Operation Jackpot: How Bangladesh’s naval commandos struck at Pakistan’s lifeline in 1971
21 August 2026
•
In Focus
The Yellow Butterfly: How Sheba shaped my world growing up
18 August 2026
•
In Focus
What Bangladesh’s historic Test victory in Australia means for Bangladeshi-Australians
17 August 2026
•
In Focus
Remembering Sumit Sarkar, a historian who questioned orthodoxy
17 August 2026
•
In Focus
The unfinished histories of Partition
16 August 2026
•
In Focus
In conversation with William Dalrymple / ‘Britain didn't conquer India’
15 August 2026
•
In Focus
Sheikh Mujib’s killing: What the newspapers told and what they omitted
15 August 2026
•
In Focus
Mirrors of Empire / The bureaucrats and intellectuals who shaped the Mughal Empire
14 August 2026
•
In Focus
To feel Bengali, to think beyond Bengal: Dipankar Gupta in conversation
11 August 2026
•
In Focus
Bangladesh's visual history / The enduring allure of vintage photographs
10 August 2026
•
In Focus
Take steps to stop coaching business, DSHE to officials
The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) asks all the concerned officials across the country to implement the policy to stop teachers from doing coaching business.
4 May 2016
A luxury car bought dodging tax seized in Dhaka
Customs intelligence seizes a luxury sports car worth around Tk 10 crore from Banani area in Dhaka that was purchased by dodging tax.
4 May 2016
Bodies of two missing men found in Padma
The bodies of two people, who had gone missing after a sand-laden trawler capsized in the Padma River in Shibalaya upazila on Sunday,
3 May 2016
Classes hampered as storm damages school in Bhaluka
Students of Medila Adarsha High School in Bhaluka upazila of the district cannot attend classes as the tin-roofed school was badly
3 May 2016
Solar power brightens life of Teesta char people
With the installation of an 1800 watt solar panel at Char Nayarhat Bazar in Paschim Haldibari village, the lives of residents of Teesta
3 May 2016
People fear to talk: Sultana Kamal
Human rights activist Sultana Kamal today observed that people are afraid to talk.
3 May 2016
Long-haul bus fare cut by 3 paisa per kilometre
The government decides to reduce passenger fare by 3 paisa per kilometre for long haul buses following the recent cuts in fuel prices.
3 May 2016
Farmer dies of heatstroke
A farmer died of heatstroke in Akkelpur upazila of Joypurhat district on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Abu Hossain, 30, son of
2 May 2016
Cargo vessel owners withdraw strike
Cargo vessel owners call off their strike following the government’s assurance of a fresh wage structure for the workers in the sector.
2 May 2016
Move to build market on playground protested
Local people formed a human chain and held a rally in the district town yesterday, demanding cancellation of the decision of building a
30 April 2016
The World's Bishwa-Kobi
A little less than a hundred years ago, Bishwa-Kobi Rabindranath Tagore, wrote a poem that he had titled simply “Shakespeare”.
29 April 2016
Malaysia to announce foreign workers’ recruitment soon, says Deputy PM
The Malaysian government will announce a decision on the intake of foreign workers soon, says Deputy Prime Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
29 April 2016
ESCAP projects 6.8% growth for 2016
In contrary to the government’s growth expectation of beyond 7 percent for 2016, a United Nations body has said it would not exceed 6.8 percent.
28 April 2016
Sugar mill workers stage demo
Workers of Natore Sugar Mills staged a demonstration in front of the factory yesterday to press home their six-point demand. Workers of
27 April 2016
Villagers protest outage, confine meter readers
People of several villages at Madhupur upazila of the district yesterday protested power outage and confined two meter readers of Palli Bidyut Samity in Moter Bazar area.
27 April 2016
RU professor killing: Students block Dhaka-Rajshahi highway for 3hrs
Students of the Rajshahi University blocked the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway for three hours demanding justice for Professor AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee.
27 April 2016
EU, France, Australia condemn Xulhaz murder
European Union underscores the need for thorough investigation into the recent killings to bring the criminals to justice. France, Australia and Switzerland have also condemned the murders of LGBT magazine editor and the Rajshahi University professor and pledged to stand beside Bangladesh in fighting terrorism.
27 April 2016
Transport workers on strike in Pabna
The transport workers went on an indefinite strike in the district yesterday, protesting rampant extortion on highways.
26 April 2016
Water transport workers call off indefinite strike
Water transport workers call off their countrywide indefinite strike after the owners agreed to fulfil their 15-point demand.
26 April 2016
Storm-damaged school lies without repair for 2 years
Students of Kamol Narayan Government Primary School in Gobindaganj upazila of the district are attending classes under the open sky as
25 April 2016