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14 September 2026
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THE UNSUNG HEROES / Ayesha Akhter: A life beyond her disability
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THE UNSUNG HEROES / Laboni Akhter: A different kind of farming
13 September 2026
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THE UNSUNG HEROES / Suria Begum: Building women athletes
13 September 2026
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THE UNSUNG HEROES / Aleya Begum: Helping people choose life
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Govt’s fresh call on 101 India deals under Sheikh Hasina
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Helal Hafiz's world of romance and revolution
“Ekhon joubon jar, juddhe jabar tar shreshtho shomoy”
6 October 2021
Why is public transportation on the decline?
Registration of new buses and minibuses, the primary mode of public transportation in the country, has almost halved during the last one year. A single bus can carry passengers equivalent to fifteen to twenty private cars, and that makes them the preferable mode of public transport. However, in Dhaka private cars occupy the majority of the streets.
6 October 2021
RU admission seekers, guardians facing accommodation trouble
Admission seekers and guardians from across the country are troubled by accommodation crisis as RU authorities decided to conduct the exam without opening the halls. Lots of students have taken refuge in railway platforms and in mosques.
6 October 2021
Celebrations begin with Mahalaya today
Hindus across Bangladesh are celebrating Mahalaya, the auspicious occasion that heralds the arrival of Goddess Durga, today.
6 October 2021
Dhaka University halls reopen after 1.5 years
The halls of Dhaka University have come back to life after 18 months of silence.
5 October 2021
Barisal University campus abuzz after 18 months
Barisal University's residential halls have reopened after being closed for 18 months, owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. Students have gradually started returning to halls.
5 October 2021
Munshiganj’s traditional craft of mat weaving at risk of being lost
Around a hundred families in Munshiganj are still keeping the tradition of mat, locally called pati, weaving alive. Each and every mat has a story woven in itself. And it appears as if these tales are at risk of vanishing forever.
5 October 2021
The murder of Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah and its fallout
Mohib Ullah, one of the most prominent advocates of Rohingya repatriation and the representative of Rohingya refugees’ struggle for identity before the international audience, was shot dead in his office in Kutupalong camp.
4 October 2021
Gazipur city corporation accused of land grabbing
Many citizens have lost their lands to Gazipur city corporation. The owners of the lands have complained that workers of the city corporation started demolishing structures without acquiring the land first.
4 October 2021
No coordination, regulation in operations of IPTV
The cyberspace of Bangladesh has become saturated with unregulated internet protocol television (IPTV) operating with a handful of staff and often earning money for airing particular news items or through blackmailing and extortion.
3 October 2021
Workers surround Shromo Bhaban demanding unpaid salaries
Workers of Opex & Sinha Group in Kanchpur have surrounded Shromo Bhaban demanding payment of arrears.
3 October 2021
1.28 lakh RU admission seekers facing accommodation crisis
The honors 1st year admission exam for 2020-21 at Rajshahi University has been scheduled for the first week of October despite halls being closed.
3 October 2021
4 decades of unplanned shipbreaking taking toll on agriculture in Sitakunda
For the last few years there has been a marked decrease in yield in agricultural land surrounding the Sitakunda shipbreaking yard in Chattogram. Local farmers have complained that most of the flowers in vegetable farms of the area are falling off before harvest time.
2 October 2021
Can Cox’s Bazar become an international aviation hub?
With an extension, Cox's Bazar airport runway is set to become the longest in Bangladesh. In addition, crores of taka are being spent to upgrade the airport to international standards.
2 October 2021
Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah Killing: Where shall we seek justice?
Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah came home in Lambashia camp in Ukhia after his Esha prayers on Wednesday night. His wife, Nasima, asked him whether he wanted to eat something.
1 October 2021
Mayhem and torture in the name of crushing 1977 rebellion
Family members of Army and Air Force men, who were hanged, jailed and sacked in the name of preventing a mutiny on October 2, 1977, formed a human chain in front of the old Dhaka Central Jail yesterday, demanding posthumous trial of late president Ziaur Rahman.
1 October 2021
Industrial waste takes over roads in Dhaka's Shyampur
Wastewater from factories has flooded the roads in Dhaka's Shampur industrial area. Garbage piled along the side of the road is once again spilling over. Residents in the area are at severe health risk.
1 October 2021
DU admission test held across 8 divisions for the first time
Today marked the first time that Dhaka University's admission test has been held in all eight divisions of the country. The admission test for 'Ka' unit of Dhaka University's science faculty was held today.
1 October 2021
Government cluster village homes in Dahagram mostly empty
For the last four years, most of the homes in the government cluster villages in Dahagram union in Lalmonirhat have been empty. At least 130 landless families were given homes in these villages of Dahagram union in Patgram upazila. Now 80 of these 130 villages are unoccupied and the 50 families living there are facing problems regularly.
1 October 2021
RT-PCR labs finally start operations at Dhaka Airport
The RT-PCR labs at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka have finally been set up, were given approval and have started testing outbound passengers for coronavirus.
30 September 2021