BOOK REVIEW: FICTION / Let the queen rest in peace

Yukito Ayatsuji’s debut novel The Decagon House Murders was first published in Japan in 1978 and translated into English in 2020.
23 October 2025, 14:55 PM

Ekhushey February: Many port city dwellers to pay tribute at makeshift Shaheed Minar

Civil society members in Chattogram have decided to pay tribute to the Language Martyrs of 1952 at a makeshift Shaheed Minar on February 21 to mark International Mother Language Day
20 February 2024, 13:32 PM

Doi mela held in Tarash honouring centuries-old tradition

Honouring a centuries-old tradition, hundreds of curd and yoghurt traders gathered at the Eidgah field of Sirajganj’s Tarash upazila recently, marking Saraswati Puja
19 February 2024, 13:22 PM

First-ever ‘Smart Bangladesh Run 2024’ race held in Dhaka

The first-ever 'Smart Bangladesh Run 2024' race competition was held in Dhaka amid a festive atmosphere
16 February 2024, 14:23 PM

Why Pahela Falgun is celebrated on February 14 instead of 13

February 13 has been the date on which Pahela Falgun has been celebrated by most of us growing up. But for the last four years, Pahela Falgun has shifted to February 14 on the Gregorian calendar
13 February 2024, 13:57 PM

Tangail applies for GI rights for its sari

The district administration of Tangail has applied to get Geographical Indication (GI) rights for its saris
6 February 2024, 14:49 PM

Rotary awards five individuals

The Rotary Club of Dhaka North West hosted the "Rotary Vocational Excellence Award-2024", on Saturday in Dhaka
20 January 2024, 13:09 PM

9-day Madhu Mela starts tomorrow in Jashore

Madhu Mela, a festival to celebrate the 200th birth anniversary of the pioneer of Bengali sonnets, poet Michael Madhusudan Dutta, will start in Keshabpur upazila of Jashore tomorrow
18 January 2024, 16:31 PM

10th death anniversary of Suchitra Sen observed in Pabna

Suchitra Sen Smrity Shangrakhhan Parishad today observed the 10th death anniversary of the legendary film actress in her hometown, Pabna
17 January 2024, 13:54 PM

‘Revise design of newly-built Shaheed Minar’

Port city residents, cultural activists urge authorities
14 December 2023, 15:40 PM

Five eminent women named as Begum Rokeya 2023 awardees

Women and Children Affairs Ministry today announced the names of five notable women as Begum Rokeya Padak awardees for 2023 in recognition of their contribution to various fields in the country
7 December 2023, 14:46 PM

Rickshaws now ‘intangible heritage of humanity’

Unesco yesterday inscribed Bangladesh’s rickshaws and rickshaw paintings to its list of “intangible cultural heritage of humanity”.
6 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Unesco lists rickshaws and rickshaw art as ‘intangible heritage’

The rest of the cultural heritages are Jamdani and Shital Pati weaving industries, Baul songs and Mongol Shobhajatra
6 December 2023, 12:51 PM

Understanding 'rizz', 2023’s Oxford word of the year

The current era is the Gen Z era, and this year's Oxford word of the year, "rizz", is as Gen Z as it can get
5 December 2023, 11:33 AM

4 photographers win UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award

Four photographers have won the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award by telling the stories of Rohingyas, a stateless minority from Myanmar, through their lenses
28 November 2023, 19:21 PM

Romania confers ‘National Order For Merit’ award to Enayetullah Khan

Enayetullah Khan, Honorary Consul of Romania in the People's Republic of Bangladesh, has been awarded the "National Order For Merit" in the rank of Knight
23 November 2023, 12:35 PM

Jamaishashthi Maacher Mela

A festival of fish lovers
18 November 2023, 15:01 PM

RU celebrates Nobanno

Rajshahi University celebrated Nobanno festival on its agriculture faculty premises today
15 November 2023, 14:58 PM

BSSCR int'l conference to begin tomorrow in Dinajpur

The third Bangladesh Society for the Study of Culture and Religion (BSSCR) international conference will begin tomorrow at the BRAC Learning Centre, Basherhat, Dinajpur
9 November 2023, 13:27 PM

CCDB to mark golden jubilee with month-long programmes

The Christian Commission for Development Bangladesh (CCDB) has taken month-long programmes to mark its golden jubilee (50 years) anniversary..To commemorate this milestone, CCDB has planned a series of events and activities throughout the month, sources at CCDB said
21 October 2023, 11:46 AM

Eco-friendly Durga Puja celebrations at Gulshan-Banani puja mandap

Sustainability is no more a requirement, but rather a necessity. As we progress into modern times, sustainable architecture has become a phenomenon among practitioners
20 October 2023, 15:42 PM