Unbound Mother: The making and remaking of Kaali in Bengal
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Do great leaders make history, or does history make them?
29 September 2026
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Poison and cremation: A forensic history of colonial Bengal
28 September 2026
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Partition, Bor Porong and the Chakmas’ unfinished struggle for belonging
27 September 2026
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The young radicals who challenged 19th-century Bengal
24 September 2026
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More men are cooking. But is patriarchy leaving the kitchen?
23 September 2026
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Everyday secularism and the Bangladesh we rarely talk about
22 September 2026
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Reading Sarat Chandra at 150, with empathy
21 September 2026
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Who really owned Britain’s royal jewels?
19 September 2026
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The 25,000-year history of betel nut chewing
17 September 2026
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3 Ctg cops closed for handcuffing physically challenged accused
Chittagong Metropolitan Police yesterday closed its three cops for handcuffing a physically challenged accused while taking him to a
16 September 2015
Bangladesh’s public hospitals have no dedicated doctors, staff for ICUs
The Intensive Care Units of the public hospitals have been running with a major manpower crisis for years.
15 September 2015
Chandra bypass inauguration tomorrow
A bypass at Gazipur's Chandra intersection on the Dhaka-Tangail highway will be inaugurated tomorrow to reduce traffic congestion centring the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday.
15 September 2015
Most of 'rescued' children identified by families
The majority of the nine street children who were kept at the juvenile correction centre in Tongi following their “rescue” from a flat in Dhaka on Saturday have been identified by their families, an official of the centre said yesterday.
15 September 2015
2 Buet students lose residency
The Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) yesterday cancelled the residential status of two students permanently
15 September 2015
Missions of UK, US, DI interact with young leaders
The British High Commission, US Embassy, and Democracy International yesterday held workshops in Dhaka with a diverse group of
15 September 2015
Too late an intervention
When Nurul Haque Chowdhury, headmaster of Paschim Madarbari City Corporation Balika Bidyalaya, heard that one of his students, 14-
15 September 2015
UN to take more Bangladeshi peacekeepers in commanding positions
Lauding Bangladeshi peacekeepers' professionalism and contribution to UN missions, UN Under-Secretary General for Field Support Atul Khare yesterday said the UN was ready to appoint more Bangladeshis to commanding positions soon.
15 September 2015
Five injured in clash over BLRI auction
Five people of two bidding groups were injured yesterday in a clash that broke out in Savar, outside the capital, during a cattle auction of
14 September 2015
6 routes linking Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal to be fixed by Sept 23
Six routes linking Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal will be finalised by September 23 for passenger and private vehicles to travel across the region, according to the road transport and bridges ministry.
14 September 2015
Workers block highway at Sreepur for payment before Eid
Some 5,000 workers of Adib Dyeing Ltd yesterday blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Sreepur in Gazipur for two hours, demanding the salary of August and festival bonus.
14 September 2015
Iranian foreign minister arrives tonight
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrives in Dhaka tonight on a one-day visit to brief the Bangladeshi leadership on the deal signed between Iran and global superpowers recently.
14 September 2015
Private agencies to send workers from Bangladesh again
Bangladesh and Malaysia are likely to sign a deal today, allowing the private sector to recruit Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia, according to the expatriates' welfare and overseas employment minister.
14 September 2015
Respect human rights
United Nations (UN) wants its peacekeepers to maintain the highest standard of integrity and respect for human rights in every aspect of personal and professional conduct, a UN official said yesterday.
14 September 2015
Bangladesh withdraws VAT on tuition fees amid student protests
In face of continuous student protests in Dhaka and other cities, the government has finally withdrawn the 7.5 percent VAT imposed on the private universities and medical and engineering colleges.
14 September 2015
VAT protest on, key Dhaka roads blocked again
Students continue their protest against 7.5 percent VAT on private universities’ tuition fees and blocked some key roads in Dhaka again.
14 September 2015
Stop illegal parking, use of hydraulic horns in capital
The High Court yesterday directed the government to immediately stop illegal parking of vehicles, sound pollution and use of hydraulic horns in the capital.
13 September 2015
Families of migrants see better living
Households having migrants are faring better than those that do not with the remittance being sent contributing significantly in reducing poverty and creating employment, says a survey of Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU).
13 September 2015
'Rescued' children kept in shelter home
Nine children, out of 10, who were "rescued” from a flat in the capital's Banashree on Saturday, have been sent to the Juvenile Development Centre in Gazipur while another was handed over to his family.
13 September 2015
Bangladesh authorities yet to make any move to resolve crisis
The Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers' Associations (FBUTA) yesterday warned of a tougher movement after the Eid-ul-Azha if the government fails to meet their demands including immediate revision of the 8th national pay scale and a separate salary structure for them.
13 September 2015