015, 05:37 AM
2 more arson victims die at DMCH
Two more arson victims, who suffered severe burns in separate firebomb attacks in Chandpur and Magura, die at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital
25 March 2015, 04:56 AM
Boy dies, 3 of family fall ill after eating puffer fish
A boy died and three of his family members fell ill after eating puffer fishes during their lunch in the capital's Hazaribagh yesterday.
24 March 2015, 20:29 PM
Why cops shouldn't be punished?
The High Court yesterday asked the government and the police to show cause in two weeks as to why the law enforcers responsible
24 March 2015, 18:00 PM
2 Bangladeshis freed in Libya
Two Bangladeshi migrant workers, abducted by unknown militants from a Libyan oil field on March 6, were freed yesterday.
24 March 2015, 18:00 PM
19 passport 'brokers' jailed
A mobile court backed by Rapid Action Battalion convicted 20 illegal passport brokers in the capital yesterday.
24 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Workers torch bus for injuring fellows
Garment workers yesterday torched a bus which hit two of their fellow workers on Dhaka-Tangail highway at Ziranibazar in Ashulia,
24 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Nur Hossain's aide remanded
A Narayanganj court yesterday granted a seven-day remand for Raham Ali, an accomplice of Nur Hossain, the prime accused of the
24 March 2015, 18:00 PM
400 illegal structures demolished
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) yesterday demolished around 400 illegal structures on DCC market premises at Gulshan-2 and
24 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Buet teacher questioned over Avijit murder
Detectives question Farseem Mannan Mohammedy, an associate professor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet), in connection with the killing of blogger-writer Avijit Roy
24 March 2015, 15:46 PM
Owners in Ctg want one more month to wrap business
Responding to the latest government move to remove illegal battery-run rickshaws from Chittagong City, the owners and drivers
23 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Govt to set up two medical universities in Ctg, Rajshahi
Two more medical universities would be established in Rajshahi and Chittagong to create more specialist doctors and nurses.
23 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Ctg city's potentials untapped
Chittagong has all potentials to become a modern megacity but those were not exploited properly in the past, ruling Awami League-
23 March 2015, 18:00 PM
NHRC decries cop torture on journo of Prothom Alo
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Mizanur Rahman yesterday condemned the reported torture on ABM Mizanur
23 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Restrictions in CHT to go
The government is withdrawing the wholesale restrictions banning foreign nationals and Bangladeshi citizens from meeting or talking
23 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Appeal for help
Habiba, 15, daughter of poor farmer Habil Uddin of Bijoynagar village in Singra upazila of Natore, is suffering from blood cancer.
22 March 2015, 18:01 PM
'Return' Salahuddin or face dire consequence
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has warned that the government will face “dire consequences” if it does not return missing BNP leader
22 March 2015, 18:00 PM
‘Hijacked car’ driver found dead from Turag
The body a chauffeur who went missing after the hijacking of a private car from Mirpur area in Dhaka was recovered today from the Turag River in Tongi
22 March 2015, 05:53 AM
No water supply for twelve days
Inpatients of Barisal General Hospital have been undergoing untold sufferings due to suspension of water supply for the last 12 days
20 March 2015, 18:14 PM