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Touseful Islam

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Donald Trump negotiation strategy

Analysis / Bluff, bargain and backtrack: The Trumpian art of the deal

10 April 2026, 17:29 PM
From threats of devastation to a last-minute ceasefire, the Iran episode followed a familiar Trump script
10 April 2026, 17:29 PM
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Looking back / All the President’s Men: When journalism became cinema and cinema became history

9 April 2026, 19:44 PM
50 years on, the film feels startlingly contemporary
9 April 2026, 19:44 PM
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Explainer / What does the arrest of Australia’s most-decorated living soldier mean for war crimes justice?

7 April 2026, 20:44 PM
Ben Roberts-Smith’s arrest has opened a broader debate over alleged war crimes in Afghanistan and whether justice can arrive after years of denial
7 April 2026, 20:44 PM
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Looking back / On this day 120 years ago, still images learned to move

6 April 2026, 21:00 PM
J. Stuart Blackton’s pioneering 1906 film turned chalk drawings into motion, opening a new chapter in the history of visual storytelling
6 April 2026, 21:00 PM
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Looking back / Gregory Peck and the lost art of masculinity without swagger

5 April 2026, 21:40 PM
More than a classic Hollywood star, he remains a reminder that dignity and gentleness can be their own kind of power
5 April 2026, 21:40 PM
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Musings / Moon River, through bougainvillea

3 April 2026, 22:52 PM
An April pink moon turns blossom into melody
3 April 2026, 22:52 PM
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Think different, pay dearly: The apple of our i at 50

1 April 2026, 20:00 PM
How the trillion-dollar brand turned technology into theology
1 April 2026, 20:00 PM
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Explainer / Why does the Middle East have so much oil?

31 March 2026, 22:00 PM
Region’s enormous reserves are the result of ancient seas, organic-rich sediments, ideal rock layers and millions of years of geological stability
31 March 2026, 22:00 PM
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Long before fake news and algorithms, this 1986 film saw how truth could be shaped and weaponised

New Delhi Times: A film on analogue era journalism, a mirror for the digital age
29 March 2026, 18:30 PM
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A fall that is not autumn

March recasts the meaning of falling leaves
24 March 2026, 21:30 PM
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50 years on it still echoes, "You talkin’ to me?"

Half a century later, Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver” remains a quiet autopsy of urban souls learning to live without being seen
23 March 2026, 18:33 PM
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Rebecca: A ghost story without a ghost

Hitchcock’s adaptation turns a dead woman into a living force
22 March 2026, 20:00 PM
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Eid in the shadow of war

Stripped of abundance, the festival endures across conflict zones as a quiet act of resistance
22 March 2026, 16:00 PM
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The iconic duo that anchors Eid celebrations across Bangladesh

A plate of polao-roast: Eid’s signature pairing
21 March 2026, 21:00 PM
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A crescent moon for the broken

Why Eid does not arrive the same for everyone, and how a classic ghazal gives voice to that quiet divide
21 March 2026, 20:00 PM
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When Chuck Norris died, the myth kept standing

Action icon and martial arts maestro dies at 86, leaving behind a legacy
20 March 2026, 22:30 PM
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The song that became Chand Raat’s anthem

Nearly a century on, ‘Ramzaner oi rozar sheshe’ continues to define the sound, spirit, and soul of Eid’s eve in Bangladesh
20 March 2026, 19:00 PM
impact of Iran attack on Qatar's LNG hub

Iran strikes Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG hub: What this means for Bangladesh, India, Pakistan

South Asia’s heavy LNG dependence turns geopolitical conflict into domestic crisis
19 March 2026, 21:47 PM
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Sandokan: The tiger of Malaysia, half a century on

A pirate saga that fused romance, rebellion and spectacle
19 March 2026, 19:48 PM
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‘Where are you?’ The afterlife of a song that outlived borders

A drifting ghazal resurfaces on digital tides, revealing how a shared past still sings in one voice across divided geographies
18 March 2026, 20:30 PM
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Odyssey of the golden Greek

From refugee to a colossus of commerce, Aristotle Onassis forged an empire and a legend steeped in glamour, ambition and tragedy
17 March 2026, 22:30 PM
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When the big boss buys the shoes, you wear them even if they don’t fit

The curious ritual of presidentially gifted shoes reveals how performance, loyalty and hierarchy operate inside Trump’s Washington
17 March 2026, 19:00 PM
traditional haleem recipe

A Ramzan favourite: Why the humble haleem demands patience in the age of fast food

Bangladeshi chef’s appearance on MasterChef: The Professionals brings global attention to the slow-cooked dish that nourishes Ramzan evenings across South Asia
16 March 2026, 19:08 PM
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Jürgen Habermas, the mason of reason

The German philosopher reshaped how we understand public debate, democracy and the power of rational conversation
15 March 2026, 17:30 PM
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A song of ice and rain: Spring’s last surprise over Dhaka

A sudden burst of hail turned a humid evening into a fleeting spectacle
13 March 2026, 21:18 PM
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How a 21-min qawwali discovered during a video game hunt changed a schoolboy’s musical world

A chance encounter with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s ‘Allah Hoo’ opened the door to the transcendent world
13 March 2026, 18:30 PM
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Mango blossoms: Perfume of the season

In Bangladesh, the fleeting bloom of mango trees transforms the air into a tapestry of fragrance, memory and the promise of a cherished fruit
13 March 2026, 15:30 PM
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Gianni Agnelli: Fiat, flair and the fine art of living

The life of Gianni Agnelli fused industry, aristocracy and style into a singular performance of power, glamour and modern Italian identity
12 March 2026, 20:23 PM

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