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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Tea workers continue protests
Several thousand workers of 24 tea gardens in the district abstained from work yesterday, demanding that the government cancel the
19 December 2015
16,000 tea workers face uncertainty
Hunger brought them here. They slashed and cleared the jungle, braving snakes, tigers, and malaria and set up the tea estates.
19 December 2015
Thinkers Will Lead The Way
The role of intellectuals in Bangalee life has always been very significant, at least since the 19th century when there was a Renaissance
18 December 2015
19 return after being held in India
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) handed over 19 Bangladeshi nationals to Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) through
18 December 2015
Over 150 students sued
A case was filed yesterday accusing 150 to 200 unidentified Dhaka College students while police have been provided some footage of
18 December 2015
JMB man involved in both incidents
Shariful Islam, who was caught red handed during the ISKCON temple attack in Dinajpur on December 10, has confessed his
18 December 2015
Cut off IS finances
Finance ministers from the UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously backed a resolution aimed at ramping up sanctions against the Islamic State group and cutting off its revenue flows.
18 December 2015
Journo files GD over death threat
A journalist yesterday filed a general diary with Shahbagh Police Station in the capital mentioning that he received death threat over the
18 December 2015
Scholastica celebrates Victory Day
To celebrate the Victory Day, Scholastica organised cultural programmes and an art competition at the school premises on Wednesday, said a press release.
17 December 2015
Police sue 108 Ctg Shibir men
Police yesterday filed two cases against 108 leaders and activists of Islam Chhatra Shibir in connection with their
17 December 2015
Winter arrives in Bangladesh, finally
It showed up late but winter has finally arrived.
17 December 2015
Efforts to deal with migrant crisis at 'a breaking point'
Humanitarian organisations attempting to help the soaring numbers of people fleeing conflicts and natural disasters around the world are at "a breaking point," UN refugee chief Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday.
17 December 2015
30 hurt as Dhaka College students, traders clash
At least 30 people are injured and several shops and motorcycles vandalised as Dhaka College students fight with traders of different markets in the New Market area of Dhaka.
17 December 2015
Rab rescues girl from attempted forced prostitution, one held
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-7) rescued a teenage girl from attempted forced prostitution in Chandgaon area of Chittagong city yesterday, and arrested a
16 December 2015
Bangladesh’s freedom debts being repaid
Buoyed up by the progress in war crimes trial being held to heal the wounds of the 1971 Liberation War, the nation yesterday pledged to make strides towards a prosperous future on its 45th Victory Day.
16 December 2015
Confusion over Saudi Arabia’s Islamic coalition against terrorism
Western nations welcomed Saudi Arabia's new Islamic coalition against terrorism, but confusion over its role, even among its own members, may undermine its ambitions of tackling militancy and deflecting international criticism of Riyadh.
"We look forward to learning more about what Saudi Arabia has in mind in terms of this coalition," US Defence Secretary Ash Carter said on Tuesday, a comment that underscored the uncertainty over how Riyadh's new initiative would work.
16 December 2015
20 get Carter Academy scholarship
As a part of their activities, The Carter Academy (TCA) gave scholarships to 20 PSC candidates on December 8, said a
15 December 2015
Why shouldn't family be compensated
The High Court yesterday ordered the government to explain why it should not be directed to compensate the family
15 December 2015
S Korea gives books, DVDs for its corner in DU library
The South Korean Embassy provided 108 books and 108 DVDs for the Korea Corner in the central library of Dhaka University, said a press release.
15 December 2015
Gary Huang attends Rotary meeting
Former Rotary International President Gary CK Huang attended a meeting of Rotary Club of Dhaka Royal in Raowa Auditorium in the capital on Saturday, said a press release.
15 December 2015