Witnessing a nation in the making: A journalist’s journey to Mujibnagar
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Bangladesh speaks to the world
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Adaitwa Mallabarman - An author of the soil
16 April 2026, 09:00 AM
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The pain of water
16 April 2026, 11:00 AM
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How did Pahela Baishakh become a public celebration?
13 April 2026, 16:55 PM
Slow Reads Special
The Nakshi Kantha: Tradition and transformation
13 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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The painted cosmology of Tikoil village
12 April 2026, 09:00 AM
Slow Reads Special
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
10 April 2026, 09:00 AM
Slow Reads Special
How the British shaped the way we dress today
9 April 2026, 11:00 AM
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Barisal city cop suspended for ‘extortion’
A Barisal police official has been suspended after a primary investigation found him guilty of extortion and harassing two businessmen.
3 February 2016, 09:11 AM
Return extra fees taken from SSC examinees: Minister
Education Minister Nahid orders schools to refund in 7 days extra money taken from SSC candidates. Stern action awaits defaulters, he warns.
3 February 2016, 06:04 AM
After 1 hour, they realise it’s SSC question paper of 2014!
Students of an examination centre in Manikganj have been given question papers of 2014 in their first Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exam yesterday.
2 February 2016, 13:44 PM
Bridge collapse snaps road link with 2 Patuakhali UZs
An iron bridge on Dakua Canal on Galachipa-Dashmina road collapsed on Sunday, snapping road communication between the two
1 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Railway Nirapatta Bahini Bill passed
Jatiya Sangsad passes ‘Railway Nirapatta Bahini Bill, (Railway Security Force) 2016’ keeping the provision of arresting any people without any magistrate’s warrant if anybody is “reasonably” considered as a prospective harmful person for railways.
1 February 2016, 15:53 PM
Newborn survives 6-storey fall
A newborn baby boy has survived a six-storey fall after he was allegedly dropped from a flat by his mother at Baily Road in Dhaka.
1 February 2016, 13:08 PM
Trawler sinking: 3 more bodies recovered
Police recover the bodies of three more people including a child and a woman, raising death toll to seven from a trawler capsize in the Meghna river in Chandpur.
1 February 2016, 11:19 AM
15 injured in attack for protesting stalking
At least 15 people, including women, were injured and three cobblers' houses were set on fire on Saturday for protesting against stalking
31 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Madrasa boy traceless for 4 days
Father of a missing madrasa student in Kushtia in a press conference at Chuadanga Press Club yesterday alleged that the boy remained
31 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Public hearing on Robi, Airtel merger Feb 17
The telecom regulator will arrange a public hearing on February 17 to take opinion of people before finalising its recommendations on the merger of Robi and Airtel.
31 January 2016, 14:40 PM
Bridge without approach roads causes suffering
A bridge built nearly 20 years ago over a canal at Bogaputa village in Mymensingh's Ishwarganj upazila is of no use to the villagers as it
30 January 2016, 18:00 PM
‘Parliaments’ collaboration crucial for poverty-free S Asia’
Collaboration among national parliaments is crucial in advancing the vision of a poverty-free South Asia pursuing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), said Speakers of South Asian countries at a high-level meeting in Dhaka today.
30 January 2016, 12:06 PM
Kidnapped Bangladeshi rescued in Malaysia, 4 held
Malaysian police rescue a Bangladeshi expatriate over a week after he is kidnapped by miscreants. Four people are detained in this connection.
30 January 2016, 07:12 AM
COMING BACK HOME
Diaspora helps foster ideas. An increasing number returns home with skills, contacts and an understanding of how things could be done better. Expatriate Bangladeshis want to do more. Is the country doing enough to welcome them?
29 January 2016, 18:00 PM
BSF returns 2 madrasa students
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) returned two Bangladeshi madrasa students who had 'mistakenly' entered Indian territory through
28 January 2016, 18:00 PM
In report to SC, cops blame BB official Rabby for obstructing them
Police tell the Supreme Court that Bangladesh Bank official Golam Rabby obstructed them from discharging their duties and scuffled with them during search earlier this month.
28 January 2016, 05:22 AM
16 municipal mayors of Sylhet division sworn in
GK Gaus, who was elected mayor of Habiganj municipality in the December 30 election from prison, took oath after release on parole yesterday, along with 15 other newly elected municipality mayors of Sylhet, Moulvibazar, Habiganj and Sunamganj districts under Sylhet division.
27 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Transport workers block Dhaka-Tangail road
Transport workers blocked Dhaka-Tangail highway in Rabna bypass area under Sadar upazila of the district yesterday, protesting beating up of a bus driver, allegedly by some people claiming to be members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police.
27 January 2016, 18:00 PM
College teachers call off strike
Government college teachers call off work abstention following assurance of fulfilling some of their demands.
27 January 2016, 10:02 AM
Rana Plaza: Cops told to report on arrests
A Dhaka court today has directed police to report on arrest of the fugitives in the case filed over Rana Plaza collapse – the worst factory disaster in history.
27 January 2016, 08:05 AM