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Pachapdi Gazi, the 'Jim Corbett of Bengal', and the truth about Sundarbans 'man-eaters'
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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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5 Tangail transport leaders sent to jail on surrender
A court here yesterday sent five of the six transport leaders, who allegedly tried to protect the rapists of a female garment worker, to jail after they surrendered to the court and sought bail.
6 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Bangla Bhai's aide held in Naogaon
Police arrested an accomplice of Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai, executed second-in-command of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), from Barochhara village in Raninagar upazila of the district on Tuesday night.
6 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Special squad to check stalking
A seven-member special squad of the Detective Branch of police has been formed in Manikganj to prevent eve-teasing and drug abuse.
6 April 2016, 18:00 PM
40pc students drop out in 4 years from JSC to HSC
A staggering 69,348 students (39.90 percent) in eight northern districts of Rangpur division dropped out in last four years, shows the official statistics as Higher Secondary Certification (HSC) examinations under Dinajpur Education Board began on Sunday.
6 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Thousands suffer as bridge lies incomplete halfway
Thousands of people of Patuakhali Sadar and Galachipa upazilas are suffering as a 12.50-kilometre-long road, completed three years ago, cannot be opened for vehicular movement due to non-completion of a girder bridge for three years.
6 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Storm injures 16, damages 80 houses in Sylhet
A child was killed in a landslide in Kamolganj upazila of Moulvibazar district on Monday, while at least 16 people were injured and over
5 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Power, water crises grip Bandarban town
Set in a landscape of rugged hills and spoilt for scenic beauty, Bandarban town should be a heavenly place to visit or live. In many
5 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Sangskritik Jote for fair probe into Tonu murder
Sommilito Sangskritik Jote demands a fair investigation into the murder of Sohagi Jahan Tonu and punishment of those involved with the killing.
5 April 2016, 09:26 AM
Mild tremors jolt Bangladesh
Mild tremors were felt in Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh this afternoon – as result of a 5.0 magnitude earthquake in India’s Lakhipur.
5 April 2016, 07:58 AM
2 abducted Brac officials released in Afghanistan
Two Bangladeshi Brac officials, who were abducted from Kunduz city, Afghanistan, are released today.
4 April 2016, 15:47 PM
3 killed in Ctg cops firing
At least three persons are killed, 11 policemen among 30 injured as cops open fire after being attacked by locals protesting power plant project at Banshkhali in Chittagong, SP says
4 April 2016, 14:39 PM
Bridge sinks, Sylhet’s rail link with Dhaka, Ctg snapped
Rail communications of Sylhet with Dhaka and Chittagong remain suspended as a railway bridge in Moulvibazar goes under water due to overnight rain.
4 April 2016, 06:54 AM
Star editor gets bail in Shariatpur
The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam today secured bail in two defamation cases in Shariatpur.
4 April 2016, 05:48 AM
Vuvuzela banned at Mongol Shovajatra
Vuvuzela, matches and lighters have been banned at Mongol Shovajatra brought out from the Institute of Fire Arts in Dhaka every year to celebrate the Bangla new year, the home minister said today.
3 April 2016, 08:42 AM
Nahid avoids entering HSC exam hall
Amid previous controversies and considering the state of mind of the candidates, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid avoids entering exam hall on the first day of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination.
3 April 2016, 04:36 AM
Storms damage 1,000 houses in Bagerhat, Patuakhali
Hailstorms accompanied by hails and rain damaged over 1.000 tin-roofed structures, including dwelling houses, shops and mosques,
2 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Where is home?
Bangladesh as a nation just observed the forty-fifth anniversary of its glorious independence. While it is time for celebration for most
1 April 2016, 18:00 PM
15 rail stations shut down due to lack of manpower
Railway authorities shut down 15 railway stations out of 31 under Santahar-Lalmonirhat section of western railway due to shortage of manpower during the last two years. Revenue earning has fallen drastically because of the shut down.
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM
264 pry schools run without regular headmasters
The posts of headmasters at 264 government primary schools in the district are lying vacant, much to the disturbance in schooling and
29 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Protect ethnic minorities from land grabbers
The ethnic minority people formed a human chain near Shaheed Minar in Parbatipur upazila town under the district yesterday, urging the
28 March 2016, 18:00 PM