The painted cosmology of Tikoil village
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The proclamation that gave Bangladesh its statehood
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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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5 more Pabna missing men shown arrested
Five people from two villages of Faridpur upazila under the district have been detained by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Madhabpur
4 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Mamata condemns Dhaka attack
In wake of the deadly terror attack in Dhaka, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expresses her strong condemnation and called for all parties to get united and to play a constructive role in tackling terrorism.
4 July 2016, 14:33 PM
Australia, Brazil condemn Dhaka attack
Australia has strongly condemned the attack at the Dhaka cafe where 20 hostages and two other police officers were killed on July 1.
4 July 2016, 05:54 AM
8 unnamed people sued
A case has been filed against seven to eight unknown people on charge of attacking Bhabasindhu Bor, a priest of the Sree Sree Radha
3 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Security tightened for foreigners
The authorities have taken additional security measures for the foreigners working in Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant and Export
3 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Rain damages fertiliser under open sky
Heavy rainfall damaged over 2000 sacks of urea fertiliser as they were kept under the open sky due to lack of accommodation at the
3 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Land commission for plainland indigenous people demanded
Most indigenous people are facing violation of their land rights, speakers said at a day-long programme yesterday marking the 161st
3 July 2016, 18:00 PM
UK, Russia, Denmark, Switzerland condemn
Condemnations of the Gulshan cafe attack that led to the death of 20 hostages, mostly foreigners, have drawn condemnation from UK, Russia, Denmark and Switzerland.
3 July 2016, 15:30 PM
Japan outraged over Gulshan cafe attack
Japan expresses outrage over Gulshan cafe attack where during a nearly 11-hour hostage crisis seven of the country’s national have been killed.
3 July 2016, 10:59 AM
Dhaka café attackers homegrown, not IS: Minister
The jihadists who slaughtered 20 hostages at a Dhaka restaurant are members of a homegrown Bangladeshi militant outfit and not followers of the Islamic State group, says Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan.
3 July 2016, 07:21 AM
Swelling Jamuna makes hundreds homeless
The erosion by the Jamuna River has turned serious at the onset of the rains, affecting around 800 families of 12 villages under Arjuna
2 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Gulshan attack: Embassies alert citizens in Bangladesh
The US Embassy and Australian High Commission update travel advises for their citizens living in Bangladesh following the hostage crisis at a restaurant in Dhaka that claimed 28 lives.
2 July 2016, 10:06 AM
IS claims Gulshan attack: Report
Islamic State claims responsibility of the attack in the Spanish restaurant at Dhaka’s Gulshan diplomatic zone where at least two police officers have died and over 20 others being held hostage.
1 July 2016, 19:33 PM
Hostages held at gunpoint: Cops
Hostages are being held at gunpoint inside the Gulshan restaurant in Dhaka’s diplomatic zone where all attention converged, according to a top police official.
1 July 2016, 18:15 PM
A dream within a dream
If you are ready to go forth on a journey in the spirit of adventure, sauntering through the woods and over the hills,
1 July 2016, 18:00 PM
LIVE: Gulshan hostage crisis
Stay tuned with The Daily Star for live updates of the hostage crisis at a restaurant in Gulshan, Dhaka.
1 July 2016, 17:03 PM
3km tailback at Paturia ghat
Hundreds of trucks, buses and small vehicles are seen lined up on the highway to a three-kilometre tailback at Paturia ferry terminal at around 1:30 pm.
1 July 2016, 09:28 AM
Dinajpur preparing for largest Eid congregation
Dinajpur is preparing to hold the country's largest Eid congregation at historic Gore-e-Shahid Boro Math in the northern district town.
30 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Services halted for 4 hours
Launch owners kept suspended their services on Paturia-Daulatdia and Aricha-Nagarbari routes for over three hours from 12 noon
30 June 2016, 18:00 PM
IU VC removed
Vice Chancellor Prof Abdul Hakim Sarkar of Islamic University (IU) has been removed from his post.
30 June 2016, 18:00 PM