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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The murky world of Kishoreganj attacker
Those who attacked police personnel near the Sholakia Eid congregation on Thursday had visited the area on 27th Ramadan (Saturday) to give final touches to their plans to carry out the deadly assault, says a local teacher quoting an alleged attacker who was captured after an hour-long battle with law enforcers.
8 July 2016
Japan, Italy pledge more cooperation to curb terrorism
Condemning the attack on a Gulshan café that left 16 Italian and Japanese national dead, leaders of the two countries agree to deepen the international community's cooperation to curb terrorism and to prevent the reoccurrence of such events in the future.
7 July 2016
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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