Hurt sentiments and majoritarian politics: South Asia’s crisis of secularism
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The Delta paradox: Prosperity and plunder in late medieval Bengal
20 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Zobaida Khatun Chowdhury: A life carved in courage
19 April 2026, 12:00 PM
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Surya Sen and the Chittagong Armoury Raid: The revolt that shook the Raj
18 April 2026, 17:30 PM
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In Focus / Rose Garden: A history of passion and pride
19 April 2026, 10:00 AM
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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
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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
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Manzill Murshid sues unknown persons for identity theft on Facebook
Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh President Manzill Murshid yesterday filed a case with New Market Police Station against some
19 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Marriage registration eradicates social curses in shoal areas
It was quite unthinkable even a decade ago that the extremely poor char (shoal) people living on the Brahmaputra basin could think
19 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Protests resound in capital five days into incident without any arrest
The capital saw a plethora of protests for the fifth day yesterday against Pahela Baishakh's mass molestation of women at Suhrawardy Udyan but a group of Dhaka University's fine arts students was denied entrance to Shahbagh Police Station when they tried to protest on the premises against “the cops' gross negligence in duty on the day of the incident”.
19 April 2015, 18:00 PM
CUTA condemns Pahela Baishak's mass molestation on DU campus
Chittagong University Teachers Association (Cuta) yesterday protested the mass molestation of women during Pahela Baishakh celebrations on
19 April 2015, 18:00 PM
AIUB VC gives speech at Philippines embassy on women's empowerment
The Philippines Embassy in Bangladesh celebrated the International Women Month 2015 in its function room on Friday in Dhaka to pay
19 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Demand for exemplary punishment ringing
Demands continued to come in protests and through social media and statements yesterday for arrest of and trial-based exemplary
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Autistic children need extra care, attention
Extra care and special attention are needed to help autistic children overcome their mental barriers, said Prof Shaheen Akhter, a pediatric
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Workshop on eucalyptus plantation impact held in Ctg
More research should be conducted on eucalyptus plantation to assess its impact on the environment and to decide on its plantation,
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM
20 more Bangladeshis to get Russian scholarships
Twenty more Bangladeshi students will get scholarships this year to study nuclear energy at under-graduate and post-graduate levels in
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh, Serbia keen to revive ties
Bangladesh and Serbia emphasised reviving bilateral relations with a particular focus on economic cooperation.
17 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Dhaka complained of security lapses
Dhaka has complained to New Delhi about security lapses during President Abdul Hamid's visit to India in last December for talks to
17 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Govt not sure of any Bangladeshi victim
Foreign-owned shops in South Africa were attacked and looted in eastern Johannesburg yesterday, the latest in a series of xenophobic
17 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Rotary int'l, Bondhu Foundation to provide 'Bondhu Chula'
Rotary International District 3281 and Bondhu Foundation, supported by German International Cooperation (GIZ), signed a memorandum
17 April 2015, 18:00 PM
JU suspends 8 students
The Jahangirnagar University authorities yesterday temporarily suspended eight Chhatra League activists for their alleged involvement
17 April 2015, 18:00 PM
A CANDID DIPLOMAT
In conversation with H.E. Mr. Shiro Sadoshima, the outgoing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
17 April 2015, 18:00 PM
JAPAN: An all-weather friend of Bangladesh
Japan recognised the People's Republic of Bangladesh on February 10th, 1972, soon after its independence. Japan was thus one of the
17 April 2015, 18:00 PM
If this is not sexual assault, what is?
The CCTV footage that police released yesterday clearly shows multiple incidents of sexual assault on women by rowdy men during the
17 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Capitalism root cause of discriminations against adivasis
The root cause of discrimination faced by the indigenous communities in Bangladesh is the practice of capitalism, said Prof Serajul
17 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Mahi for safe neighbourhoods
Mahi B Chowdhury, Bikolpodhara Bangladesh-backed candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation, yesterday pledged to build a safe and clean city.
16 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Outrage keeps pouring in
Different social and political organisations, citizens' platforms and individuals yesterday demanded immediate arrest and exemplary
16 April 2015, 18:00 PM