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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Hacking of fellow sparks protest
Students of Pabna Edward College put up an hour-long barricade on the Pabna-Rajshahi highway in front of the college
28 July 2016
Six bombs recovered
Detective Branch (DB) of police seized six bombs from Baribaka village in Sadar upazila of Meherpur district on
28 July 2016
Lightning kills 2 in Rangpur
Two people were killed and three others injured by lightning in Pirganj upazila of Rangpur yesterday morning.
28 July 2016
Boat only transport for 90 Sunamganj villages
Familiar to generations of Bangladeshi school-goers, 'A Journey by Boat' is a common passage and essay topic. But
28 July 2016
Derailment halts Dhaka-Mymensingh rail link
Train service on Dhaka-Mymensingh route remains suspended following a train derailment in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur.
28 July 2016
Kids denied IT literacy as teacher serves UZ office
The upazila education officer in Sarishabari upazila allegedly engaged an assistant teacher of a local government primary school at Charhatbari village as a computer operator at his office for nearly two years, depriving the school kids of computer education.
27 July 2016
Brutality on 2 orphan girls
Two minor girls of a government-run girls' orphanage in Kushtia were violated allegedly by one of its employees.
27 July 2016
British Council closes Bangladesh offices temporarily
British Council temporarily closes its offices in Bangladesh in order to review their security procedures.
27 July 2016
Govt college teachers, students stage demo against militancy
Teachers and students of all the government colleges and Alia madrasas across the country form a human chain on their campuses for spreading awareness among people against militancy.
27 July 2016
People suffer as Patuakhali bus terminal in awful state
Passengers using the Patuakhali central bus terminal are suffering a lot due to water-logging in the terminal, which hampers their
26 July 2016
Infrastructure crisis causes case backlog
The Rangamati District Judge's Court and the Judicial Magistrate's Court were established in Rangamati in 2008. The proceedings of the
26 July 2016
Drone seized at Dhaka airport
Custom intelligence seize a drone at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka due to a ban on its import.
26 July 2016
HC stays Rajuk’s notice to relocate a Gulshan restaurant
The High Court stays for six months the effectiveness of a notice issued by Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) that asked the authorities to relocate Food Palace Restaurant from Gulshan-1.
26 July 2016
Cops release stunning pictures of Dhaka terrorists’ den
Police release stunning and chilling pictures of what was found inside the terrorists’ den at Kalyanpur in Dhaka that give a glimpse of the militants’ life.
26 July 2016
Dhaka raid: Injured Hasan remained missing for a year
Rakibul Hasan alias Rigan is an alleged militant activist who sustained bullet injuries during a joint drive in Dhaka’s Kalyanpur area on July 26, 2016 and has been missing for a year.
26 July 2016
Indefinite bus strike isolates Rajshahi
Hundreds of people are suffering immensely as road communication of Rajshahi with other parts of the country has been snapped following a wildcat indefinite strike enforced by local bus workers and owners.
26 July 2016
Gross anomalies in test relief, food for work projects
Gross irregularities are evident in Dimla upazila in projects under Test Relief (TR), Food for Work (FW) and Taka for Work (TW), in the
25 July 2016
Rab publishes revised missing list
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) publishes a revised list of 68 people of ages from 15 to 40 who recently went missing from different districts of Bangladesh.
25 July 2016
Show cause notice against judge for not disposing of case in 6yrs
The High Court issues a show cause notice against the judge of Speedy Trial Tribunal-2 in Dhaka for failing to dispose of a murder case in more than six years.
25 July 2016
College girl abducted
Criminals abducted a college girl from Jessore Sadar upazila on Thursday. Family members said a gang of 3/ 4 allegedly led by Badhan
24 July 2016