Narsingdi’s Palash upazila is making a major impact on the education and future aspirations of its young citizens.
The process of designing a book is a combination of the practical and the creative.
In Speak, Silence: In Search of W.G. Sebald (Bloomsbury, 2021), you write that the author’s British publisher, Christopher MacLehose, was in a dilemma to decide on Sebald’s genre of writing. After writing about his novel and his life for so long, how would you define Sebald’s genre?
One day, during the gruesome Calcutta riot (1946), a curious boy escaped the strict surveillance of his phupu (paternal aunt), Salema Khatun.
A hallmark of colonial-era architecture is struggling for survival in a corner of Dhaka, where a rich collection at a 137-year-old library is withering away into dust.
Indian photojournalist and member of the prestigious Magnum Photos, Raghu Rai, is better-known to Bangladeshis for the photos he took during our Liberation War in 1971.
Nimtoli Deuri, a historic establishment in Dhaka built around 1765, has been turned into a heritage museum after restoration.
Tajuddin came much before his time and we are not yet ready to understand him properly.” Professor Sardar Fazlul Karim's famous words aptly describe the key architect of Bangladesh's Liberation War. In the physical absence of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Tajuddin Ahmad was the key actor, who led the war with remarkable diplomacy to achieve freedom from the Pakistani colonial occupation.
The adages of Khona, a legendary astrologer of ancient times, continue to be a staple in the life of farmers, as these sayings impart crucial lessons about their land and agriculture.
Dhaka Kendra, a private museum, continues to astound visitors with its huge collection showcasing the history of Old Dhaka, since its inauguration in 1997 at Mohini Das Lane. Nestled inside the building are rare antique collections from the past life of the city, from daily life artifacts of nobles to old photographs along with many other treasures, one would be amazed to see.
The coins that have survived through thousands of years carry with them crucial tales from history. They tell people of the glory of the times in which they were created.
The Seven Summits is a dream for many climbers, but only a few have succeeded. Wasfia Nazreen is now proudly belongs to that exclusive group.
We are forever indebted to Gobinda Haldar, the lyricist who inspired...
The government recognition of Hijras as a separate gender was greeted by the marginalised community with great joy
Our society treats transgender people as outcasts. They are vilified as criminal groups, a threat to the social fabric, and thus
During a long walk on the Buckland bund along the Buriganga, have you ever noticed an old and decaying yet majestic colonial architecture with a 400 meter long riverfront? If you have, you know what I am talking about- it's the Ruplal House.
During a long walk on the Buckland bund along the Buriganga, have you ever noticed an old and decaying yet majestic colonial architecture with a 400 meter long riverfront? If you have, you know what I am talking about- it’s the Ruplal House.
Almost lost amid negligence and encroachment, it is hard to believe that Chhoto Katra was one of the places from where Bengal was ruled by Subedar Shaista Khan after he built it on the Buriganga river's bank in 1670.
