Poison and cremation: A forensic history of colonial Bengal
28 September 2026
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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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Capital punishment to Konika's killer demanded
Teachers and students of different educational institutions formed a human chain at Mohipur Intersection in Sadar upazila yesterday,
28 May 2016
An awakened village
It's 8:30 on a cloudy Friday morning and I am having freshly baked cookies with coffee. It feels like home except that I am not.
27 May 2016
Salim Osman won't apologise to Narayanganj teacher
Declining to apologise to schoolteacher Shyamal Kanti Bhakta for humiliating him publicly, Salim Osman MP says he might apologise to Health Minister Mohammad Nasim instead.
26 May 2016
Youth picked up by 'lawmen' traceless for 5 days
A youth of Jessore town, who was picked up by men introducing themselves as law enforcers on Saturday, still remains traceless.
25 May 2016
Lightning kills schoolboy
A schoolboy was killed by lightning at Rupkhali village in Sadar upazila of the district yesterday. The deceased is Jobayer Hossain, 14, son
24 May 2016
Journo, wife hurt in attack by UP member
A journalist and his wife were injured in an attack allegedly by a union parishad member in Dhunat upazila of the district on Monday
24 May 2016
PUST employees lock administrative bldg
Officers and employees of Pabna University of Science and Technology (PUST) yesterday locked the administrative building of the
24 May 2016
Campaigners press for higher tax on tobacco
Anti-tobacco campaigners demand higher taxes on tobacco products for the budget of 2016-17 to reduce its consumption and health risks.
24 May 2016
Life-term convict flees from police custody
Wearing hand-cuffs and shackles, a life-term convict flees away from police custody by jumping off a Mymensingh-bound moving train in Trishal area.
24 May 2016
Journalists, media employees demand 9th Wage Board
Sangbadik-Sramik-Karmachari Oikya Parishad (SSKOP), a platform for journalists and media personnel today threatened to go on a greater movement if their demand for the announcement of the 9th Wage Board for media people is not met by a month.
23 May 2016
Derailment on Dhaka-Mymensingh route: Train service resumes after 5hrs
Rail communication of Dhaka with Mymensingh is restored after five hours of disruption following a train derailment in Gazipur city today.
23 May 2016
Roanu-marooned people in misery
Several thousand cyclone stricken people in Tajumuddin upazila of Bhola are passing miserable days under the open sky.
22 May 2016
Launch, ferry services resume
After about 24-hour halt, launch and ferry services resume across the country.
21 May 2016
Why is the cyclone called Roanu?
The cyclonic storm Roanu is named by Maldives. “Roanu” means “coir rope” in Maldivian (Dhivehi).
21 May 2016
Cyclone Roanu: Sunday’s HSC, equivalent exams rescheduled
The government reschedules the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations scheduled for May 22 as Cyclone Roanu left a trail of devastation in many parts of the country.
21 May 2016
Cyclone Roanu hits power distribution hard
The power distribution system has been seriously disrupted today, in the cyclone-hit areas of Chittagong, Comilla and other coastal districts.
21 May 2016
Goods handling remains suspended at Chittagong port
Goods loading and unloading from all ships remain suspended at Chittagong seaport since the morning as Cyclone Roanu nears the Barisal-Chittagong coast.
21 May 2016
Cyclone Roanu: 20 killed in 5 districts
At least 20 people have been killed in Chittagong, Bhola, Cox's Bazar, Noakhali and Patuakhali as Cyclonic storm Roanu makes its impact across the country. It crossed Bangladesh in the evening, leaving a trail of devastation.
21 May 2016
Dhaka University: Can it still lead us?
Professor Dr. A A M S Arefin Siddique, Vice Chancellor, University of Dhaka, talks to Amitava Kar about how the spirit of Dhaka University remains intact despite many limitations
20 May 2016
School student killed in Kushtia bomb blast
A school student is killed and another injured in a crude bomb blast in Kushtia Sadar upazila.
20 May 2016