Abdul Quadir and the lost art of editing
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Rakhal Das Banerji: The Bengali explorer who changed history
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Why Roid stays with you long after the film ends
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How earthquakes, disease and war shaped Bengal’s slave trade
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The first reports of a political assassination: Revisiting newspaper coverage of Zia's killing
31 May 2026, 16:17 PM
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Why Zia still matters in today's Bangladesh
31 May 2026, 13:50 PM
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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
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Kolkata's Eid, my Eid
29 May 2026, 12:56 PM
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The quiet lessons of Shital Pati
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Dhaka reaches out to Paris
Bangladesh is deeply shocked by the series of terrorist attacks in Paris and has expressed solidarity with France in the fight against
14 November 2015, 18:00 PM
ISIS claims responsibility
Claiming responsibility for the assault on Paris, the Islamic State jihadist group has said the Friday's attacks are just the “beginning of the storm”.
14 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Obituary
Justice AKM Nurul Islam, a former vice-president of Bangladesh, died of old-age complications at Apollo Hospital in the capital yesterday.
14 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Death anniversary
Today is the 44th death anniversary of two Liberation War martyrs, Dr Azharul Haque and Dr Humayun Kabir.
14 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Appeal for help
Md Tofazzal Hossain, a security guard, has been suffering from leukaemia for a month.
14 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Hurt Taiwanese couple flown back home for better treatment
A Taiwanese couple, who were attacked during a recent robbery in their Uttara residence in Dhaka, was flown back
14 November 2015, 18:00 PM
2 qualify in Bogra regional round
Two contestants from the Bogra regional round of Rupchanda-The Daily Star Super Chef-2016 qualified for the next
14 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Last session of teachers training held in Ctg
The second and last session of teachers' training under this year's “English in Schools-EIS” programme aiming to improve English
14 November 2015, 18:00 PM
WOMEN WAGING PEACE
When she first landed in earthquake-ridden Haiti, Rockfar Sultana Khanam, commander of the first ever all-female UN peacekeeping
13 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Rail link halted on Shantahar-Lalmonirhat route for five hours
Rail communications on Shantahar-Lalmonirhat route were halted for five hours as the last compartment of the inter-city Lalmonirhat
13 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Gonojagoron Mancha wants arrest of killers
A faction of Gonojagoron Mancha arranged a cultural rally in the capital's Shahbagh yesterday demanding arrest and
13 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Change mindset for better cities
Speakers at a roundtable yesterday called for taking initiatives to bring a change to people's mentality to make cities more livable and
13 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Admirers celebrate life of Humayun Ahmed
Nuhash Palli saw a crowd once again yesterday. So did Shahbagh. All these people, mostly youth, came together to celebrate the 67th
13 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Our Shrikes
The other day I was walking on a field in Purbachol when I noticed a bird perched on the stalk of a shrivelled kash
13 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Families of victims hope for justice
The news of bringing Nur Hossain back from India has made the families of the Narayanganj seven-murder victims hopeful about justice.
12 November 2015, 21:09 PM
Abducted student rescued in Ashulia
Police rescued a youth from Gazipur's Kaliakoir jungle yesterday noon, one day after his abduction.
12 November 2015, 18:00 PM
RMG workers demonstrate for dues in Gazipur
Workers of Huda Winty Sweater Fashion Ltd demonstrated in front of the factory premises at Shalna of Gazipur
12 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Nur Hossain brought back from India
The government last night brought back Nur Hossain, the prime accused in the sensational seven-murder case in Narayanganj, from India.
A team of police took Nur in its custody after the Indian Border Security Force handed him over to the Border Guard Bangladesh at Benapole around 11:30pm, said Superintendent of Police Khandaker Muhit of Narayanganj.
A microbus carrying the police and BGB personnel entered India and drove for about 10 minutes until it met a BSF vehicle, reports our Benapole correspondent.
12 November 2015, 18:00 PM
UNDP, BRTC launch pilot project to provide bus passengers travel data
The UNDP has launched a pilot project with Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) to provide bus passengers
12 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Flyover to create traffic mess in Ctg
Construction of the flyover between Muradpur and Lalkhan Bazar in Chittagong city and the subsequent plan to extend
11 November 2015, 18:00 PM