Bengal and the coming of Islam: A story of soil and spirit
9 MIN(s)
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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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The Burden of Dis/honour
Reena's parents were shot by the Pakistani army in front of her eyes. She didn't know where her brothers were, or even if they were alive
25 March 2016
Guard strangled to death in Mymensingh
A guard is strangled to death in Phulpur upazila of Mymensingh following a rivalry between two member candidates who took part during union parishad elections.
25 March 2016
10 suicide attempts in 2 days
At least 10 people, including housewives and schoolgirl, attempted to commit 'suicide' in Chuadanga district in the last two days.
24 March 2016
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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