Does South Asia need secularism?
30 March 2026, 00:44 AM
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Did Jinnah lose faith in the Two-Nation Theory after 1947?
26 March 2026, 16:02 PM
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The black flag at Rajshahi and the officer who chose conscience
26 March 2026, 13:39 PM
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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
In Focus
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
28 December 2025, 18:00 PM
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Barisal, beyond, and the making of Bengali literary modernity
2 March 2026, 00:00 AM
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Teachers in resolute strike over ‘pay disparity’
Public university teachers across the country have begun an indefinite strike from this morning protesting the “government inaction” in removing their “pay disparity” despite being dubbed "illogical" by the finance minister and slammed by the prime minister.
11 January 2016, 04:40 AM
12 return from Indian jail
Twelve teenage girls returned home through Benapole check post on Friday night after serving two years in an Indian jail. BSF handed over
9 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Dense fog disrupts ferry service
Ferry service on the Paturia-Daulatdia route resumed on Saturday after seven hours of disruption caused by dense fog.
9 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Devotees brave fog, cold at Biswa Ijtema
The quest for the soul’s salvation drives countless devotees to brave the inclement weather at the Biswa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj.
9 January 2016, 06:41 AM
Habiganj tea workers go on strike against SEZ
Thousands of tea workers in Habiganj abandon work and gather for a mass rally against government plans for a Special Economic Zone in the area.
9 January 2016, 04:56 AM
AGREEING TO SAVE THE PLANET
The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21, held in Paris from 30 November to 12 December 2015, was the biggest event of its kind.
8 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Charges against 2 Kishoreganj ‘Razakars’ accepted
International Crimes Tribunal-1 accepts the charges brought against two alleged Razakars for their “war crimes” in Kishoreganj during 1971.
7 January 2016, 06:49 AM
Gazipur floodplain fish project a great success
The night is dark, the weather cold. Through winter's silence, I move from Kashimpur in Gazipur towards Namabazar. The clock says
6 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Brahmanbaria war crimes suspect arrested
Police arrest a war crimes suspect of Brahmanbaria after a special tribunal issued arrest warrant against him for his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.
6 January 2016, 11:34 AM
Nizami will decide on review: Lawyer
After the Supreme Court upheld death for Jamaat-e-Islami leader Motiur Rahman Nizami, his lawyer says they will go for a review.
6 January 2016, 04:13 AM
Seven boys return from Indian jail
Seven Bangladeshi teenage boys returned home through Benapole check post on Monday after languishing in an Indian jail for one and a
5 January 2016, 18:00 PM
4 dead in Dhaka, other areas after 6.7 quake
Three persons die in Dhaka, Rajshahi and Lalmonirhat after a 6.7 earthquake, epicentered in India’s Imphal, rocked Bangladesh.
4 January 2016, 05:01 AM
Bangladesh wakes up to tremors
It is a surprise wake up call for people across Bangladesh in the dawn when a 6.7 magnitude earthquake jolted Dhaka and other parts of the country. According to US Geological Survey, the epicentre is northwest of Imphal in India, near the Myanmar border.
3 January 2016, 23:59 PM
Abducted boy rescued in Gaibandha, one held
Police rescued a boy from Sundail village in Gobindaganj upazila of the district yesterday, two days after his abduction.
3 January 2016, 18:00 PM
CU teachers strike protesting pay scale
Chittagong University teachers boycott classes, examinations and administrative activities demanding removal of the "discriminatory provisions" in the eighth national pay scale.
3 January 2016, 08:01 AM
PCJSS’s peaceful blockade in Rangamati
The daylong blockade enforced by Parbatya Chhatragram Janasanghati Samity (PCJSS-Santu Larma) in Rangamati protesting the rigging in municipality polls is going on peacefully.
3 January 2016, 04:54 AM
Bangla Academy's 60th Year: Preserving and Projecting Bangali Culture
Established in December 3, 1955, Bangla Academy is an iconic institution representing Bangali culture. Its primary function has been
1 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Journos become target again
At least 15 journalists were attacked by ruling party men and many more were threatened at polling stations while they were covering yesterday's municipality elections.
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM
150 Bangladeshi maids fled from Saudi jobs in 7 months
At least 150 Bangladeshi housemaids escaped from their employers in Saudi Arabia in the last seven months, a
29 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Shajahan gives 72hrs to sand, coal traders to free Beribadh
Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan yesterday gave 72 hours to the sand and coal traders to free 20km of pathway
29 December 2015, 18:00 PM