Bengal and the coming of Islam: A story of soil and spirit
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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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Section of JU teachers want removal of proctor
An association of left-leaning teachers of Jahangirnagar University yesterday demanded removal of the proctor who allegedly instigated,
26 December 2015
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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