Three revolutions that reshaped the world
2 October 2026
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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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Buet teacher questioned over Avijit murder
Detectives question Farseem Mannan Mohammedy, an associate professor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet), in connection with the killing of blogger-writer Avijit Roy
24 March 2015
Ctg city's potentials untapped
Chittagong has all potentials to become a modern megacity but those were not exploited properly in the past, ruling Awami League-
23 March 2015
NHRC decries cop torture on journo of Prothom Alo
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Mizanur Rahman yesterday condemned the reported torture on ABM Mizanur
23 March 2015
Restrictions in CHT to go
The government is withdrawing the wholesale restrictions banning foreign nationals and Bangladeshi citizens from meeting or talking
23 March 2015
Owners in Ctg want one more month to wrap business
Responding to the latest government move to remove illegal battery-run rickshaws from Chittagong City, the owners and drivers
23 March 2015
Govt to set up two medical universities in Ctg, Rajshahi
Two more medical universities would be established in Rajshahi and Chittagong to create more specialist doctors and nurses.
23 March 2015
Appeal for help
Habiba, 15, daughter of poor farmer Habil Uddin of Bijoynagar village in Singra upazila of Natore, is suffering from blood cancer.
22 March 2015
'Return' Salahuddin or face dire consequence
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has warned that the government will face “dire consequences” if it does not return missing BNP leader
22 March 2015
‘Hijacked car’ driver found dead from Turag
The body a chauffeur who went missing after the hijacking of a private car from Mirpur area in Dhaka was recovered today from the Turag River in Tongi
22 March 2015
No water supply for twelve days
Inpatients of Barisal General Hospital have been undergoing untold sufferings due to suspension of water supply for the last 12 days
20 March 2015
Double blow for arson victims
Five microbuses and two ambulances carrying three arson victims, two of them in critical condition, from Chandpur came under a
20 March 2015
Global cotton summit begins in Dhaka
A two-day global cotton summit began in Dhaka yesterday.
20 March 2015
No headway in probe frustrates father
Prof Ajay Roy could not help but wonder about the investigators' failure to come up with a list of suspects even after nearly a month
20 March 2015
Withdraw proposal of conditional 16yrs
Women's rights activists yesterday reiterated their call for the women and children affairs ministry to withdraw its proposal to relax
20 March 2015
Cyber security key challenge
Moving ahead with its digitalisation vision, Bangladesh's key challenge now is ensuring proper cyber security, said CTO Forum,
20 March 2015
Protecting the Witness
The importance of protecting people who put themselves at risk by assisting law enforcement agencies as witnesses is widely recognised worldwide.
20 March 2015
Their Lips are Sealed
Every Thursday evening, the TSC area of Dhaka University becomes a crowded public place where visitors from all
20 March 2015
Grow skills to adapt to new world challenges
To keep pace with the competitive and challenging world, Bangladeshi students should become skilled and capable as a workforce, said
19 March 2015
CNG-run Auto-rickshaws in Ctg CitySeveral thousand remain unregistered, untaxed
Several thousand unregistered CNG-run auto-rickshaws have been operating in Chittagong city for more than one year, with more
19 March 2015
Wife seeks PM's intervention
The wife of BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, who has been “missing” since March 10, submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister
19 March 2015