Xuanzang’s travels to Bengal and beyond : The man, the pilgrim and the Monkey King
11 September 2026
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Professor Anisur Rahman: The economist who put people at the centre
10 September 2026
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APO 433: Dhaka’s forgotten post office of World War II
9 September 2026
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Dadabhai Naoroji: The man who exposed the economics of British colonialism
8 September 2026
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Untold stories of 1971 through private letters
7 September 2026
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The extraordinary journey of Atish Dipankar Srigyan
6 September 2026
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Forgotten story of Jeanette Van Tassel, the American woman who flew over Dhaka in 1892
5 September 2026
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Beyond 1947 / A personal essay
4 September 2026
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Abul Mansur Ahmad / A global quest in search of a nation
3 September 2026
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Chand Bibi and the forgotten history of Muslim women’s political resistance
2 September 2026
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Don’t publish news tarnishing country’s image: Home minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal calls upon the journalists not to publish any news that demeans the country’s goodwill and achievements.
8 August 2016
34 companies asked to withdraw drugs from markets
The High Court orders the authrorities concerned to stop marketing sub-standard medicines of 34 pharmaceutical companies and withdraw their products from the markets.
8 August 2016
Form land commission for plain land Adivasi people
Leaders of the indigenous people yesterday demanded formation of a separate land commission for the plain land indigenous people of the country to protect their land rights and defend their interests.
7 August 2016
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
‘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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
8 of 3 Rangpur Hindu families missing
Eight members of three Hindu families in Rangpur have been missing for10 days.
4 August 2016
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
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
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
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