A Villager’s Guide to Feeding Foreigners
If you’re a straightforward villager like me, you’ll be curious to entertain the foreigner. Before you do there are things to consider. Foreigners have foreign ways; allowances are required. Yet, despite the inherent challenge it’s good to feed one. Even foreigners need to eat.
5y ago
Corporate training needs a Bangladeshi spin
Importing corporate training modules is fraught with danger. It’s time to recognise the uniqueness and strengths of Bangladeshi corporate culture, and for training providers to tailor sessions accordingly.
5y ago
Life lesson in Sylhet
Away from the news. Away from the enormity of a planet on the brink. Away from inner restlessness there is yet life. It’s what I learnt in Sylhet.
5y ago
At home in the saddle
She's determined and courageous: at the tender age of twelve, Tasmina Aktar from Chak Subolpur village in Naogaon's Dhamoirhat upazila has quite a reputation in horse racing circles. The seventh-grade student is accustomed to placing first or second in any race. As a jockey she's participated in around fifty events. Tasmina is a girl undeterred, happy to compete in a sport usually reserved for men.
6y ago
Natore's princess poet
For seven generations from the early-eighteenth century, the zamindars of Dighapatia near Natore were landlords of a vast estate,
6y ago
When darkness falls
Morzina Begum from Daktarpara in Rangpur town works in a bidi factory, rolling cheap cigarettes. Aged 75, it's not an ideal
6y ago
Bloom and grow, forever
In and around Mathorpara village, in Gaibandha's Shaghata upazila, it's become usual for every newborn child to be welcomed into the world with the planting of a tree. The tradition began three years ago by 28-year-old visual artist Gopal Chandra Barmon, as an extension of a tree-planting hobby carried from boyhood.
6y ago
Cost of floating farms on the rise
In wetland areas of Pirojpur, farming on floating seedbeds called “dhap” is a tradition that spans centuries. Primarily constructed from water hyacinth, the seedbeds that are up to 180 feet long, four feet wide and two feet thick, allow farming in areas otherwise unavailable for regular crops. But this year, the rising cost of floating cultivation has farmers worried.
6y ago
October 5, 2017
The music maker of Khulna
In the brown shell of a coconut, in the dried casing of a rounded pumpkin or an asymmetric gourd, in buffalo horn and of course in
October 4, 2017
History beyond reach
One of the most significant archaeological hotspots in all of Bengal, the sites of Gaur which straddle the Indian border in Chapainawabganj should be bustling with tourists.
October 1, 2017
Beacon of hope
Second-year degree student Munni Akter, 21, from Barguna, needs a job in order to build a secure future. Her chances of getting a good
September 30, 2017
The Fish of Kalshi
“The whole area will be digital!” says Taimur Reza, the scrawny, bald-and-bearded proprietor of Taimur's betel leaf stand on the
September 28, 2017
Year-round watermelon
After completing his Secondary School Certificate in 1999, Tariqul Islam, from Rahelapur village in Jessore Sadar upazila, took a job at a photo frame factory in Malaysia. Despite the promise of a good livelihood, a future as an expatriate worker wasn't for him.
September 27, 2017
Floating seedbeds a win for Kishoreganj farmers
Sometimes the best technology comes from the past. Floating seedbeds are a traditional agricultural method used in parts of Barisal
September 26, 2017
Fighting for a good cause
Freedom fighter Hafizur Rahman of Tangail's Dhanbari village was gearing up for his Secondary School Certificate exams when the
September 25, 2017
Free food for the poor
What to have for dinner? It's a question that for many is a matter of basic choice. But for those of us not blessed with a reliable income, finding a meal can be more challenging. Every day some people won't manage; some will go hungry. It is an enduring, sad reality that is
September 24, 2017
A haven for shipbuilders
A place of encircling rivers and canals, Pirojpur's Nesarabad upazila is nestled along the banks of the Sandha River. It's a deltaic landscape that has proven a natural haven for shipbuilders. Every day, at an ever-growing number of shipyards, Nesarabad bustles with activity as new ships, small and large, are brought to life.
September 23, 2017
Oyster the protector
Despite the construction of embankments and barriers in some areas, storms, strong currents and tides regularly wreak havoc on the Bangladeshi coastline.
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