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In Focus
How earthquakes, disease and war shaped Bengal’s slave trade
1 June 2026, 00:00 AM
In Focus
The first reports of a political assassination: Revisiting newspaper coverage of Zia's killing
31 May 2026, 16:17 PM
In Focus
Why Zia still matters in today's Bangladesh
31 May 2026, 13:50 PM
In Focus
More than a saree: The living legacy of Tangail
31 May 2026, 09:00 AM
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Tagore’s “Balaka” and the decolonial poetics of becoming
30 May 2026, 08:30 AM
In Focus
Kolkata's Eid, my Eid
29 May 2026, 12:56 PM
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The quiet lessons of Shital Pati
29 May 2026, 09:00 AM
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Mercy, love, and pluralism: A sufi vision of Islam
28 May 2026, 08:30 AM
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Beyond the loom: How Jamdani preserves the values of peace
27 May 2026, 10:30 AM
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'I am human'
Language represents locality, kinship, clan, lineage and other socio cultural aspects of all human societies around the world. And in our
26 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Derailment halts Mymensingh-Netrokona rail link
Mymensingh to Netrokona rail links are disrupted as a train’s engine derailed at Gouripur outer signal today.
26 February 2016, 09:48 AM
Workers' demo halts production at Natore Pran factory
The authorities of Pran Agro Limited suspended production at a Natore factory yesterday morning following a workers' demonstration
25 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Rail link with Sylhet halted for 14 hrs
Rail communication between Sylhet and other parts of the country was restored at around 5:00pm yesterday, 14 hours after it was
25 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Labourers start indefinite strike, stage sit-in
Labourers of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) fertiliser godown at Mahendranagar in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila called
25 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Rain erodes soil, disrupts Dhaka’s rail link with Sylhet, Ctg
Train services of Dhaka with Sylhet and Chittagong remain suspended since this morning as a heavy rain eroded earth underneath the rail track in Moulvibazar.
25 February 2016, 05:09 AM
Looted rice recovered
Police recovered 189 sacks of looted rice from Ghatail upazila in the district yesterday.
24 February 2016, 18:00 PM
6 bodies recovered from sunken trawler in Shitalakkhya
Rescuers recover six bodies from a sunken sand-laden trawler which capsized after colliding with another trawler in Shitalakkhya of Narayanganj.
24 February 2016, 17:16 PM
Human chains demand withdrawal of cases against Star editor
People from different walks of lives in three districts protest filing of cases against The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam on sedition and defamation charges.
23 February 2016, 13:34 PM
US envoy condemns Debiganj priest murder
The United States have condemned the "cowardly acts" in which a Hindu priest was killed and another person injured in Panchagarh on February 21.
23 February 2016, 10:21 AM
14 return home from Indian jail
Fourteen Bangladeshi girls returned home through Benapole check-post on Sunday night after serving three years in an Indian jail.
22 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Five injured in attack at Shikalbaha Power Plant
Five staff members of a private company at Shikalbaha 225 megawatt power plant were injured when they came under attack by a co-
22 February 2016, 18:00 PM
3 more cases filed against Star editor
Three more defamation cases are filed against The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam in four districts.
22 February 2016, 13:07 PM
EU condemns Panchagarh priest murder
European Union Delegation to Bangladesh strongly condemns the killing of a Hindu priest in Panchagarh and urged the authorities concerned to ensure a thorough investigation and bring the perpetrators to justice.
22 February 2016, 08:07 AM
Flood-damaged bridge lies without repair for months
People of 20 villages in Sundarganj upazila are suffering because a bridge at Ramdakua, five kilometres from the upazila headquarters
21 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Withdraw cases against Star editor
Civil society members and journalists yesterday formed human chains in Mymensingh and Jessore protesting countrywide filing of
20 February 2016, 18:00 PM
6 Bangladeshis among 971 ‘illegal expats’ held in Malaysia
Malaysian immigration department has nabbed 971 ‘illegal expatriates’, including six Bangladeshis, in an overnight nationwide crackdown.
20 February 2016, 15:52 PM
The Origins of the Language Movement
Principal Abul Kashem is an unforgettable entity of the history of the Language Movement. On September 1, 1947, under his leadership,
19 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Deal to send 15 lakh Bangladeshi workers to Malaysia explained
The deal to send 1.5 million Bangladeshi workers to Malaysia within the next three years has been signed.
19 February 2016, 06:36 AM
Classes hampered as school abandoned for 18 months
The education of 165 children of Darihamidpur Government Primary School in Jamalpur's Sadar upazila has been hampered for around
18 February 2016, 18:00 PM