Partition, Bor Porong and the Chakmas’ unfinished struggle for belonging
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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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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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Gaibandha Santals refuse govt aid after eviction
Enraged, hungry, and out of work, ethnic minority Santals in Gaibandha’s Gobindaganj are rejecting the government relief sent for them after eviction from their lands. They say they will not accept anything from the government "even if they die out of hunger".
14 November 2016
Protest continues
A two-day protest demanding punishment of those responsible for attacks on the Hindus in Nasirnagar of
13 November 2016
Sand lifting threat to croplands
Illegal sand lifting from the Bangalee river in Shaghata upazila of the district goes unabated, posing threat to the
13 November 2016
Villagers repair dyke to save crops
Residents of four villages under Kalapara upazila of the district have voluntarily started repairing a damaged
13 November 2016
Arson attack in Nasirnagar again
Miscreants set fire to a room of the house of a Hindu family in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria where the people of minority community have been living in fears following recent several attacks there.
13 November 2016
FAO to work for erosion-hit people
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will chalk out a plan to solve the problems of the erosion-hit farmers of the coastal areas,
12 November 2016
Elderly man killed by family members
Property-greedy family members beat dead an elderly man in Bhangura upazila of the district on Friday.
12 November 2016
Why can't we stop the stalking?
Unwanted attention is something that a woman has had to experience at some point of time in their lives. It's not something new and it
11 November 2016
Anomalies in distribution
Nekjan Begum, wife of late Azizul Islam of Kasharigasa village under Natore Sadar upazila died on January 1, 2012, but her old-age allowance is still being withdrawn regularly.
10 November 2016
14, including Bangladeshi expatriate, injured in KSA by projectiles fired from Yemen
Fourteen including a Bangladeshi were injured by projectiles fired by Yemen's Houthi group into Saudi Arabia.
10 November 2016
Bangladesh NGO wins Energy Globe Award at COP22
Tahzingdong, a Bangladeshi non government organisation, has won the Energy Globe Award in Earth category at COP22 this year for its community-based forest conservation project in Rrowangchhari area of Bandarban district.
10 November 2016
Women vow to resist child marriage
Women of three villages in Patuakhali Sadar upazila have vowed to resist child marriage in their families and areas as well.
9 November 2016
One shot dead by Indian Khasias
A Bangladeshi national was shot dead allegedly by Indian Khasias on Sonar Hat frontier in Goainghat upazila of the district early yesterday.
9 November 2016
Urea production stopped due to technical glitch
Urea production at Jamuna Fertiliser Company Ltd (JFCL) at Tarakandi in Jamalpur remained stopped due to mechanical
8 November 2016
Repair road or face strike
Bus-truck owners and workers at a human chain programme in the Dariapara area here yesterday demanded repair
8 November 2016
Attacks on to grab Khasi land
Betel leaf cultivation is the only source of income of the indigenous Khasi people in the district, but some criminals
8 November 2016
Char patients suffer
The lone water ambulance meant for carrying patients from char (landmass emerging from riverbed) areas of
8 November 2016
Broken classrooms drive students outdoors
From students of 38 primary schools in Nilphamari's Jaldhaka upazila there can be few complaints of stuffy
8 November 2016
HC questions legality of Jessore youth’s imprisonment
The High Court questions the legality of sentencing a youth to two years imprisonment by a mobile court in Chaugachha upazila of Jessore for having drug.
8 November 2016
37 Bangladeshi job seekers held in Libya
At least 37 Bangladeshi fortune seekers, who tried to reach Italy through Mediterranean Sea, are kept at a detention centre in Libya’s Gharyan town.
8 November 2016