Do great leaders make history, or does history make them?
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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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Launch strike lifted on Dhaka-greater Barisal route
Water transport workers decide to keep passenger vessels on Dhaka-greater Barisal route out of their strike temporarily due to ongoing HSC examinations.
22 April 2016
The Khapra Ward Day: The Moment and the Movement
April 24, 1950. It was a sunlit Monday morning. There were 39—according to some, 42—political prisoners in the famous Khapra Ward
22 April 2016
US lawmaker for ending violence against religious minorities in Bangladesh
American lawmaker and member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific Tulsi Gabbard calls for an end to violence against religious minorities and secular activists in Bangladesh.
22 April 2016
Nilphamari college boy traceless for 10 days
A college student, who was picked up by some plainclothes men identifying themselves as members of administration in Nilphamari
21 April 2016
Bus strike called off
An indefinite strike, enforced by bus operators in the district on Monday, was called off yesterday, said Superintendent of Police Suvash
20 April 2016
Job fair held
A job fair was held at Manikganj Zila Parishad yesterday. Department of Youth Development and SA Trading jointly arranged the fair where
20 April 2016
Villagers block road in Tangail protesting power outage
People of different villages under Sakhipur upazila of the district blocked Sakhipur-Sagardighi Road yesterday, demanding smooth electricity supply.
20 April 2016
Build dyke, save villages from erosion
Several hundred people of two villages under Baufal uazila of the district formed a human chain on the bank of the Tentulia River at Char Wadel yesterday, demanding construction of a dyke to save their houses and farmlands from erosion.
20 April 2016
BSF picks up cattle trader
Border Security Force (BSF) of India picked up a Bangladeshi cattle trader from Sonapatila Bariapara border in Atwary upazila of Panchagarh
19 April 2016
Madrasa student flees confinement
Police rescued a 10-year-old madrasa student from Magura bus stand area on Monday night, with his left leg still tied up with an iron
19 April 2016
BB heist: Chinese trader returns $4.34m
Casino junket operator Kim Wong returns another $4.34 million to the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), which was believed to be part of the alleged $81-million stolen funds from the Bangladesh’s central bank.
19 April 2016
Hartal progresses in Thanchi over killing of 3 cattle traders
The daylong hartal, enforced by Bangali Byabasaye, an organisation of businesspeople from Bengali settlers, protesting the killing of three cattle traders, who were kidnapped by miscreants here on Friday, is going on peacefully in Thanchi upazila.
19 April 2016
Transport strike called off
Transport workers in Habiganj district called off indefinite strike on Sunday after getting assurance to meet their demand. On Wednesday,
18 April 2016
Internet subscription crosses 6cr milestone
Internet subscription in Bangladesh crossed six crore milestone last month with mobile connections dominating more than 90 percent of it, the telecom authority says. By March-end, the number of active internet connection stood at 6 crore 12 lakh.
18 April 2016
Murder of abducted child sparks protest in Dinajpur
Teachers and students of different educational institutions in Hakimpur upazila of the district formed a human chain in the upazila
17 April 2016
Jamuna continues to erode homesteads, farmlands
With sudden increase of water level in the Jamuna River, erosion has turned serious and engulfed school and dwelling houses,
17 April 2016
Munshiganj BCL leader dies in custody
A local leader of ruling party’s student front Bangladesh Chhatra League dies in police custody in Munshiganj. Family and party activists blame a rival group and police for the death.
17 April 2016
Historic Mujibnagar Day being observed
The historic Mujibnagar Day is being observed today marking the formation of Bangladesh's first government that led the War of Liberation in 1971.
17 April 2016
Once in a blue moon
The beauty of a full moon shines upon us every month and is ubiquitous in poetry and music. A blue moon,
15 April 2016
RMCH interns strike protesting ‘attack’ over dead patient
Intern doctors of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) observe a three-hour strike protesting alleged attack on them by the police and others.
15 April 2016