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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Bangladesh home minister suggests Israeli behind spate of killings
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal suggests an Israeli link to the recent killings of secular bloggers and minorities.
6 June 2016
Ramadan begins tomorrow
Holy Ramadan, the month of self-purification through fasting and abstinence, begins tomorrow as the new moon was sighted in the country.
6 June 2016
CNG stations to stay shut 7hrs in Ramadan
CNG refueling stations across the country will stay closed from 3:00pm to 10:00pm daily during the month of Ramadan, State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid.
6 June 2016
Rail route blocked for stoppage of intercity trains
Demanding stoppage of intercity trains at Biddyaganj Railway Station, hundreds of people yesterday blocked the Mymensingh-Jamalpur
5 June 2016
Human chain demands death penalty for Konika's killer
Different women's and non-governmental organisations formed a human chain in front of Shaheed Setu Hall in Chapainawabganj town
5 June 2016
SC upholds lawyer Shakila’s HC bail order
The Supreme Court upholds the High Court order that granted bail to lawyer Shakila Farjana in two cases filed over her alleged involvement in financing a militant outfit.
5 June 2016
Bridge subsidence cuts rail links with Sylhet for 10 hrs
Train communications from Sylhet with Dhaka and Chittagong were restored yesterday after 10 hours of disruption following the
4 June 2016
Nurses postpone strike until PM’s return from KSA
Agitating nurses postpone their ongoing strike until Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returns from her visit to Saudi Arabia.
4 June 2016
Rains halt Sylhet’s rail link with Dhaka, Ctg for 10hrs
Rail communication of Sylhet with Dhaka and Chittagong remained suspended for 10 hours as overnight downpour damaged rail tracks in Srimangal upazila of Moulvibazar.
4 June 2016
The Inheritance of Loss
This is a story of a journey into the past of Tongibari, an important part of the incredible Vikrampur civilisation. Once known as the
3 June 2016
Girl saved from early marriage
A schoolgirl was saved from underage marriage in Phulbari upazila of Dinajpur yesterday.
2 June 2016
8 AL rebel candidates expelled
Gangachara upazila unit of Awami League in Rangpur district expelled eight rebel chairman candidates in union parishad election for
2 June 2016
Land acquisition move for power plant protested
People of Dhankhali village formed a human chain at Degree College haat in Kalapara upazila yesterday, demanding an immediate halt
2 June 2016
Bus strike withdrawn
The bus strike on Chittagong-Khagrachhari road was withdrawn on Tuesday after three days of its enforcement following a clash
1 June 2016
120 Indian cows seized
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 120 Indian cows worth about Tk 1 crore from Daulatpur area of Jessore yesterday. On
1 June 2016
Nor'westers lash Satkhira, Sherpur
A woman was killed and around 500 houses were damaged as nor'westers lashed different villages of Satkhira and Sherpur districts yesterday.
1 June 2016
Under construction bridge lacks required height
An under construction bridge on the Ichhamoti River in Sirajdikhan upazila under the district is likely to pose serious threat to the water transports plying under the bridge in the rainy season as the structure lacks required height.
1 June 2016
Network restored, Airtel says
Mobile operator Airtel successfully restores its network more than 12 hours after technical glitches disrupted its operation on June 1, 2016 around midnight.
1 June 2016
ICT reading out summary verdict on 3 Habiganj ‘war criminals’
A tribunal in Dhaka starts reading out the summary verdict in a case filed against three war criminal suspects from Habiganj on charges of crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 Liberation War.
1 June 2016
Lightning kills 3 of a family in Noakhali
Three members of a family were killed by lightning in Musapur Union under Companiganj upazila of the district yesterday.
31 May 2016