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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Transport workers on strike in Barisal
Transport workers have clamped a strike in Barisal – cutting road communication to Khulna, Jhalakathi, Pirojpur, Barguna and other districts.
27 September 2016
Call to protect sugar mill's land
Protesters at a meeting yesterday called upon all to observe a half-day hartal in Mohimaganj union today, demanding recovery of Rangpur
26 September 2016
Rain damages vegetable seedbeds
Seedbeds of different vegetable in many villages in the district have been damaged due to heavy rain for the last few days.
26 September 2016
Move to recover Pramatha Chy's ancestral home
The local administration has at last taken initiative to recover the ancestral homestead of Pramatha Chowdhury in Chatmohar upazila
26 September 2016
Sylhet court sends 120 to jail over OC's death
A Sylhet court sends 120 accused to jail after accepting charges against them in a case filed over the death of Mostafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Osmaninagar Police Station of the district.
26 September 2016
Faridpur newborn on life support
The newborn girl, who cried out at a Faridpur graveyard minutes before her burial on Thursday, is now on life support at Square Hospitals in Dhaka.
25 September 2016
British Council to resume Bangladesh offices tomorrow
The British Council announces to resume its offices in Bangladesh from September 26, 2016, around two months after its closure.
25 September 2016
‘BSF’ kills Bangladeshi on Kurigram border
Indian Border Security Force allegedly guns down a Bangladeshi national along Raumari border in Kurigram.
25 September 2016
Bridge without approach roads
A bridge over a canal on the Khatiamari-Amtoli road in Tekanichukainagar union under Sonatola upazila of the district was built without
24 September 2016
Owner sued for Barisal trawler capsize
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) files a case against owner of the trawler that capsized in Sandhya river in Barisal on Wednesday, leaving at least 26 people dead.
24 September 2016
Faridpur newborn admitted to a Dhaka hospital
The newborn girl, who cried out at the graveyard when family members were preparing to bury her after a doctor declared her dead, is admitted to Square Hospital in Dhaka for proper treatment.
24 September 2016
A strange welcome
Last year Miles Khan went to Cox's Bazaar, wanting to spend a week in the beach town. He badly needed a break
23 September 2016
Faridpur newborn needs proper treatment in Dhaka
The newborn baby girl, who was found alive when she was being buried in Faridpur yesterday, needs proper treatment, doctors suggest
23 September 2016
Rawhide prices fall in Gaibandha
Traders of the district are suffering loss due to sharp fall in prices of rawhide in Palashbari hide market after Eid-ul-Azha.
22 September 2016
Swelling Monu poses threat as dykes risky
People of 19 villages of Rajnagar, Kulaura and Sadar upazilas of the district are passing their days amid fear of losing homesteads due
22 September 2016
Sunken launch recovered, 4 more bodies found
Four more bodies, that of children yet to be identified, have been found as rescuers manage to haul ashore the Sunken launch in Barisal – raising the death toll in the southern district’s boat tragedy to 18.
22 September 2016
Aman seedbeds poisoned
Rivals destroyed aman seedbeds on one acre of land by pouring poison at Taktabunia village in Amtali upazila of Barguna due to enmity with the owner.
21 September 2016
BSF returns body of Bangladeshi
The body of a Bangladeshi national, shot dead by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) near Bangerbari border in Patgram upazila, was handed over to Bangladesh Border Guards (BGB) on Tuesday night.
21 September 2016
Tampaco: Relatives wait on DNA testing, death toll 35
Relatives now wait on DNA testing to trace their loved ones who are still missing after the factory disaster at Tampaco Foils Limited, where up until today, 35 people died.
21 September 2016
‘210 accidents, 265 killed during Eid’
265 people are killed on roadways, waterways and railways in Bangladesh while making journey for the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, claims a passenger welfare body.
21 September 2016