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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Lightning kills 2
Two people were killed by lightning in Ranishankoil upazila of the district on Friday.
24 July 2016
Tenants, students in fear of police harassment
Tenants, especially students of different messes and dormitories in Jhenidah town and its adjacent areas, are passing their days in
24 July 2016
Launch terminal goes into river in Barisal
Erosion by the Pungli River, a tributary of the mighty Jamuna River, has turned serious in Kalihati upazila of Tangail. In Barisal, the
24 July 2016
Dutch-Bangla Chamber chief ‘missing’
Top businessman and Dutch Bangla Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s President Hasan Khalid has been reported “missing,” family and police say.
24 July 2016
People of 3 upazilas suffer as bypass under water
Thousands of people of three upazilas are suffering as a bypass road of an under- construction bridge has gone under water. All kinds of
23 July 2016
Saudi ‘curbs’ visas for Bangladeshi single male domestic workers
Saudi Arabia temporarily suspends recruitment of Bangladeshi single males as domestic worker in three categories.
23 July 2016
The lost histories of the Bengali Harlem
Vivek Bald reconstructs the forgotten stories and communities of Bengalis in America from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century.
22 July 2016
Train derails in Moulvibazar, Sylhet rail link cut
A cargo train breaks down and derailed at Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar snapping rail link between Dhaka and Sylhet completely.
22 July 2016
Illegal structures built on river bank
Illegal structures have narrowed the Done River in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali, thanks to mindless encroachment
21 July 2016
Continued flood brings woe to people in districts
The flood situation in Sunamganj is worsening as flash flood and heavy rainfall continue, and in Kurigram, the
21 July 2016
Now the stray elephant moves in Sirajganj shoal
The Indian wild elephant, which was separated from its companions and came into Bangladesh from Assam through
21 July 2016
India to bring back washed away elephant
India is to bring back a wild elephant which was washed away by the Brahmaputra last month and reached a sandbar in Kurigram district, reports The Times of India.
21 July 2016
Train service with Ctg resumes after 10hrs
Rail communication of Chittagong with the other parts of the country including Dhaka has been restored after 10 hours of disruption following a train derailment at Fatehpur rail gait in Feni Sadar upazila in the port city.
21 July 2016
Surma crosses danger level, Jamuna erodes embankment
The flood situation in Sunamganj remains serious as the main rivers were flowing above the danger mark at several points, while the Jamuna continues to erode the flood control embankment in Bogra. The situation improved slightly in Lalmonirhat as the Teesta and Dharla rivers were flowing below the danger mark.
20 July 2016
Install CCTV cameras in launches: Minister
Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan urges owners of all the passenger vessels to set up CCTV cameras and metal detectors to tighten security at all terminals.
20 July 2016
Flood worsens in Kurigram, Nilphamari districts
The flood situation is getting worse in Kurigram and Nilphamari as the Brahmaputra, Dharla and Teesta rivers are
19 July 2016
5 die drinking ‘excessive liquor’ in Rajshahi
Five people including a woman die after allegedly drinking excessive homemade liquor in Charghat upazila of Rajshahi, police say.
19 July 2016
HSC admission seekers confine principal
Female HSC admission seekers of Birganj Women's Degree College in Dinajpur's Birganj upazila staged demonstration and confined the
18 July 2016
Villagers repair 2-km road thru' self-help
Taking spades and other tools from their homes, several hundred villagers of Boaldar union under Hakimpur upazila of the district
18 July 2016
Lalmonirhat floods worsen further
With the surge of floodwater from upstream in Teesta and Dharla rivers, the flood situation in Lalmonirhat has worsened.
18 July 2016