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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S Korea gives books, DVDs for its corner in DU library
The South Korean Embassy provided 108 books and 108 DVDs for the Korea Corner in the central library of Dhaka University, said a press release.
15 December 2015
Gary Huang attends Rotary meeting
Former Rotary International President Gary CK Huang attended a meeting of Rotary Club of Dhaka Royal in Raowa Auditorium in the capital on Saturday, said a press release.
15 December 2015
Separate physiotherapy college demanded
Physiotherapists at a seminar yesterday demanded a separate physiotherapy college, an autonomous council and creation of position.
15 December 2015
Bangladesh in 34-state Islamic military alliance
Bangladesh has joined a Saudi Arabia-based 34-state Islamic military coalition to combat terrorism, according to a joint statement published on state news agency SPA.
15 December 2015
Why management committees can't be hiring authorities
The High Court yesterday questioned the legality of the government's decision to recruit teachers for private schools and colleges through a single central committee in place of their respective managing committees and governing bodies.
14 December 2015
No force in world can stop Bangladesh’s war crimes trial
The BNP chief's paying tribute to Martyred Intellectuals' Memorial was nothing but a mockery, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said yesterday, adding no one in the world could stop the war crimes trial initiated by her government.
14 December 2015
Wife seeks PM's intervention in rescue efforts
The wife of a Bangladesh Chhatra League leader of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology who was allegedly abducted in the early hours of December 10 sought the prime minister's intervention yesterday in rescue efforts.
14 December 2015
N'ganj transport workers clash with cops
At least 20 people, including five policemen, were injured in a clash between police and transport workers following detention of their leader for beating up a cop in plainclothes over a trifling matter at Panchabati in Fatullah Upazila of Narayanganj yesterday.
14 December 2015
Market’s legality near Baldha Garden questioned
The High Court questions the legality of constructing a kitchen market on a residential area near Baldha Garden in the capital’s Wari area.
14 December 2015
Jamalpur war crimes accused sent to jail
International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday sent to jail a war crimes accused from Jamalpur produced by police.
13 December 2015
Bangladesh’s war trial: List of fugitives gets longer
Despite several directives by the International Crimes Tribunal and initiatives of the government to arrest war crimes accused, police have failed to capture more than half of them, frustrating justice seekers.
Two war crimes tribunals had issued arrest warrants against 102 war crimes accused in 18 cases since August last year, but the law enforcers could arrest only 45, according to The Daily Star reports.
13 December 2015
Tk 30 lakh sought for Nirob’s family
A rights group file a writ petition seeking High Court’s order on the government to compensate Tk 30 lakh to the family of Nirob who died after falling into a sewer in Dhaka.
13 December 2015
Needs of disabled must be taken into consideration
People with disabilities should be given the opportunity to participate and express their needs at every stage of disaster risk
12 December 2015
Rokeya's unrealised Dream
Feminism is considered an ugly word by many who have a passing acquaintance with it. An open assertion of being a feminist in social
11 December 2015
Indian Coast Guard DG visits Ctg
Director General (DG) of Indian Cast Guard Vice Admiral HCS Bisht, AVSM called on Zonal Commander of Bangladesh
11 December 2015
CMP sets up CCTV camera at shrine
Chittagong Metropolitan Police yesterday set up a CCTV camera at Shah Amanat Mazar, as a part of bringing all the
11 December 2015
Females' marriageable age to remain 18: Chumki
State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroze Chumki yesterday said the government is not going to lower the minimum
11 December 2015
Develop IT, communication skills to prosper
Speakers at a Rotary seminar yesterday called upon the new generation to develop communication skills along with expertise in
11 December 2015
Biswa Ijtema starts in Barisal
The regional Biswa Ijtema started in Nabagram Road area of Barisal city after the Asar prayers yesterday.
10 December 2015
Tangail poetry festival starts today
A two-day fourth Bangla Poetry Festival-2015, organised by Sadharan Granthagar, begins in Tangail's Bhasani Hall
10 December 2015