'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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$50m Belarus loan to buy heavy vehicles, parts for cities, municipalities
Bangladesh is likely to get different types of motor vehicles and equipment worth $ 50 million from Belarus under Export Commodity
17 March 2015, 18:11 PM
Hartal entangles public exams
After wreaking havoc on the SSC exam schedule, the ongoing political unrest is now causing worries among around 12 lakh Higher
17 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Derailment disrupts Jessore-Khulna rail service
Rail communication between Khulna and Jessore is suspended as a locomotive derailed at Singia Railway Station in Jessore this afternoon.
17 March 2015, 12:56 PM
Family's wait gets longer
Missing BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed's wife, who moved the High Court last week for its directives on the government to trace her
16 March 2015, 18:00 PM
CCTV camera installation in multi-storey buildings starts in N'ganj
The local authorities of Narayanganj have started setting up close-circuit television cameras in multi-storey buildings at different key
16 March 2015, 18:00 PM
ASK concerned over jt forces' obstruction of Dighinala Adivasi march
Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) has expressed grave concern over obstructing the procession of Khagrachhari's Dighinala Bhumi Rakkha
16 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Publicly reject amendment proposal from police
Expressing grave concern over a recent police proposal seeking amendments to the Torture and Custodial Death
15 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Jannati Hossain yet to be released
Young entrepreneur Jannati Hossain is yet to be released although the High Court granted her bail on March 12 in a case filed over
15 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Abducted boy’s body found at Sylhet cop’s house
The body of a kidnapped boy is recovered from a police constable’s house in Sylhet city
15 March 2015, 12:27 PM
DFID top official in Dhaka
Mark Lowcock, UK Permanent Secretary for Department for International Development (DFID), arrives in Dhaka on a two-day official visit
15 March 2015, 09:11 AM
US issues alert for Riyadh embassy
The US embassy in Riyadh has cancelled all consular services for Sunday and Monday due to "heightened security concerns"
15 March 2015, 06:28 AM
Cable TV viewers forum wants representation in broadcast commission
Bangladesh Cable TV Viewers Forum yesterday placed a set of demands, including inclusion of its actual representative in the committee
14 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Rescue ends with death toll at seven
Rescue operation was called off on Friday, 23 hours after the roof of cement factory warehouse collapsed at Mongla, with the death toll
14 March 2015, 18:00 PM
NU holds anti-blockade programme
Thousands of students and teachers of National University form human chains across the country demanding withdrawal of the ongoing blockade, which is badly hampering education
14 March 2015, 07:55 AM
Former Maldives president jailed for 13yrs
Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed is jailed for 13 years after being found guilty of terrorism for ordering arrest of a judge when he was in power in 2012
14 March 2015, 04:36 AM
Coordinated efforts a must
Speakers at a high-level side event at the multi-sector programme addressing violence against women at the UN have underscored the need for coordinated effort of the national and international communities to stop such crimes.
13 March 2015, 19:04 PM
Suspended SI 'missing'
Barisal police continues to maintain that a sub-inspector went “missing” after recently being suspended centring a case involving the torture and confinement of “his child bride”.
13 March 2015, 19:04 PM
Salinity on rise in coastal groundwater: Expert
Although salinity, which poses a threat to human health, is on the rise in costal aquifer due to the sea level rise, a new
13 March 2015, 19:04 PM
C'nawabganj Zila Samity AGM held
The annual general meeting (AGM) of Chapai Nawabganj Zila Samilty, Dhaka was held in the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh in the capital yesterday.
13 March 2015, 18:50 PM
A tribute to Jasimuddin
As old Greece had its Iliad and Odyssey and old India its Mahabharata and Ramayana, so modern Bengal does its Nakshi Kathar Math and Sojan Badiar Ghat.
13 March 2015, 18:00 PM