Surya Sen and the Chittagong Armoury Raid: The revolt that shook the Raj
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In Focus
In Focus / Rose Garden: A history of passion and pride
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Armenian heritage in Bangladesh
7 April 2026, 10:00 AM
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Witnessing a nation in the making: A journalist’s journey to Mujibnagar
17 April 2026, 14:35 PM
Slow Reads
Bangladesh speaks to the world
17 April 2026, 09:00 AM
In Focus
Adaitwa Mallabarman - An author of the soil
16 April 2026, 09:00 AM
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The pain of water
16 April 2026, 11:00 AM
In Focus
How did Pahela Baishakh become a public celebration?
13 April 2026, 16:55 PM
Slow Reads Special
The Nakshi Kantha: Tradition and transformation
13 April 2026, 00:00 AM
In Focus
The painted cosmology of Tikoil village
12 April 2026, 09:00 AM
Slow Reads Special
Digitisation of judiciary nearing completion
Digital services have been introduced at the Supreme Court as well as many lower ones across the country as a part of bringing the entire
19 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Appeal for help
Sixth-grader Jinnat Sheikh, 13, has been suffering from a neurological complication for three months.
19 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Hundreds scramble for train tickets
Hundreds thronged the capital's Kamalapur Railway Station marking the last day's sale of advance train tickets for September 24
19 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Rain of relief in Dhaka
Dhaka is swept by a brief period of rain this morning that offered relief from the heat that had surged for the last two days.
19 September 2015, 06:03 AM
‘Criminals, stamp forgers’ held in Dhaka
Detectives claim to arrest of six people including an arms dealer and stamp forgers from separate areas in Dhaka.
19 September 2015, 04:50 AM
2 Bangladeshis killed in mortar attack from Yemen on Saudi hospital
Two Bangladeshi nationals were killed and 12 others injured in mortar attacks allegedly from Yemen in Saudi Arabia's southeastern
18 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Favourite Bookshops
Recently I had the pleasure of spending several hours at Strand Bookstore in New York which claims to have eighteen miles of books.
18 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Unlocking Dhaka's Gridlock
It seems a measure of how badly things have gone out of hand that Montu Sardar peddles lemonade beneath a foot bridge, 5 Taka a glass, amid the piercing horns of the line of traffic he is blocking.
18 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Gazipur mill workers block road for pay
Workers of a spinning mill yesterday blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Sreepur of Gazipur demanding their salaries for the
18 September 2015, 18:00 PM
CNG-run auto-rickshaw strike withdrawn in port city
The indefinite strike called by a faction of CNG-run auto-rickshaw owners and drivers in Chittagong city was withdrawn yesterday
17 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Strong monitoring, review system to be adopted
The United Nations will adopt a strong monitoring and review system on the progress and implementation stages of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the special summit in New York on September 25-27.
17 September 2015, 18:00 PM
HC okays Feroz's JS membership
The High Court yesterday declared that it was legal for Chief Whip ASM Feroz to hold the office of a member of parliament.
17 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Jute mill workers block Ctg road for 3hr for arrears
Workers of a state-owned jute mill in Chittagong city yesterday blocked Chittagong-Hathazari road for three hours demanding arrears of
17 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Illegal structures demolished at Ctg port
A mobile court yesterday demolished 27 illegal structures, including motor garages and houses, which were built on the land of
17 September 2015, 18:00 PM
27 migrants rescued off Libyan coast return home tomorrow
Twenty-seven Bangladeshis, who survived a boating accident off the Libyan coast on August 24, will return home tomorrow morning.
17 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Formulate policies to ensure employment of the disabled
The government has to formulate appropriate policies and take necessary measures to ensure employment of the persons with disabilities in the public and private sectors, demanded Disabled Child Foundation (DCF) yesterday.
17 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Dist admin firm to meet demand with local breed
When livestock officials are confident enough to meet the demand of sacrificial animals in Chittagong with local cattle, traders fear
17 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Dhaka Govt Alia Madrasa students clash, injuring 12
At least 12 students were injured in a clash between two groups of students at Government Alia Madrasa in the capital's Bakshibazar last evening.
17 September 2015, 18:00 PM
20th anniversary of Sir John Wilson School observed
To mark its 20th anniversary, Sir John Wilson School hosted a gala event at the Gulshan Club in the capital recently, said a press release.
16 September 2015, 20:24 PM
Bangladesh faces three major challenges of achieving MDG goals
Bangladesh faces major challenges of creating jobs, preserving ecology and ensuring nutrition in terms of achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set by the United Nations 15 years ago for its 193 member states.
The country, however, has made impressive progress in poverty reduction, health, education and gender equity.
16 September 2015, 18:00 PM