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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Nizami will decide on review: Lawyer
After the Supreme Court upheld death for Jamaat-e-Islami leader Motiur Rahman Nizami, his lawyer says they will go for a review.
6 January 2016
Seven boys return from Indian jail
Seven Bangladeshi teenage boys returned home through Benapole check post on Monday after languishing in an Indian jail for one and a
5 January 2016
4 dead in Dhaka, other areas after 6.7 quake
Three persons die in Dhaka, Rajshahi and Lalmonirhat after a 6.7 earthquake, epicentered in India’s Imphal, rocked Bangladesh.
4 January 2016
Bangladesh wakes up to tremors
It is a surprise wake up call for people across Bangladesh in the dawn when a 6.7 magnitude earthquake jolted Dhaka and other parts of the country. According to US Geological Survey, the epicentre is northwest of Imphal in India, near the Myanmar border.
3 January 2016
Abducted boy rescued in Gaibandha, one held
Police rescued a boy from Sundail village in Gobindaganj upazila of the district yesterday, two days after his abduction.
3 January 2016
CU teachers strike protesting pay scale
Chittagong University teachers boycott classes, examinations and administrative activities demanding removal of the "discriminatory provisions" in the eighth national pay scale.
3 January 2016
PCJSS’s peaceful blockade in Rangamati
The daylong blockade enforced by Parbatya Chhatragram Janasanghati Samity (PCJSS-Santu Larma) in Rangamati protesting the rigging in municipality polls is going on peacefully.
3 January 2016
Bangla Academy's 60th Year: Preserving and Projecting Bangali Culture
Established in December 3, 1955, Bangla Academy is an iconic institution representing Bangali culture. Its primary function has been
1 January 2016
Journos become target again
At least 15 journalists were attacked by ruling party men and many more were threatened at polling stations while they were covering yesterday's municipality elections.
30 December 2015
150 Bangladeshi maids fled from Saudi jobs in 7 months
At least 150 Bangladeshi housemaids escaped from their employers in Saudi Arabia in the last seven months, a
29 December 2015
Shajahan gives 72hrs to sand, coal traders to free Beribadh
Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan yesterday gave 72 hours to the sand and coal traders to free 20km of pathway
29 December 2015
Dhaka-Koica sign $1m deal for grant
An agreement (record of discussions-RoD) has been signed between Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica) and Economic
28 December 2015
Mega Beach Carnival starts Dec 31 at Cox's Bazar
A three-day “Mega Beach Carnival” will begin at Cox's Bazar sea beach on December 31 marking Tourism Year-2016.
28 December 2015
No outdoor celebrations
The government has imposed a ban on all outdoor programmes and gatherings from New Years Eve dusk to dawn the next day “on security grounds”.
28 December 2015
Newspaper hawkers slam demolition of 2 Dhaka kiosks
Dhaka Sangbadpatra Hawkers Bohumukhi Samabaya Samity has condemned the demolition of two newspaper sale centres at the capital's Gulistan.
27 December 2015
Blogger Tareq Rahim out of hospital after a month
Secularist writer-blogger Tareq Rahim who was critically injured in an attack at Shuddhashwar publisher's office in the capital's Lalmatia a month ago was released from Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday.
27 December 2015
Female student presses assault charges against BCL president
A female student of Mirpur Bangla College yesterday filed a case against the president of the college unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League
26 December 2015
RU teachers to abstain from work today protesting Muhith's remarks
Rajshahi University Teachers Association (Ruta) will observe a work stoppage from 8:00am to 2:00pm today protesting Finance Minister
26 December 2015
Section of JU teachers want removal of proctor
An association of left-leaning teachers of Jahangirnagar University yesterday demanded removal of the proctor who allegedly instigated,
26 December 2015
Database of internet service providers on cards
The government has taken an initiative to form a database of internet service providers as part of its ongoing efforts to ensure cyber
26 December 2015