Slave raids in Bengal and the making of Arakan’s power
12 October 2026
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The missing daughters of colonial Bengal
11 October 2026
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How Nobel laureate Anne Carson discovered new possibilities within language
9 October 2026
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Dipankar Gupta speaks / The history of caste is not what we think
9 October 2026
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From al-Andalus to the Mughals: How empires become identity
8 October 2026
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From artificial intelligence to the artificial state: Is the trajectory inexorable?
7 October 2026
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157th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi / Gandhi’s return to Noakhali
6 October 2026
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Why does Tagore still trouble Bangladesh’s idea of ‘us’?
5 October 2026
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Can Bangladesh make better use of its zakat money?
4 October 2026
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Three revolutions that reshaped the world
2 October 2026
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Rain, excessive heat damage early tomato crop
The farmers in Jamuna basin areas under Sariakandi upazila of the district have been hit hard by the damage caused by the
31 October 2016
Dhaka concerned over missile firing at Makkah
Expressing concern at the missile attack by Houthi in Makkah, Bangladesh declares to stand by the government and the people of Saudi Arabia to protect and secure the two holy mosques.
31 October 2016
‘Violence against female children increases alarmingly’
National Girl Child Advocacy Forum and Child Rights Advocacy Coalition in Bangladesh claim that the incidents like rape and physical abuse of female children are increasing alarmingly in Dhaka as well as across the country.
31 October 2016
DMP chief goes live on Facebook Nov 2
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia is to come to Facebook Live on November 2 to interact with people in social media.
31 October 2016
ASK condemns Brahmanbaria attack on Hindus
Rights group Ain O Salish Kendra has condemned and expressed grave concern on the attack on minority Hindu community in Brahmanbaria.
31 October 2016
Save Kudalicherra canal
Serious pollution coupled with unabated encroachment for long poses a serious threat to the very existence of the Kudalicherra canal
30 October 2016
CareersHub Bangladesh holds seminar on int’l career building, job placement
CareersHub Bangladesh Ltd, a concern of CareersClub Australia, organised a seminar on international career building and job placement for Bangladeshi graduates and professionals.
30 October 2016
Jamuna erosion hits three Gaibandha villages
Erosion by the river Jamuna has taken a serious turn in a week, rendering a number of families homeless at three villages in Saghata
29 October 2016
Students cry for a road
There is no road for going to a primary school at a village in Vatgram union under Nandigram upazila of the district.
29 October 2016
Illegal market on RHD land
An influential person is building a market by occupying land owned by the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) in Chowrasta area by
29 October 2016
CNG stations, petrol pumps owners’ strike withdrawn
Owners of compressed natural gas (CNG) refuelling stations and petrol pumps withdraw their indefinite strike.
29 October 2016
BSF to deploy more floating outposts along Bangladesh border
In a bid to strengthen vigil along the riverine border with Bangladesh, Indian Border Security Force has decided to deploy six to seven floating border outposts (BOP) next year, reports Hindustan Times.
29 October 2016
A simple twist of fate?
An unprecedented situation has arisen since the Nobel Prize in literature was announced on October 13.
28 October 2016
Commission to resolve land disputes only
Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Land Commission will resolve only the land disputes and work for the people of the hill district.
27 October 2016
Rats attack aman crop in Gaibandha
The menace of rats in aman fields is worrying farmers in the district as the rodents cut down green and ripe paddy spikes and store them
27 October 2016
UP member assaulted for dropping names
At least ten solvent villagers under Raimanpur union have been sued for allegedly assaulting a union parishad (UP) member in Sadar
27 October 2016
'Stop construction of Rampal power plant'
A procession of some hundred bicycles was brought out in the town yesterday, protesting construction of Rampal power plant posing a
27 October 2016
Khadiza shifted to cabin as condition improving
Physicians shift Khadiza to a cabin from the High Dependency Unit of Square Hospitals as her overall condition improves further.
27 October 2016
Weakened ‘Kyant’s’ rain might linger tomorrow
The cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal has weakened through rainfall and reduced itself to a deep depression. The breaking away clouds are what is causing the rain in Dhaka and many parts of Bangladesh. Met office is hopeful that the weather will improve from tomorrow.
27 October 2016
Spare home, farmland from acquisition list
Local people at a human chain programme yesterday demanded that goverment to spare their homesteads and farmlands from the list of land acquisition for infrastructure development of newly formed Mymensingh division.
26 October 2016