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Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury and the idea of Bangladesh
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What Sufism can teach us about the modern world
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The journey of Qawwali across South Asia: Music, mysticism, and cultural exchange
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Thinking with Partha Chatterjee
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Why secularism is losing ground in South Asia
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Interview / Modern Islam has always been a 'secular' entity
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How the banned film Satluj reopened the darkest wound in Punjab's history
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What the 2026 World Cup reveals about racism in football
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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
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
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
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
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
US expresses support for war crime trials
The US supports bringing to justice those who committed atrocities in the 1971 Liberation War, recognising that it is an important
15 April 2015, 18:00 PM
US congressman happy over normalcy’s return
Republican Congressman Steve Chabot during a meeting with Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Tuesday
15 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Colleagues start six-day strike
Buet Teachers Association started their six-day work abstention yesterday protesting an assault on a colleague by ruling Awami League
13 April 2015, 19:50 PM
Kerry greets Bangladeshis on national new year
US Secretary of State John Kerry, on behalf of President Obama and Americans, has greeted Bangla-speaking people marking Bangla New
13 April 2015, 18:00 PM