Operation Jackpot: How Bangladesh’s naval commandos struck at Pakistan’s lifeline in 1971
21 August 2026
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The Yellow Butterfly: How Sheba shaped my world growing up
18 August 2026
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What Bangladesh’s historic Test victory in Australia means for Bangladeshi-Australians
17 August 2026
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Remembering Sumit Sarkar, a historian who questioned orthodoxy
17 August 2026
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The unfinished histories of Partition
16 August 2026
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In conversation with William Dalrymple / ‘Britain didn't conquer India’
15 August 2026
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Sheikh Mujib’s killing: What the newspapers told and what they omitted
15 August 2026
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Mirrors of Empire / The bureaucrats and intellectuals who shaped the Mughal Empire
14 August 2026
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To feel Bengali, to think beyond Bengal: Dipankar Gupta in conversation
11 August 2026
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Bangladesh's visual history / The enduring allure of vintage photographs
10 August 2026
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Hartal ends in CHT
The second day of the hartal in three hill districts, called by the Bangalee settlers demanding cancellation of Hill Tracts Land Dispute
11 August 2016
People suffer as flood washes away road
People of 10 villages in Manikganj have been suffering for want of a bamboo or wooden bridge for the last 15 days as the 60-foot road at
11 August 2016
Post-flood erosion wreaks havoc
Amid recession of floodwater in different areas, erosion by three rivers has turned serious, leaving hundreds of families homeless in
11 August 2016
Hold anti-militancy rally at educational institutions on September 3: Ministry
Education ministry asks the authorities concerned to hold anti-militancy rally at educational institutions across the country on September 3.
11 August 2016
3 Jessore ‘Hizb-ut Tahrir men’ surrender promising to return to normal life
Three alleged members of banned militant outfit Hizb-ut Tahrir surrender before police promising to return to normal life in Jessore, police say.
11 August 2016
Derailment halts Dhaka-Sylhet train service
Rail communication between Dhaka and Sylhet remains suspended following derailment of a freight train in Shayestaganj upazila of Habiganj.
11 August 2016
Bangladeshi Hindus kept waiting on land cases: US report
Bangladesh government did not dispose any of the more than one million property-related cases seized away from the people of Hindu community as enemy property, a US report says.
11 August 2016
Work to free Louhajang River from grabbers kicks off
Work to free the Louhajang River, which has turned into a narrow canal due to encroachment on its bank and shoreline by
10 August 2016
Fugitive convict arrested
Police arrested a fugitive convict from Kumerkhali village in Pirojpur Sadar upazila yesterday. The arrestee is Raihan Shikder alias Tia, 27,
10 August 2016
'Peace' school shut in Moulvibazar
Police have shut down a school that bears the name 'Peace' in Moulvibazar's Borolekha upazila.
10 August 2016
Settlers observe hartal in CHT
A day-long hartal in three hill districts called by the Bangalee settlers demanding cancellation of Hill Tracts Land Dispute Resolution Commission (amended) Act-2016 was observed peacefully yesterday in Rangamati.
10 August 2016
‘Peace’ school shut in Moulvibazar
Police have shut down a school that bears the name ‘Peace’ in Moulvibazar’s Borolekha.
10 August 2016
Bad weather halts Paturia-Daulatdia launch services
Four days into the suspension of ferry services, the BIWTA has suspended launch services on Paturia-Daulatdia route since last night due to rough weather.
10 August 2016
People suffer as bridge over Monnearpar canal collapses
At least three lakh people of seven unions have been suffering in crossing Monnearpar canal at Monnearpar village
9 August 2016
Fodder crisis in haor areas
Due to flooding in the Hakaluki Haor region covering five Sylhet upazilas, livestock rearers are facing a crisis in
9 August 2016
New college building demanded
Students of Mathbaria Government College in the district yesterday demand a new academic building removing risky
9 August 2016
Coalmine workers' ultimatum
The miners and officials and staff, appointed through outsourcing, of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd
9 August 2016
Move to scrap licenses of 200 internet providers
Bangladesh’s telecom regulator is to scrap licenses of 204 internet providers as they allegedly failed to provide operational documents to it after frequent requests.
9 August 2016
47 rickshaws seized
Police seized 47 battery-run rickshaws in Mirzapur municipal area in Tangail yesterday to save electricity. The owners of the seized
8 August 2016
58 held on sabotage charges
Police arrested 58 people on sabotage charges from different areas in Jessore yesterday. The law enforcers conducted a special drive in
8 August 2016