Poison and cremation: A forensic history of colonial Bengal
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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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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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Tenants, students in fear of police harassment
Tenants, especially students of different messes and dormitories in Jhenidah town and its adjacent areas, are passing their days in
24 July 2016
Launch terminal goes into river in Barisal
Erosion by the Pungli River, a tributary of the mighty Jamuna River, has turned serious in Kalihati upazila of Tangail. In Barisal, the
24 July 2016
Dutch-Bangla Chamber chief ‘missing’
Top businessman and Dutch Bangla Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s President Hasan Khalid has been reported “missing,” family and police say.
24 July 2016
People of 3 upazilas suffer as bypass under water
Thousands of people of three upazilas are suffering as a bypass road of an under- construction bridge has gone under water. All kinds of
23 July 2016
Saudi ‘curbs’ visas for Bangladeshi single male domestic workers
Saudi Arabia temporarily suspends recruitment of Bangladeshi single males as domestic worker in three categories.
23 July 2016
The lost histories of the Bengali Harlem
Vivek Bald reconstructs the forgotten stories and communities of Bengalis in America from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century.
22 July 2016
Train derails in Moulvibazar, Sylhet rail link cut
A cargo train breaks down and derailed at Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar snapping rail link between Dhaka and Sylhet completely.
22 July 2016
Continued flood brings woe to people in districts
The flood situation in Sunamganj is worsening as flash flood and heavy rainfall continue, and in Kurigram, the
21 July 2016
Now the stray elephant moves in Sirajganj shoal
The Indian wild elephant, which was separated from its companions and came into Bangladesh from Assam through
21 July 2016
Illegal structures built on river bank
Illegal structures have narrowed the Done River in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali, thanks to mindless encroachment
21 July 2016
India to bring back washed away elephant
India is to bring back a wild elephant which was washed away by the Brahmaputra last month and reached a sandbar in Kurigram district, reports The Times of India.
21 July 2016
Train service with Ctg resumes after 10hrs
Rail communication of Chittagong with the other parts of the country including Dhaka has been restored after 10 hours of disruption following a train derailment at Fatehpur rail gait in Feni Sadar upazila in the port city.
21 July 2016
Surma crosses danger level, Jamuna erodes embankment
The flood situation in Sunamganj remains serious as the main rivers were flowing above the danger mark at several points, while the Jamuna continues to erode the flood control embankment in Bogra. The situation improved slightly in Lalmonirhat as the Teesta and Dharla rivers were flowing below the danger mark.
20 July 2016
Install CCTV cameras in launches: Minister
Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan urges owners of all the passenger vessels to set up CCTV cameras and metal detectors to tighten security at all terminals.
20 July 2016
Flood worsens in Kurigram, Nilphamari districts
The flood situation is getting worse in Kurigram and Nilphamari as the Brahmaputra, Dharla and Teesta rivers are
19 July 2016
5 die drinking ‘excessive liquor’ in Rajshahi
Five people including a woman die after allegedly drinking excessive homemade liquor in Charghat upazila of Rajshahi, police say.
19 July 2016
HSC admission seekers confine principal
Female HSC admission seekers of Birganj Women's Degree College in Dinajpur's Birganj upazila staged demonstration and confined the
18 July 2016
Villagers repair 2-km road thru' self-help
Taking spades and other tools from their homes, several hundred villagers of Boaldar union under Hakimpur upazila of the district
18 July 2016
Lalmonirhat floods worsen further
With the surge of floodwater from upstream in Teesta and Dharla rivers, the flood situation in Lalmonirhat has worsened.
18 July 2016
Maya rules out possibility of mega-quake
Relief and Disaster Management minister rules out the possibility of high magnitude earthquake in Bangladesh.
18 July 2016