The proclamation that gave Bangladesh its statehood
10 April 2026, 11:54 AM
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Reviving Bengal’s oldest songs: The Charyapada today
10 April 2026, 09:00 AM
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How the British shaped the way we dress today
9 April 2026, 11:00 AM
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Annapurna Devi and the gendered silences of classical music
7 April 2026, 10:00 AM
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'Islamisation in Bengal has no parallel in South Asia'
6 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Kedarnath Majumdar: The forgotten historian of Bengal
5 April 2026, 14:30 PM
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Banglay Bidroho: A rare collection of Liberation War paintings
2 April 2026, 16:05 PM
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Once again the debate over Bengali nationalism
31 March 2026, 12:58 PM
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Does South Asia need secularism?
30 March 2026, 00:44 AM
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Did Jinnah lose faith in the Two-Nation Theory after 1947?
26 March 2026, 16:02 PM
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Flood-hit people in distress
The now receding floods have left a trail of devastation, causing extensive damage to standing crops and rural communication system in different districts.
7 August 2016, 18:00 PM
‘Peace school’ branch shut in Rajshahi
Police shut down a branch of Peace International School and College in Rajshahi city that was running under another name after government ordered all Peace schools shut.
7 August 2016, 12:08 PM
3 minor sisters die of hornet attack in Dinajpur
Three minor sisters died and their mother was injured in an attack by a swarm of hornets in Birganj upazila of Dinajpur.
7 August 2016, 07:07 AM
Daulatdia terminal damaged, ferry service halted
The BIWTC has advised all to use Bangabandhu bridge after it suspended ferry service on Paturia-Daulatdia route following damage of three landing stations at Daulatdia terminal in Rajbari.
7 August 2016, 05:51 AM
44 Nepalese sent back thru' Benapole
Forty-four arrested Nepali citizens were sent back to Nepal via India through Benapole check post yesterday.
6 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Diseases, erosion cause new menace
With recession of floodwater in different districts, people in the affected areas are now worried due to spread of diseases and threat of erosion.
6 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Train services resume
Rail communications on Jamalpur-Bangabandhu Bridge (east) route resumed yesterday after seven days of its suspension. On July 30, the
6 August 2016, 18:00 PM
College student missing
A college boy went missing when he went to take a bath in the Jamuna River at Kalitola point in Shariakandi upazila town yesterday. The
6 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Held militants prefer death: IGP
Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque alleges that arrested militants prefer to die instead of giving any information.
6 August 2016, 10:20 AM
Songs from the River called Titas
Titas has covered up the entire Brahmanbaria region like a finely meshed fishing net. The Harinber Turn still reveals the sightlines of the Zaminder Bari on the bank of the river that attracts thousands of people every year. During the monsoon, the long road from Sarail to Nasirnagar through the large haor turns into a source of beauty.
5 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Low lying areas in 4 dists submerged
The water level of several rivers has crossed the danger level, engulfing low-lying areas in Barisal, Barguna and Bhola while riverside villages in Pirojpur have got flooded due to tidal surges.
4 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Property of fugitives attached
Police yesterday attached all movable properties of the three fugitives -- Babul Mia, Ustar Mia and Billal Mia -- accused in a case for murdering four school kids in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj on February 12.
4 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Robbery biggest hurdle for fishing in Bay
They defy the mysterious, uncertain sea, fighting against storms and huge waves to make a living by fishing in the sea, yet their biggest concern in the Bay of Bengal is not the natural elements but the robber gangs active there.
4 August 2016, 18:00 PM
8 of 3 Rangpur Hindu families missing
Eight members of three Hindu families in Rangpur have been missing for10 days.
4 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Journo Probir Sikdar indicted
A Dhaka court frames charges against journalist Probir Sikdar in a case filed under Information and Communication Technology Act.
4 August 2016, 14:22 PM
Indian SIM cards recovered
Bangladesh Coastguard in a drive recovered a firearm, bullets, machetes and some Indian mobile SIM cards in Patharghata upazila of
3 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Collapsed bridge unrepaired for seven months
A bridge over the Chandkathi canal under Nazirpur upazila of the district has remained unrepaired after it collapsed about seven months ago, causing great suffering to thousands of people.
3 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Thousands suffer as erosion by Kirtonkhola turns serious
The Kirtonkhola River has badly damaged around 1000 feet area of the road from Charbaria to Lamchari under Barisal Sadar upazila within the last one month, much to the sufferings of 20 thousand people of the two unions.
3 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Accused flees from police custody
A handcuffed suspect in the imam and marriage registrar killing case escaped from police custody in Lichutola (Banani) area under Shajahanpur upazila of Bogra yesterday.
2 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Road in awful state
Local people demanded immediate steps for repair of the 2-kilometre-long Purbo Rangirkul-Katauni road in Kulaura upazila of the district.
2 August 2016, 18:00 PM