Annapurna Devi and the gendered silences of classical music
7 April 2026, 10:00 AM
In Focus
'Islamisation in Bengal has no parallel in South Asia'
6 April 2026, 00:00 AM
In Focus
Kedarnath Majumdar: The forgotten historian of Bengal
5 April 2026, 14:30 PM
In Focus
Banglay Bidroho: A rare collection of Liberation War paintings
2 April 2026, 16:05 PM
In Focus
Once again the debate over Bengali nationalism
31 March 2026, 12:58 PM
In Focus
Does South Asia need secularism?
30 March 2026, 00:44 AM
In Focus
Did Jinnah lose faith in the Two-Nation Theory after 1947?
26 March 2026, 16:02 PM
In Focus
The black flag at Rajshahi and the officer who chose conscience
26 March 2026, 13:39 PM
In Focus
At Highgate, remembering Karl Marx
22 March 2026, 15:00 PM
In Focus
Celebrating Eid: Thousand years of history in three embraces
21 March 2026, 10:00 AM
In Focus
Concrete bridge still a dream
A concrete bridge over the river Gidari is now nothing but a dream for the villagers at Chawratari in Aditmari upazila
17 December 2016, 18:00 PM
THE UNFINISHED STRUGGLE
An intellectual is a person who tries to understand the world and, not less importantly, to communicate his/her understanding
16 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Moderate fog likely over river basins
Moderate to thick fog may occur at places over the river basins and light to moderate fog may occur elsewhere over the country.
16 December 2016, 06:59 AM
BSF picks up one
Indian border guards picked up a farmer while he was irrigating his tobacco field near Bonchowki border in
15 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Elephants kill 2 in Cox's Bazar
Two people were killed by a wild elephant in Pekua upazila of the district yesterday.
15 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Cold waves disrupt life in Lalmonirhat
Arrival of winter with heavy cold wave sweeping over the northern district for the last few days adds to the sufferings
15 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Learners, teachers at risk
Risking their lives, over 336 students are attending classes at Uttar Char Jabbar Government Primary School in
15 December 2016, 18:00 PM
MP Shamim can't head N’ganj school body for 3 months: HC
The High Court stays for three months the activities of Narayanganj Awami League lawmaker Shamim Osman as chairman of a school managing committee in his area.
15 December 2016, 15:06 PM
Tea workers fear eviction
Workers of four tea gardens held various programmes on Tuesday marking one year of their protests against setting up of an economic zone in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj.
14 December 2016, 18:00 PM
'Spare dwellings, farmlands'
Hundreds of people joined a rally at Char Durgapur Primary School ground in Mymensingh Sadar upazila yesterday to press for the demand to spare their homesteads and farmlands from the recent acquisition list.
14 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Water chestnut brings smile to farmers in two N-districts
In the muddy marshlands of the north locals rely on a secret treasure that brings handsome profits to struggling families.
14 December 2016, 18:00 PM
10 Bangladeshis jailed in Malaysia
A Malaysian court jails 10 Bangladeshi migrant workers along with 43 other foreigners detained for various criminal offences under the Immigration Act.
14 December 2016, 12:39 PM
Probe if cops had link to arson on Santals: HC
The High Court has directed authorities to find out if the police force were involved in setting fire to the homes of Santal community during eviction in Gaibandha. Also, the judicial magistrate of Gaibandha has been told to trace the culprits involved with the arson and report by 15 days.
14 December 2016, 06:44 AM
Bangladeshi fisherman held by Myanmar border cops in Teknaf
Members of Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) allegedly detain a Bangladeshi fisherman in Naf river of Teknaf of Chittagong and took him to their side of the border.
13 December 2016, 13:42 PM
Indian war veterans to celebrate Victory Day in Dhaka
Bangladesh and India will celebrate the Victory Day in Dhaka and Kolkata through exchanges of delegations comprising freedom fighters from Bangladesh and Indian war veterans.
13 December 2016, 09:45 AM
BSF yet to return cattle trader's body
The body of a Bangladeshi cattle trader, who was shot dead by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday near Durgapur border in
12 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Assault on journo protested
Newsmen of Dinajpur and Joypurhat at a human chain in Panchbibi upazila yesterday protested assault on a journalist by Border Guard
12 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Manikganj, Bogra freed this day
Manikganj and Bogra were freed on this day in 1971.
12 December 2016, 18:00 PM
C'nawabganj road blocked for three hrs
Local people yesterday barricaded the Chapainawabganj-Sonamasjid land port road in Shibganj upazila for three hours, protesting the
11 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Labourers cry for job
A good number of day labourers are suffering from job crisis as the northern district sees much less activities in different sectors with
11 December 2016, 18:00 PM