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The painted cosmology of Tikoil village
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The proclamation that gave Bangladesh its statehood
10 April 2026, 11:54 AM
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Reviving Bengal’s oldest songs: The Charyapada today
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How the British shaped the way we dress today
9 April 2026, 11:00 AM
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Annapurna Devi and the gendered silences of classical music
7 April 2026, 10:00 AM
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'Islamisation in Bengal has no parallel in South Asia'
6 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Kedarnath Majumdar: The forgotten historian of Bengal
5 April 2026, 14:30 PM
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Banglay Bidroho: A rare collection of Liberation War paintings
2 April 2026, 16:05 PM
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35 students fall sick due to mass hysteria
Thirty-five students of Kalidas High School in Sakhipur upazila of the district were attacked by mass hysteria yesterday.
22 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Zika trace found in Bangladesh in 2014: Minister
Zika, a virus which is known to have affected mainly pregnant women and is currently an epidemic around the globe, was found in Bangladesh in 2014. The trace was found within a blood sample taken in 2014 from a sexagenarian in Chittagong, state minister for health, told reporters.
22 March 2016, 08:00 AM
One dies, 3 fall sick after taking liquor
A youth died and three others became sick from drinking spurious liquor at Shadhubari area in Shahbondegi union under Sherpur upazila
21 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Bridge collapse causes long-term woe to 20,000 villagers
Over 20,000 people from 12 villages in Melandah upazila's Kulia union in Jamalpur have been suffering for eight months since the lone
21 March 2016, 18:00 PM
War crimes: Charges pressed against 6 Gaibandha men
The prosecution press three charges against six people including a former Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker who allegedly committed crimes in Gaibandha during the Liberation War.
20 March 2016, 06:49 AM
Bomb-like object found
Police recovered a time-bomb-like object from the playground of Collegiate School and College in the district town yesterday. Being
19 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Tornado damages 50 houses, pry school
At least 50 thatched houses and a government primary school were damaged by a tornado at Bakterpur village in Ashwadia union of Sadar
19 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Woman electrocuted
A woman died from electrocution at Boroputimari village in Alamdanga upazila of the district on Friday. Witnesses said Arzina Begum, 50,
19 March 2016, 18:00 PM
BB fund heist: Philippines bank manager ‘not telling truth’
Maia Santos-Deguito is not telling investigators the truth behind the money laundering of US$81 million that has once again put the Philippines on the map of notorious countries.
19 March 2016, 12:11 PM
Pawn Power
Bob Dylan's timeless 1964 song Only a Pawn in Their Game about the assassination of Medgar Evers, the black civil
18 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Veg seed farming benefits 8 Lalmonirhat border villages
In eight Lalmonirhat border villages the cultivation of vegetable seeds is bringing about positive change in farmers' lives.
17 March 2016, 18:00 PM
12 back from Indian jail
Twelve Bangladeshi people returned home on Tuesday through Benapole check post after serving four years in an Indian prison.
16 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Star editor gets bail in Khagrachhari
The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam secures bail in a Tk 10 crore defamation case in Khagrachhari.
16 March 2016, 07:06 AM
Kids with seasonal diseases crowd Dinajpur hospitals
A large number of children in Dinajpur, especially from low income families, are becoming infected with diseases like pneumonia,
15 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Strange, incurable disease spreads in Nilphamari
An incurable strange disease, marked with tumours accompanied by irritation and aching in the whole body, affects a good number of
15 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Charges pressed against 19 Cox’s Bazar ‘war criminals’
Charges on twelve grounds have been pressed against 19 Cox’s Bazar men for allegedly committing crimes against humanity and genocide during 1971.
15 March 2016, 06:01 AM
Star editor gets bail in Faridpur
The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam has secured bail in a Tk 50-crore defamation case in Faridpur.
15 March 2016, 05:20 AM
Contempt rule hearing on 2 ministers Mar 20
The Supreme Court has adjourned the contempt rule hearing against Food Minister Qamrul Islam and Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque for their comment against the chief justice and sets March 20 for hearing the rule.
15 March 2016, 04:21 AM
Star editor gets bail in Gazipur
The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam has secured bail in a Tk 5 crore defamation case in Gazipur.
14 March 2016, 06:00 AM
SSC examinee commits 'suicide'
An SSC examinee allegedly committed suicide at Purbo Manduyer village in Sadullapur upazila of the district early yesterday. The deceased
13 March 2016, 18:00 PM