A&E Talk with Elita: F Minor

F Minor is a young band, steadily climbing the steps of success thanks to their lyrics and music. It is an all-girl band, which is quite rare in Bangladesh. The band sings in many languages namely Chakma, Marma, Bangla, Gari etc.
20 March 2021, 07:21 AM

Orakandi Thakur Bari all set to receive Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Orakandi, a sacred shrine of the “Matua” community in Gopalganj, and the Orakandi Thakur Bari is taking all kinds of preparations to welcome him.
18 March 2021, 18:00 PM

A&E talk with Elita: Sara Zaker

Sara Zaker is a household name in the world of theatre, dramas, fictions and also the silver screen in Bangladesh.
18 March 2021, 12:06 PM

While registering for the vaccine, Lakhikanta found out that he was dead

Lakhikanta Rai, a school teacher, is alive and well. He wants to register for the Covid-19 vaccine but the portal won't accept his registration. When he arrived at the Upazila Election Commission to seek help, he learned that he has been listed dead on the voter list since June 3, 2014.
15 March 2021, 14:12 PM

Probe body finds youth was tortured at Narcotics Control Office

The investigation committee has primarily found that a youth was tortured at Barishal district office of Narcotics Control Department.
10 March 2021, 14:33 PM

Covid-19 vaccine: Answering your questions

The vaccination program is in full swing in Bangladesh. Dr Tasneem Jara, a doctor at England's National Health Service (NHS) and postgraduate student of evidence-based medicine at University of Oxford, answers some of our frequently asked questions.
8 March 2021, 13:34 PM

Visually impaired students making jute handicrafts

Visually impaired students of Lalmonirhat are deftly crafting jute products. They are earning money from making handicrafts while continuing their studies.
6 March 2021, 11:39 AM

Artworks at DU library: Masterpieces left to decay

Four important examples of the country’s modern art -- a sculpture by Novera Ahmed and three murals by Hamidur Rahman -- have been decaying on the walls of Dhaka University Central Library.
1 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Prince of Dhaka

The beloved horse of Dhaka’s Gulbagh
27 February 2021, 12:24 PM

A&E Talk with Elita: Hamin Ahmed

Hamin Ahmed is the member of the legendary band Miles and is also a composer, guitarist, bassist and singer.
25 February 2021, 16:38 PM

Reminiscing old conversations with noted columnist Syed Abul Maksud

Columnist and researcher Syed Abul Maksud was a unique example of honesty on all fronts.
24 February 2021, 13:22 PM

A&E Talk with Elita: Foad Nasser Babu

Foad Nasser Babu, a living legend -- a musician who has seen it all in the last four decades and more where the music industry of Bangladesh is concerned.
23 February 2021, 07:32 AM

The last of the Kharia speakers

Since her husband Abrahm Soreng died two years ago, 70-year-old Veronica Kerketa doesn’t get the chance to talk in her mother tongue at home. None of her children or grandchildren speak the Kharia language.
20 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Building topples over in Keraniganj

A three-storey building built on a waterbody in South Keraniganj toppled over this morning.
19 February 2021, 06:03 AM

25 Barishal University students injured in midnight attack

Around 25 students of Barishal University were injured after miscreants attacked them at their hostels in the city’s Rupatoli area early today.
17 February 2021, 06:36 AM

A look at Salanga movement

It was January 27, 1922. Several thousand people including peasants, traders and buyers from different northern districts came to 'Salanga Haat', one of the biggest rural markets in the northern region at that time, for shopping for the whole week.
16 February 2021, 09:00 AM

Word-of-mouth recommendation drawing them: 2,010 Rohingyas reach Bhasan Char

Mohammed Hossen (60), a Rohingya man from Cox’s Bazar’s Kutupalong camp, never thought that he would shift to Bhasan Char. However, well-made accommodation and better facilities than Ukhia Rohingya camp changed his mind.
15 February 2021, 08:25 AM

The Ustad behind the printing machines

After spending almost all his life behind printing machines of different presses, now it is very hard for Abdul Aziz to stay at home in the evenings, when he used to go out for work.
13 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Sells newspapers and serves the people

When Md Izahar Ali became a newspaper hawker in Jashore, the price of a newspaper was only 10 paisa and some papers used to reach Jashore a day later.
13 February 2021, 18:00 PM

A silent love confined to tears

Farida Yasmin has been confined to a bed since November 16, 2007 -- the day she slipped into a coma following a surgery. The doctors said she has no, or little, chance of ever waking from her deep sleep.
13 February 2021, 18:00 PM