Witnessing a nation in the making: A journalist’s journey to Mujibnagar
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Bangladesh speaks to the world
17 April 2026, 09:00 AM
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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
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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
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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
10 April 2026, 09:00 AM
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How the British shaped the way we dress today
9 April 2026, 11:00 AM
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Pakistan summons Bangladesh envoy twice
Islamabad yesterday summoned the Bangladesh high commissioner there twice to lodge protest against the recent “treatment meted out to its envoy” in Dhaka.
24 December 2015, 21:27 PM
Almas president, Imtiaj secy of AAA
Syed Almas Kabir, CEO of Metro Net Bangladesh Ltd, and Imtiaj Rasul, consultant of Data Search, were elected
24 December 2015, 18:00 PM
8 journos get fellowships on farm sector reporting
Society for Media and Suitable Human-Communication Techniques (SoMaSHTe) yesterday organised a seminar on the
24 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Razzak's life paralleled country's history
Awami League leader and Liberation War organiser Abdur Razzak had made sacrifices time and again for different
24 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Protests go on at Chandpur tea estate
Workers of Chandpur Tea Estate in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj yesterday held a rally at the estate, protesting the government move to set up a special economic zone there.
24 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Step up security for Christians
Bangladesh Hindu Bouddha Christian Oikya Parishad (BHBCOP) yesterday urged the government to step up security for the Christian religious and community leaders who were threatened with death recently.
24 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Policy execution shortfall pushing Adivasis out
Lands of indigenous people are being grabbed unabated in Chapainawabganj's Nachole upazila as the government policies and legislation in this regard are not being fully implemented, says a survey of the Parliamentary Caucus on Indigenous Peoples.
23 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Hatirjheel area gets bus service
The first bus service for Hatirjheel area was launched yesterday with a view to helping visitors take a trip around the project as well as to facilitate the daily journeys of the residents of the nearby areas.
23 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Gabtoli bus stand traffic jam-free by Dec 30: Annisul
Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Huq pledges to rid traffic congestion in the Gabtoli bus terminal area by December 30.
23 December 2015, 08:55 AM
Give refuge to Bangladeshi freethinkers in danger
A group of human rights organisations has appealed to the US government to allow or arrange emergency relocation of Bangladeshi
22 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Hajj agencies guilty of trafficking will not get chance next year
Hajj agencies found guilty of trafficking Bangladeshis in the name of Umrah will not be allowed to send pilgrims to
22 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Teaching boys to respect females can resist child marriages
Boys should be addressed and taught in schools as well as at family levels to treat women with respect, and that will
22 December 2015, 18:00 PM
No IS here
There is no existence of terrorist organisation IS in Bangladesh as intelligence agencies do not have any evidence of
22 December 2015, 18:00 PM
4 law ministry officials promoted, another transferred
The law ministry yesterday brought a change in the posts of its five high officials through promotion and posting.
22 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Swadhin Bangla Betar engr Rashidul dies
Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra sound engineer Rashidul Hossain die at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital, He was 72.
22 December 2015, 05:22 AM
Protest note, our reply
Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority has sent the following protest note to a news item titled “16,000 tea workers face uncertainty” published on 20 December, 2015. It alleged that while publishing this news item, no serious attention was given to the urgency and necessity of setting up Economic Zones to bring about positive change and development in the poorer and less developed areas of the country.
21 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Victory Day observed in London
On the occasion of Bangladesh's Victory Day and Christmas a reception was organised at Kiplings restaurant in North London on December 15, said a press release.
20 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Utilisation of all individuals' latent talent must for dev
Opportunities must be given to people to develop and utilise the talent they are born with, said speakers at an experience sharing meeting on “Career Development Programme for the Women from Marginalised Communities”.
20 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Tea workers continue protests
Several thousand workers of 24 tea gardens in the district abstained from work yesterday, demanding that the government cancel the
19 December 2015, 18:00 PM
16,000 tea workers face uncertainty
Hunger brought them here. They slashed and cleared the jungle, braving snakes, tigers, and malaria and set up the tea estates.
19 December 2015, 18:00 PM