Paradise lost and found: Rediscovering early modern Bengal
1 October 2026
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Unbound Mother: The making and remaking of Kaali in Bengal
30 September 2026
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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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Kalyanpur slum dwellers in capital sceptical about mayoral promises
A few minutes after mayor aspirant for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Annisul Huq left Kalyanpur slum, dwellers there scoffed
19 April 2015
Jhigatola-Hajaribagh residents worried over free, fair franchise
Little of the major problems plaguing Jhigatola-Hajaribagh in the capital came up during campaigns for Dhaka South City Corporation poll's
19 April 2015
Manzill Murshid sues unknown persons for identity theft on Facebook
Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh President Manzill Murshid yesterday filed a case with New Market Police Station against some
19 April 2015
Demand for exemplary punishment ringing
Demands continued to come in protests and through social media and statements yesterday for arrest of and trial-based exemplary
18 April 2015
Autistic children need extra care, attention
Extra care and special attention are needed to help autistic children overcome their mental barriers, said Prof Shaheen Akhter, a pediatric
18 April 2015
Workshop on eucalyptus plantation impact held in Ctg
More research should be conducted on eucalyptus plantation to assess its impact on the environment and to decide on its plantation,
18 April 2015
20 more Bangladeshis to get Russian scholarships
Twenty more Bangladeshi students will get scholarships this year to study nuclear energy at under-graduate and post-graduate levels in
18 April 2015
A CANDID DIPLOMAT
In conversation with H.E. Mr. Shiro Sadoshima, the outgoing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
17 April 2015
JAPAN: An all-weather friend of Bangladesh
Japan recognised the People's Republic of Bangladesh on February 10th, 1972, soon after its independence. Japan was thus one of the
17 April 2015
If this is not sexual assault, what is?
The CCTV footage that police released yesterday clearly shows multiple incidents of sexual assault on women by rowdy men during the
17 April 2015
Capitalism root cause of discriminations against adivasis
The root cause of discrimination faced by the indigenous communities in Bangladesh is the practice of capitalism, said Prof Serajul
17 April 2015
Bangladesh, Serbia keen to revive ties
Bangladesh and Serbia emphasised reviving bilateral relations with a particular focus on economic cooperation.
17 April 2015
Dhaka complained of security lapses
Dhaka has complained to New Delhi about security lapses during President Abdul Hamid's visit to India in last December for talks to
17 April 2015
Govt not sure of any Bangladeshi victim
Foreign-owned shops in South Africa were attacked and looted in eastern Johannesburg yesterday, the latest in a series of xenophobic
17 April 2015
Rotary int'l, Bondhu Foundation to provide 'Bondhu Chula'
Rotary International District 3281 and Bondhu Foundation, supported by German International Cooperation (GIZ), signed a memorandum
17 April 2015
JU suspends 8 students
The Jahangirnagar University authorities yesterday temporarily suspended eight Chhatra League activists for their alleged involvement
17 April 2015
Mahi for safe neighbourhoods
Mahi B Chowdhury, Bikolpodhara Bangladesh-backed candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation, yesterday pledged to build a safe and clean city.
16 April 2015
Outrage keeps pouring in
Different social and political organisations, citizens' platforms and individuals yesterday demanded immediate arrest and exemplary
16 April 2015
US expresses support for war crime trials
The US supports bringing to justice those who committed atrocities in the 1971 Liberation War, recognising that it is an important
15 April 2015
US congressman happy over normalcy’s return
Republican Congressman Steve Chabot during a meeting with Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Tuesday
15 April 2015