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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Lightning kills 3
Three people were killed by lightning at Naldubi village in Goalanda upazila of Rajbari on Tuesday. The deceased were Abu Bakkar
17 August 2016
Madrasa boy missing
An eleven-year-old boy, who went missing from Mohipur area in Kalapara upazila of the district nearly three months ago, is still traceless.
17 August 2016
Prime govt lands grabbed in Cox's Bazar
Influential quarters have allegedly grabbed government land worth several hundred crore taka in the heart of tourist town Cox's Bazar, but the administration has not taken any steps to recover the state property.
17 August 2016
Bad weather halts Paturia-Daulatdia launch service
Launch service on Paturia-Daulatdia remains suspended since this morning due to strong current in the river Padma triggered by inclement weather.
17 August 2016
Faridpur flood damages crops worth Tk 17cr
With the receding of floodwater, crops on 3,189 hectares of land in five upazilas of the district have been damaged.
16 August 2016
Patuakhali town roads badly damaged
The people of Patuakhali town are suffering as at least seven important roads in the town have been lying badly damaged due to heavy
16 August 2016
Elephant kills woman
A woman was killed by an elephant in Purbo Chaillatoli area under Longodu upazila on Monday night. The victim was Anupa Begum, 45, of
16 August 2016
'Bring schoolboy Janom's killers to book'
Local people, teachers and fellow students yesterday formed a human chain demanding arrest of the prime accused in the case for killing
16 August 2016
Trapped baby elephant rescued in Sherpur
A baby elephant which got trapped in abandoned well in Dudhnoi border area of Jhenigati upazila early yesterday has been rescued.
16 August 2016
Lightning kills one
A man was killed in lightning strike in Taraganj upazila of Rangpur on Sunday. The deceased was Nur Hossain, 22, son of Mozaharul Islam
15 August 2016
'Save school from river erosion'
Local people demanded immediate steps to save a school from erosion by the River Jhinai in the district.
15 August 2016
Tea workers observe strike for wages
About 400 workers of a tea garden along with their families have been continuing their programmes, demanding
14 August 2016
Wild elephant tranquilised yet again
The stranded wild elephant, recently rescued and named as Bangabahadur, has been tranquilised yet again this morning.
14 August 2016
7 return from Indian jail
Seven Bangladeshi nationals, including five women and a child, returned home yesterday after languishing in an Indian
13 August 2016
Lawyer helps poor kids after daily star report
A report published in The Daily Star on July 5 this year brought help to six kids and their mothers of two poor families
13 August 2016
Schoolboy murdered in Mymensingh
A schoolboy was stabbed to death allegedly by his friends in Mashkanda area of Mymensingh town yesterday.
13 August 2016
Rescued Indian elephant breaks free
The stranded Indian elephant, recently rescued and named as Bangabahadur, breaks its shackles with which she was tied to a mango tree at Sarishabari upazila of Jamalpur.
13 August 2016
Drop criminal proceedings against banglamail24 journos: CPJ
Bangladeshi authorities should drop all criminal proceedings against three journalists from the news website banglamail24, release them immediately, and restore press credentials to nine of their colleagues, said the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
13 August 2016
Syed Waliullah Existentialism, Nostalgia, Nationalism
Syed Waliullah was born on 15 August 1922 at Sholashahar in Chittagong. His father, Syed Ahmadullah, was a government officer whose postings took him to different mofussil towns in Bengal...
12 August 2016
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