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The black flag at Rajshahi and the officer who chose conscience
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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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The Biryani excavation
19 March 2026, 10:00 AM
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My mother’s letter during the Liberation War
16 March 2026, 11:10 AM
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In Focus / A journey through Bangladesh’s Islamic inscriptions
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Barisal, beyond, and the making of Bengali literary modernity
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How does Pakistan write 1971?
17 March 2026, 06:03 AM
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Man killed by elephant
An elderly man was killed and his son injured as a herd of marauding elephants attacked their house at Gurucharan Dudnai village in Jhenaigati upazila of the district early yesterday.
22 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Lightning kills two
Two people were killed by lightning at Dakkhin Betgari village in Gangachhara upazila of Rangpur district.
22 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Passengers suffer as four launch ghats in awful state
Thousands of passengers are suffering a lot as two launch ghats (terminals) in Galachipa upazila under the district are virtually unusable while two others are lying without any approach road for long.
22 June 2016, 18:00 PM
CCTV installed at 9 Habiganj PS
Police authorities in the district have installed closed-circuit TV (CCTV) cameras at nine police stations, the office and residence of the
21 June 2016, 18:00 PM
8 AL men charged with assault on Parashuram UNO
A court here yesterday framed charges against eight Awami League leaders and activists in a case for assaulting Parashuram Upazila
21 June 2016, 18:00 PM
BSF returns bodies of two Bangladeshis
The bodies of two Bangladeshi alleged smugglers, who were shot dead by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Chapainawabganj's
21 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Mithapukur upazila chairman, 2 vice-chairmen removed
Chairman, vice chairman and female vice chairman of Mithapukur Upazila Parishad in Rangpur district have been removed from their
21 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Gaibandha farmers opt for sesame cultivation
Sesame (teel) farming on fallow lands is gaining popularity in different areas of the district and farmers are earning a better profit than
21 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Villagers build bamboo bridge on self-help basis
People of three char villages along the Teesta River basin have built a bamboo bridge on voluntary basis over a tributary at Tambulpur
21 June 2016, 18:00 PM
‘Crossfire’ not solution but weakness: Menon
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon says that terrorism cannot be controlled by killing alleged militants in encounters as he thinks that ‘crossfire’ shows the weakness and failure of law enforcement agencies.
21 June 2016, 11:47 AM
Rights group protest harassment of vested property claimers
Rights activists today threatened to wage a movement if the government does not intervene to stop the impediments to the legal procedure and harassment suffered by vested property claimers.
21 June 2016, 09:48 AM
Bangladeshi businessman gunned down in S Africa
A Bangladeshi businessman was gunned down by terrorists in Lucy Krishy town of South Africa on Monday night.
21 June 2016, 06:53 AM
Locals block road, torch killer vehicle in Noakhali
Locals blocked Choumuhani-Sonaimuri road at Bagadia under Sonaimuri upazila of the district and set fire to a pick-up van yesterday
20 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Elephant kills man
A man was killed by an elephant in Bengchari area under Kaptai upazila of the district on Sunday. The victim is Sonadhan Chakma, 37, a
20 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Group out to grab power illegally abandoned arms, ammo: DMP
A vested group, which wants to grab state power by creating anarchy, might have dumped firearms and ammunition in a canal in Dhaka’s Uttara area, police say.
20 June 2016, 11:38 AM
EU to give $2.26m for Roanu victims
The European Commission declares it will provide US$ 2.26 million for the victims of cyclone Roanu in Bangladesh under humanitarian grounds.
19 June 2016, 13:44 PM
Verdict on 8 Jamalpur ‘Al-Badr men’ any day
A tribunal in Dhaka is to deliver verdict any day in a case filed against eight Jamalpur “Al-Badr men” for their offences during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
19 June 2016, 08:12 AM
Child marriage bid foiled
A schoolgirl was saved from child marriage in Bahubol upazila of Habiganj district on Friday night. Jhuma Akther, 14, a Class VIII student
18 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Family meets Quasem at Kashimpur jail
Family members of condemned war crimes convict Jamaat leader Mir Quasem Ali met with him at Kashimpur jail in Gazipur.
18 June 2016, 08:45 AM
Jihan's Story, Greece
Like so many others, 34-year-old Jihan was willing to risk everything in order to escape war-torn Syria and find safety for her family.
17 June 2016, 18:00 PM