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10 July 2026, 00:01 AM
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Pachapdi Gazi, the 'Jim Corbett of Bengal', and the truth about Sundarbans 'man-eaters'
9 July 2026, 00:01 AM
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How Mohammedan Sporting Club shaped Muslim identity in colonial Bengal
8 July 2026, 00:07 AM
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The untold history of the rivers that connect Bangladesh and Asia
7 July 2026, 00:30 AM
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A new history of Battala books
6 July 2026, 00:02 AM
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The forgotten history of football in Bangladesh
3 July 2026, 00:15 AM
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How old Bengali advertisements sold the dream of fair skin
4 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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Bengal, Mysore, and the making of American independence
2 July 2026, 00:38 AM
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The many gifts of Mustafa Monwar
2 July 2026, 00:01 AM
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Sand lifting makes Dinajpur road risky
A road in Phulbari upazila of the district is on the brink of collapse as an influential man has been lifting sand illegally from an open
17 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Elephant’s body recovered in Sherpur
Forest officials recover the body of a female elephant from Jhinaigati upazila of Sherpur which died of injuries in its trunk.
17 October 2016, 12:32 PM
Grabbers' eye on canal
A kitchen market is being set up illegally in Kuakata Municipality area occupying a canal and khas land.
16 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Hazaribagh tanners must relocate to Savar by Dec 30: Amu
Hazaribagh tanners must relocate to Savar by December 30 otherwise all sorts of utility services including gas and electricity supplies will be cut off from their establishments.
16 October 2016, 05:49 AM
Mahaa Wagyawai Powe festival begins today
Traditional Mahaa Wagyawai Powe festival, the second largest festival of Marma community in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, will begin in
15 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Try killers of Pradip
Speakers at a rally in the district town yesterday demanded trial of the killers of school student Pradip Dutta and punishment to them.
15 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Zafar Iqbal, wife receive death threat
Eminent writer and Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) Professor Dr Muhammad Zafar Iqbal and his wife Dr Yesmeen Huq receive death threats via two separate text messages from an unidentified person claiming to be affiliated with banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT).
15 October 2016, 08:29 AM
Wild elephant kills Sherpur woman
An old woman is killed in an elephant attack at Tawakucha village in Jhinaigati upazila.
15 October 2016, 05:34 AM
The wonders of ancient China
China is one of the birth places of human civilisation. With an exotic historical past, China has attracted travellers and tourists from around the world for hundreds of years. In a recent trip to China, Shamsuddoza Sajen of The Daily Star has tried to get a glimpse of the grandeur of Ancient China through his visits to the Great Wall, the Shimao Site and the Terracota Warrior Sites.
14 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Bird poachers make quick buck as actions rare
Illegal catching and sale of birds especially parrots, goes on under the nose of the authorities concerned in Lalmonirhat.
13 October 2016, 18:00 PM
ACC suspends its official for negligence
Anti-Corruption Commission has suspended one of its assistant directors on charges of negligence in duty and abuse of power.
13 October 2016, 10:36 AM
Shutdown of settlers in CHT underway
Bangalee organisations have clamped a shutdown across the three districts of Chittagong Hill Tracts in protest against the latest changes to the local land dispute settlement body.
13 October 2016, 04:48 AM
Jhenidah shoppers at risk of death
With 350 shopkeepers busy at work, the covered market in the centre of Jhenidah's Kaliganj town has a lot to offer. Hundreds of
11 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Farmer dies in elephant attack
A farmer was killed and two others were injured in an attack by wild elephants in Bakura area under Jhinaigati upazila of Sherpur on
11 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Wild elephants destroy paddy fields
Some wild elephants have been attacking villages in the new Muroicherra tea garden area under Kulaura Upazila of Moulvibazar and
11 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Three villages without roads in Khagrachhari
Three villages in Khagrachhari Municipality sees very little development due to absence of roads.
11 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Four dist roads in sorry state
Several important roads in different districts have remained in awful conditions for long, much to the nuisance of a large number of commuters and traders.
11 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Radha Mandir without electricity
Sree Sree Radha Govinda Mandir at Hindu para of Jail Road in Lalmonirhat town has been without electricity as the 200-
10 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Business suffers as road in sorry state
The five and a half kilometre road from the district headquarters to Mahendranagar-Borobari has been in awful
10 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Council approval must for university degree
The cabinet approves a draft law with a provision that no university would be able to offer certificates without the approval of a council to be formed by the government. A chairman will lead the 13-member council.
10 October 2016, 08:53 AM