How the banned film Satluj has reopened the darkest wound in Punjab's history
20 MIN(s) ago
In Focus
What the 2026 World Cup reveals about racism in football
1 hour(s) ago
In Focus
How Kolkata shops preserve the memories of East Bengal
19 July 2026, 00:01 AM
In Focus
How Roman Jakobson changed modern thought
18 July 2026, 18:30 PM
In Focus
Football as freedom: From colonial Bengal to Bangladesh
17 July 2026, 00:10 AM
In Focus
The forgotten South Asian soldiers of the First World War
17 July 2026, 00:02 AM
In Focus
How Dhaka lost its green and water: Revisiting the first master plan of the city
16 July 2026, 00:01 AM
In Focus
Bengal’s forgotten connections with Nazi Germany
15 July 2026, 00:01 AM
In Focus
Muzharul Islam and his spaces of belonging
14 July 2026, 00:02 AM
In Focus
The rise, decline and revival of Buddhism in Bengal
12 July 2026, 16:48 PM
In Focus
Michael Madhusudan Dutt: A Birthday Tribute
We celebrate Michael Madhusudan Dutt's birthday on 25 January, but we cannot be certain that this is absolutely accurate, just as we
20 January 2017, 18:00 PM
The poet of physical rhymes
With stretching arms, pointed toes and emotive facial expressions, dance speaks of the language of human emotions as the music
6 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Fog disrupts Shimulia-Kawrakandi ferry service
Ferry services on Shimulia-Kawrakandi route in the Padma river were disrupted following dense fog for around six hours.
31 December 2016, 04:50 AM
Soolteen Sahib of Dhaka
Swinton on his return to Britain in 1766, writes Taifoor, had taken a certain Mirza Sheikh Itesamuddin of Nadia, Bengal, along with
30 December 2016, 18:00 PM
98 Hindus killed in 2016: BJHM
At least 98 people of Hindu community are reportedly killed and 357 others are attacked physically till December 29 this year, Bangladesh Jatiyo Hindu Mohajote (BJHM) claims.
30 December 2016, 10:29 AM
Fog disrupts ferry services on two Padma routes
Ferry service on Paturia-Daulatdia and Shimulia-Kawrakandi routes remained suspended for hours due to dense fog
29 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Rohingya crisis: Nobel laureates, global leaders write open letter to UNSC
Twenty-three Nobel laureates and global leaders urge the UN Security Council members to urgently put the Rohingya issue on its agenda and call upon the UN secretary-general to visit Myanmar as a priority.
29 December 2016, 15:24 PM
Migrants rise, remittance declines: 2016 report
Overseas employment for Bangladeshi workers increased by 35 percent in 2016, but in comparison, the total remittance sent in by them declined by 11 percent, a new report says.
28 December 2016, 13:12 PM
People suffer as launch ghat without gangway
Thousands of people are suffering due to lack of a gangway to connect with the pontoon at Habibpur launch
27 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Fog halts ferry movement in Padma
Movement of water transport on Shimulia-Kawrakandi and Chandpur-Shariatpur routes in Munshiganj and Chandpur
27 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Protest against threat to kill Sylhet Bapa leader
Speakers at a rally in Habiganj town yesterday protested the threat to kill Abdul Karim Kim, general secretary of
27 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Fellows come to aid of tortured FF
Over a hundred freedom fighters of Lalmonirhat's Hatibandha upazila came together yesterday to help their injured
27 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Ferries at Shimulia-Kawrakandi, Chandpur-Shariatpur routes halted
Water transport movement on Shimulia-Kawrakandi and Chandpur-Shariatpur routes in Munshiganj and Chandpur districts remain suspended due to dense fog.
27 December 2016, 05:05 AM
Dharla keeps clawing at villages
Meher doesn't know where to live along with his six-member family as the river Dharla devoured his last shelter at Badaitari village in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila on December 23 night.
26 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Low ginger prices upset growers
Rangamati's ginger farmers are frustrated this year due to falling prices for the spice. Whereas last year a maund of ginger could fetch up to Tk 3,000, this year a maund will sell for half that, at best, with the market rate hovering between Tk 1,000 and Tk. 1,500.
26 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Drizzle with cold wave disrupts life
Drizzles along with cold wave from Sunday midnight has disrupted normal life in Thakurgaon and Panchagarh districts, forcing people to stay indoors and hampering business and official activities.
26 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Meghna erosion makes 25,000 homeless
Around 25,000 people in Kamalnagar upazila of the district have become homeless as a result of erosion by the Meghna river.
26 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Risky ride in Kuakata
Illegal plying of speedboats on the Bay at Kuakata point puts the tourists at risk when they swim in the Bay or go for a ride on the
25 December 2016, 18:00 PM
From rags to riches
To visit his orchard of 700 malta saplings and 800 jujube trees is to understand that Moslem Uddin, 38, from Kirtankhola Kamarpara
25 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Ashulia apparel factories to reopen tomorrow
Labour unrest-hit apparel industry of Ashulia expected to resume to normalcy as apparel owners announce reopening of 59 factories shut over agitation in demand of a hike in minimum wage.
25 December 2016, 13:29 PM