Empty nest? More like an empty heart: How one family turned loneliness into love
A woman facing an empty nest found renewed purpose by taking in her house-help's daughter. Despite restrictive adoption laws in Bangladesh, her family secured guardianship, focusing on emotional support and building a fulfilling bond.
3w ago
Think you've seen it all? Wait till you visit this 8th-century gem in Bangladesh
Somapura Mahavihara — “the Great Monastery situated in the locality of the moon” — is one of the oldest monuments in the country, and a UNESCO heritage site. Located to the northwest of Bangladesh in the district of Naogaon, the ruins of the Buddhist vihara at Paharpur serves as a cue to what was once a flourishing Buddhist culture.
1m ago
A postcard from memory lane: Revisiting Dhaka’s GPO
My earliest recollections of the city’s General Post Office are linked to my late grandmother.
1m ago
Unveiling the goddess within
Durga Puja celebrates Goddess Durga, highlighting her strength, courage, and compassion. These divine traits are present in every woman, empowering them to face challenges and embrace their inner goddess during the festival and beyond.
1m ago
Sharat’s graceful homage
Fall brings a whole new meaning to Bengali fashion. In this day and age, we love taking cues from global trends and fusing them with our versatile styles the rest of the year, but come this season we still lean towards more traditional forms and hues.
1m ago
Kashful fields and starry nights: The magic of autumn in Bengal
Fall, in this part of the world, may not be marked by a profound stillness. Nevertheless, even in Bengal, the season brings about noticeable changes.
2m ago
Tourism in turmoil: How political unrest and floods crippled Bangladesh
Currently, the Bangladeshi tourism sector is witnessing unprecedented problems. While this was supposed to be one of the peak seasons, due to the recent political situation and the current flood that is sweeping many parts of the country, the hospitality industry seems to have come to a standstill.
3m ago
Cultural heritage in a bowl: The taste of Bogura’r doi
Bogura, once a quaint town, is now a bustling metropolis, but its legendary curd, Bogura’r doi, remains a symbol of tradition. This gourmet delight blends age-old recipes with the finest local ingredients. Artisans meticulously craft it, starting with fresh cow’s milk, boiled and reduced, then fermented in clay pots.
3m ago
April 14, 2019
The real Lalon
Only a year later, in 1890, Shaiji would breathe his last at the age of around 117.
April 14, 2019
Quamrul’s Bengal
February 2, 1988. Presiding an evening session of the Second National Poetry Festival at the University of Dhaka, famed artist Quamrul Hassan doodled what would become one of the most important works of his career, and our art history.
March 26, 2019
The six yard love
Sari styles change every calendar year — undergoing major experimentation with fabrics, patterns, weaves and drapes.
March 5, 2019
Glamour fest in Dhaka
Three evenings of glamour, oomph and panache; the best of the best amongst our local designers, participants from various Asian countries; and some of the most promising new faces on the scene right at this moment—made up the razzle-dazzle that set the TRESemmé Bangladesh Fashion Week 2019 apart.
February 25, 2019
A walk down 'pop' lane
How does one define culture, and essentially 'pop culture'? Never mind the academicians as there is no true consensus.
February 24, 2019
“What a wonderful World”
It would not be an understatement that Jazz, as a musical genre, defies all definitions.
February 12, 2019
Caution!
The traffic light goes from green, yellow, red; and yellow again at the dead end of the night, as it does on a bright summer noon.
February 5, 2019
A Pale Blue Dot
He imagined the creation, with chaos, and the gods bringing order to what they had shaped.
January 22, 2019
Blessings only?
Wedding invites start pouring in as early as the last week of November every year. Given the fact that I had married not so long ago, the pile this year was somewhat taller, which means more outflow of cash on my part!
January 8, 2019
HeForShe
Growing up as a boy in the '90s, an eventful decade for more reasons than one, I was allowed to read widely. Of course there was no Internet, no e-books, or online libraries. I cannot even recall being a member of one, because almost every household had a selection of books, no matter how small or insignificant it may now seem.
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