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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Home goers suffer for bus strike
Jarina Begum was very disturbed as she was stepping down from a luxury air-conditioned coach of Hanif Paribahan at Jhalmalia under
30 June 2016
2 return from Indian shelter
Two Bangladeshi kids returned home from an Indian shelter home through Hili immigration inHakimpur upazila yesterday. They are an
30 June 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
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
IU VC removed
Vice Chancellor Prof Abdul Hakim Sarkar of Islamic University (IU) has been removed from his post.
30 June 2016
Bus service on Dhaka-Natore highway remains halted for 2nd day
Direct bus services on Dhaka-Natore and Rajshahi-Natore remain suspended for the second consecutive day following a conflict between local bus owners, causing immense sufferings to the passengers ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr.
30 June 2016
3000 hit by Bogra flood
Hundreds of people of the Jamuna basin area under Shariakandi upazila of Bogra have been confined by flood water during the last five days.
29 June 2016
Gamblers rule village
A village cop (Gram Police) was assaulted allegedly by gamblers as he protested against open gambling at Ketkibari village in Nawdabansh union under Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat on Tuesday night.
29 June 2016
15 Jamaat-Shibir men held
Police arrested 15 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir in Bongaon area of Nachole upazila
29 June 2016
Teesta-Dharla erosion devours 8 unions
Jesmina Begum, 48, was crying as their homestead with ten decimals of land at Dawabari village under Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat was devoured by the Teesta River on Tuesday afternoon. Their six bighas of croplands were devoured in the last two weeks.
29 June 2016
Microsoft to share cyber threat info with BTRC
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft Corporation tomorrow regarding the exchange of information of any probable cyber threats in the country.
29 June 2016
China threatens WTO case over US steel duties
China could file suit at the World Trade Organization in order to protect its steel industry, the Commerce Ministry said on Tuesday,
28 June 2016
Monk murder still haunts villagers in Bandarban
It took just one murder to change everything. The once peaceful village life, full of innocence, turned into one of apprehension, doubt
28 June 2016
Boy 'commits suicide' for not having Eid dress
A schoolboy allegedly committed suicide as he got despaired for not having new dress for Eid at Kumari village in Alamdanga upazila of
28 June 2016
Tank lorry workers observe strike
District Tank Lorry Workers Federation in Brahmanbaria yesterday observed an eight-hour work abstention in Sadar and Ashuganj
28 June 2016
'Revoke decision to fell 25,000 trees in Lawachhara forest'
Lawachhara Bon O Jibo Boichitro Rokkha Andolon formed a human chain at Chowmuhona area under Srimangal upazila town of
28 June 2016
Power disconnection creates water crisis
Power Development Board (PDB) of Bogra has disconnected power connection to municipality buildings, water pumps and road lights
28 June 2016
13 including 4 CMP cops transferred
The government transfers 13 police officials, including four of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP), to different posts and places. The home ministry issues a gazette in this regard which will be effective from July 10, 2016.
28 June 2016
Brahmanbaria road crash: Tank lorry workers observe strike
Workers of Brahmanbaria District Tank-Lorry Federation go on an eight-hour work abstention in Sadar and Ashuganj upazilas, protesting a road accident that killed three of their leaders.
28 June 2016
Sluice gate collapse floods 20 villages in Gaibandha
At least 20 villages under three unions of Saghata upazila have been inundated as a sluice gate on the bank of the Jamuna River collapsed
27 June 2016