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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Mild tremor shakes Ctg, adjacent districts
A mild earthquake shakes Chittagong and adjacent districts in the country’s southern region.
27 June 2016
Sharp fall in potol prices frustrates growers
Potol (pointed gourd) growers of Dinajpur and Rangpur districts have been deprived of fair price of the vegetable as the price dropped
26 June 2016
Lightning kills man
A man was killed by lightning at Haribhasa Bangram village in Panchagarh Sadar upazila on Friday night. The deceased is Habibur Rahman,
25 June 2016
When the Santhals rebelled
The Scottish historian William Wilson Hunter, who was also a member of the Indian Civil Service, in his book Annals of Rural Bengal
24 June 2016
11 return from Indian jail
Eleven Bangladeshi teenagers returned home yesterday through Benapole check post after serving two and a half years
23 June 2016
Early marriage bid foiled
A teenage girl was saved from early marriage at Chesrirampur in Kathalia upazila of the district on Wednesday. Shila
23 June 2016
Thousands suffer for want of bridge over river in Jamalpur
As many as 30,000 people of 13 villages under Satpua and Pugaldigha unions in Sarishabari upazila of the district
23 June 2016
Downpour triggers flash flood in Moulvibazar
Heavy rain coupled with onrush of water from hills in the last two days triggered a flash flood in Barlekha upazila of
23 June 2016
Damaged bridges pose risk to road users
For the last several years, to travel the Jhenidah – Kushtia highway is to undertake a journey with added risk. Of eight
23 June 2016
Pay RMG workers' wages, bonus before Eid: Home minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal calls upon the owners of readymade garment factories to pay salaries and bonus of their workers before the Eid-ul-Fitr to avoid any untoward incident.
23 June 2016
18 infected with anthrax
At least 18 people have been infected with anthrax in Gopalpur upazila of the district on Tuesday.
22 June 2016
Eight people including three women injured in violence
Eight people, including three women, were injured on Tuesday afternoon in a clash at Pirojpur Sadar upazila as a sequel to the violence that took place there after the union parishad (UP) polls on March 22.
22 June 2016
Man killed by elephant
An elderly man was killed and his son injured as a herd of marauding elephants attacked their house at Gurucharan Dudnai village in Jhenaigati upazila of the district early yesterday.
22 June 2016
Lightning kills two
Two people were killed by lightning at Dakkhin Betgari village in Gangachhara upazila of Rangpur district.
22 June 2016
Passengers suffer as four launch ghats in awful state
Thousands of passengers are suffering a lot as two launch ghats (terminals) in Galachipa upazila under the district are virtually unusable while two others are lying without any approach road for long.
22 June 2016
Gaibandha farmers opt for sesame cultivation
Sesame (teel) farming on fallow lands is gaining popularity in different areas of the district and farmers are earning a better profit than
21 June 2016
Villagers build bamboo bridge on self-help basis
People of three char villages along the Teesta River basin have built a bamboo bridge on voluntary basis over a tributary at Tambulpur
21 June 2016
CCTV installed at 9 Habiganj PS
Police authorities in the district have installed closed-circuit TV (CCTV) cameras at nine police stations, the office and residence of the
21 June 2016
8 AL men charged with assault on Parashuram UNO
A court here yesterday framed charges against eight Awami League leaders and activists in a case for assaulting Parashuram Upazila
21 June 2016
BSF returns bodies of two Bangladeshis
The bodies of two Bangladeshi alleged smugglers, who were shot dead by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Chapainawabganj's
21 June 2016