Bengal and the coming of Islam: A story of soil and spirit
14 September 2026
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Xuanzang’s travels to Bengal and beyond : The man, the pilgrim and the Monkey King
11 September 2026
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Professor Anisur Rahman: The economist who put people at the centre
10 September 2026
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APO 433: Dhaka’s forgotten post office of World War II
9 September 2026
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Dadabhai Naoroji: The man who exposed the economics of British colonialism
8 September 2026
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Untold stories of 1971 through private letters
7 September 2026
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The extraordinary journey of Atish Dipankar Srigyan
6 September 2026
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Forgotten story of Jeanette Van Tassel, the American woman who flew over Dhaka in 1892
5 September 2026
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Beyond 1947 / A personal essay
4 September 2026
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Abul Mansur Ahmad / A global quest in search of a nation
3 September 2026
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Japanese firm gets contract for upgrading airport security
A project to improve safety and security in the country's airports was awarded to Sumitomo Corporation, Japan.
15 November 2015
Indian held with smuggled gold
Customs authorities detained an Indian national with four gold bars, weighing around 4kg, in the capital's Shahjalal International Airport yesterday afternoon.
15 November 2015
Swedish deputy minister in town
Swedish Deputy Minister for Employment Irene Wennemo arrived in Dhaka yesterday on a two-day visit to see developments and progress made in the country's labour market.
15 November 2015
Dutch Queen due tomorrow morning
Queen of the Netherlands Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti arrives in Dhaka tomorrow morning on a three-day visit to Bangladesh.
15 November 2015
Indian citizen held with gold at Dhaka airport
Customs officials detain an Indian national with gold weighing four kilograms at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
15 November 2015
PM gave chances to terrorists
BNP yesterday accused Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of providing some derailed people, militants and terrorists the chance to create
14 November 2015
Climate change to displace 28 percent population
Nearly 28 percent of the country's population would be displaced as a consequence of climate change, according to a research of
14 November 2015
Dhakaites mourn fallen Parisians
Residents of Dhaka yesterday expressed solidarity with Paris following militant attacks on the French capital on Friday.
14 November 2015
RMG worker’s slit-throat body found in Ctg
Police recovered the slit-throat body of a RMG worker from her house at Mohammadpur of Chittagong EPZ area yesterday.
14 November 2015
Dhaka reaches out to Paris
Bangladesh is deeply shocked by the series of terrorist attacks in Paris and has expressed solidarity with France in the fight against
14 November 2015
ISIS claims responsibility
Claiming responsibility for the assault on Paris, the Islamic State jihadist group has said the Friday's attacks are just the “beginning of the storm”.
14 November 2015
Obituary
Justice AKM Nurul Islam, a former vice-president of Bangladesh, died of old-age complications at Apollo Hospital in the capital yesterday.
14 November 2015
Death anniversary
Today is the 44th death anniversary of two Liberation War martyrs, Dr Azharul Haque and Dr Humayun Kabir.
14 November 2015
Appeal for help
Md Tofazzal Hossain, a security guard, has been suffering from leukaemia for a month.
14 November 2015
Hurt Taiwanese couple flown back home for better treatment
A Taiwanese couple, who were attacked during a recent robbery in their Uttara residence in Dhaka, was flown back
14 November 2015
2 qualify in Bogra regional round
Two contestants from the Bogra regional round of Rupchanda-The Daily Star Super Chef-2016 qualified for the next
14 November 2015
Last session of teachers training held in Ctg
The second and last session of teachers' training under this year's “English in Schools-EIS” programme aiming to improve English
14 November 2015
RU teachers protest charge sheet delay
Rajshahi University Teachers Association will be holding a rally on the campus today at 10:30am marking a year past
14 November 2015
Angkon missing for 15 days
Angkon Mazumder, a 13-year-old boy, has been missing since November 7.
14 November 2015
WOMEN WAGING PEACE
When she first landed in earthquake-ridden Haiti, Rockfar Sultana Khanam, commander of the first ever all-female UN peacekeeping
13 November 2015