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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The world map we know is distorted. Why does it matter?
15 September 2026
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Bengal and the coming of Islam: A story of soil and spirit
14 September 2026
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Xuanzang’s travels to Bengal and beyond : The man, the pilgrim and the Monkey King
11 September 2026
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Professor Anisur Rahman: The economist who put people at the centre
10 September 2026
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Accused flees from police custody
An accused in a narcotics case fled from police custody in Belkuchi upazila of Sirajganj on Friday.
26 November 2016
Prepare to face cyber war
State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak said it seems there is now no world war but there is cyber war.
26 November 2016
Child marriage on rise
Child marriage is on the rise in Shajahanpur upazila of the district despite the local administration's efforts to prevent
26 November 2016
Protest continues
Char people in the district reiterated their demand to spare their homesteads and farmlands from acquisition.
26 November 2016
Sand from upstream ruins vast tracts of fertile land
Sand brought by water flowing in from India has covered about 3,500 acres of fertile land, resulting in damage to
26 November 2016
Other countries neighbouring Myanmar should open up more, says Bangladesh envoy to India
Bangladesh says other countries neighbouring Myanmar should open up more to Rohingya refugees as it alone cannot cope with the problem.
26 November 2016
Transport strike in Ctg on Tuesday
Transport workers call a strike in Chittagong division on November 29 to press their nine-point demand including setting up terminal for all modes of the motorised vehicle at a convenient place.
26 November 2016
Nat’l committee calls hartal in Dhaka on Jan 26
National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports announces to observe a half-day hartal in Dhaka city on January 26 protesting Rampal power plant near the Sundarbans.
26 November 2016
Munier Chowdhury: Personal Glimpses
Tomorrow is the 91st birth anniversary of Munier Chowdhury, educationalist, playwright, literary critic and political dissident, who was picked up on December 14, 1971 by local collaborators and later tortured and killed by the Pakistan Army. Asif Munier, his youngest son gives a glimpse of the life of the martyred intellectual.
25 November 2016
Call to protect rivers of Bangladesh
The government must take effective steps to save the country’s rivers from grabbing and polluting for the sake of the environment and people’s livelihood, say speakers at a national convention on saving the rivers.
25 November 2016
Some Rohingyas entered Bangladesh illegally, BGB chief admits
Some of the Rohingya people from Myanmar have intruded into Bangladesh territory through the borders along the Naf river in last seven days, Border Guard Bangladesh Director General Maj Gen Abul Hossain says.
25 November 2016
1,451 wild birds rescued
The forest department with the help of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-7) in separate drives rescued 1451 wild birds from different areas of Feni Sadar upazila early yesterday.
24 November 2016
Fish drying starts in coast
Seasonal fish drying has started in the coastal areas of Bhola, Patuakhali and Barguna and thousands of people, including a good number of women and children, are now engaged in the job.
24 November 2016
Nat’l Committee’s ‘March towards Dhaka’ begins
The National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas and Mineral Resources, Power and Ports starts its ‘March towards Dhaka’ from seven divisional headquarters on Thursday demanding cancellation of the Rampal Power Plant near the Sundarbans.
24 November 2016
HRW calls Bangladesh to protect Rohingya refugees
Calling upon the Bangladesh government to accept and protect Rohingya refugees, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said the country is obligated to allow them to enter into its territory for their protection.
24 November 2016
Minimum age for girls’ marriage stays 18yrs
The cabinet approves the draft of the ‘Child Marriage Prevention Act 2016’ fixing minimum age for girls’ marriage at 18 years and incorporating a provision for special marriage.
24 November 2016
1,451 wild birds rescued in Feni
Rapid Action Battalion with the help of forest department rescues 1451 wild birds in Feni Model Thana area in Feni.
24 November 2016
14 sent to jail in Jhenidah
A Jhenidah court yesterday sent 14 people to jail for their alleged involvement in stalking two sisters and maiming their father for protesting the stalking in Kaliganj upazila of the district on October 16.
23 November 2016
Coral in abundance
It is a time for celebration for fishermen of Noakhali and Laxmipur as they are passing busy time netting coral in the Meghna river.
23 November 2016
Myanmar has to solve Rohingya crisis itself: Foreign secy
Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque says that the Rohingya crisis will have to be solved by Myanmar as it is the country’s internal issue.
23 November 2016