In a remote Garo village, an elderly Indigenous couple lives by themselves.
If such an appalling treatment persists, will the Indigenous people ever feel safe in this country?
Though the floodwaters didn’t linger in most places, they left behind uncertainty for lakhs of people.
There is a lack of recognition for Indigenous writers and publishers at national events like the Amar Ekushey Book Fair.
The government has directed all supermarkets, malls and shops of Dhaka city to adopt precautionary measures to stop the spread of Covid-19. However, the markets are struggling to maintain proper health and safety measures as there are large crowds of people shopping before Eid-ul-Fitr.
It was quite a pleasant surprise for Kawser Alam when he found Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) workers clearing the dumped waste in front of his house, a day after he lodged a complaint through an app called “Sobar Dhaka”.
Dhaka residents usually come across footpaths and roads being blocked by vendors and parked vehicles. As a result, they may have to jaywalk or manoeuvre their vehicles through the obstacles, hoping that one day authorities will clear the path.
Yesterday was the last day of this year’s Ekushey Boimela. Marked by a delayed start and a lockdown announcement midway, the book fair -- originally scheduled to end on April 14 -- ended two days earlier due to the surge in Covid-19 cases across the country.
It was a farewell mixed with hope, excitement and longing as thousands of booklovers thronged the premises of the Ekushey book fair yesterday on the last day of the month-long fair.
There are broadly two groups of buyers -- one preferring new books and the other searching for old favourites. For
It is important to know the true historical accounts of the Liberation War -- not only for the present generation but also for the future one.
The tree of literature has many branches, and science fiction remains one of the strongest.
We all love to read stories. Whether those are larger-than-life tales or narratives based on own experiences, reading books remains a great way of spending and sharing time together.
The Ekushey book fair is an event unlike any other. It can satisfy anyone's literary palate with a wide array of selections.
Though sharp dialogues and intensity of characters of a play can leave any audience captivated, how many read this specific mode of fiction that is represented through a theatrical performance?
The indigenous communities have distinctive lifestyles and cultural traditions. But if you go to the Amar Ekushey book fair, you will find only a few literary works portraying their lives. The number of books authored by indigenous writers is also very few there.
The city dwellers welcomed the Dhaka South City Corporation's (DSCC) initiative to keep footpaths free from hawkers for safe walking, but the “sudden eviction drive” brought trouble to many hawkers.
Women selling tickets at bus counters is unusual in Bangladesh as this profession is absolutely dominated by males. But some female
