The rise, decline and revival of Buddhism in Bengal
12 July 2026, 16:48 PM
In Focus
Two visions of Sulh-i Kul: Akbar and Dara Shukoh
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
In Focus
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
In Focus
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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Bamboo bridge poses risk
Local people, especially school going children of Chawk Lokman area in Shajahanpur upazila of the district have to cross a bamboo-made
4 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Hacked student of Sylhet college in critical state
The Sylhet Government Women’s College student, who was waylaid and hacked brutally in broad daylight by a Chhatra League leader yesterday, is now in a critical state.
4 October 2016, 09:14 AM
Madrasa boy missing
A madrasa student, who went missing from Durgapur village in Kahaloo upazila on September 22, still remained traceless. The victim,
3 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Docs struggle to cope with rabies
Amid sharp rise in the number of dog bites during the ongoing breeding season, when some of the animals turn mad and tend to bite
3 October 2016, 18:00 PM
PM urges rich to help build equal society for children
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged all, especially the rich, to supplement the government's efforts in building a society for children where there will be no discrimination.
3 October 2016, 07:31 AM
Death threat to puja committee members
Criminals sent a letter to local Puja Udjapon Committee members, giving them death threat if Durga Puja is celebrated
2 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Diversion road now sorrow of Baliadangi
Movement of traffic on Baliadangi-Lahiri road in the district has been cut off since last Sunday following damage to a
2 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Elephant found dead in Sherpur
A wild elephant is found dead at Panbar village in Kangsha union of Jhinaigati upazila in Sherpur.
2 October 2016, 06:37 AM
Father cries for return of missing daughter
A man of the Hindu community, at a press conference called by him yesterday at Mymensingh Press Club, demanded immediate rescue
1 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Call to bring extensive changes to digital security draft law
A group of citizens call upon the government to bring extensive changes to the draft of Digital Security Act 2016.
1 October 2016, 08:50 AM
Woman, daughter killed by lightning strike in Rangpur
An indigenous woman and her daughter are killed by a lightning strike at Kadirabad in Pirganj upazila.
30 September 2016, 06:41 AM
Protests for Sundarbans face police, BCL bar
Activists of ruling party's student front and police foil a cycle rally of green activists campaigning against construction of a power plant near the world's largest mangrove forest - the Sundarbans.
30 September 2016, 05:18 AM
Bus strike called off
Transport workers in Barisal and Jhalakathi called off indefinite strike.
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Pirojpur NGO depositors left high and dry
A decade ago, Hasia Banu, 50, of Goalbuniya village in Pirojpur's Bhandaria upazila thought she made a wise decision when she began
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Derailment halts Dhaka-Sylhet-Ctg rail link for 7hrs
Rail communication of Dhaka with Sylhet and Chittagong remain suspended for seven hours following the derailment of a freight train in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj.
29 September 2016, 10:31 AM
HRW asks Bangladesh to stop ‘kneecapping’ detainees
Security forces in Bangladesh are deliberately shooting members and supporters of opposition parties in the leg, Human Rights Watch alleges in a report .
29 September 2016, 05:37 AM
Commuters suffer as bus strike on
People of six districts who generally travel by buses to reach their destinations are facing untold sufferings due to an indefinite
28 September 2016, 18:00 PM
448 schools run without headmaster
Primary education in the district is being greatly hampered due to acute crisis of teachers.
28 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Padma devours vast areas
Over 40 families in Sadar upazila of the district, who lost their homes due to erosion by the Padma river, are living in no man's
28 September 2016, 18:00 PM
4,143 HIV positive patients in Bangladesh: Nasim
Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim says a total of 4,143 people are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the country.
28 September 2016, 13:21 PM