Heritage
200-year-old twin temples continue to crumble
Standing tall since 1820, the Shree Shree Anandamoyee Shiva and Kali Mata Mandir, also known as “Dhaksinashar Mandir,” or “twin temple” in Mymensingh’s Muktagacha upazila were once revered for their architectural beauty and spiritual significance.
Panihar Public Library: A heritage in ruins
A library containing more than 7702 periodicals, encyclopedias and books on literature, religion, poetry, science and economics—all wasting away from neglect.
Govt takes over 300-year-old building in Ctg
The government has decided to take over a 300-year-old building located on Nazu Miah Lane at port city’s Patharghata for preservation due to its archaeological importance.
Reshaping life through Manipuri Dance
Manipuri exponent Warda Rihab is one of the most prominent classical dancers globally. While working towards her dream of becoming a dancer, she came across Sony Chowdhury nearly twelve years ago, who dreamt of becoming a Bharatanatyam dancer, just like she once wanted to.
Nature Quest: NO PLACE LIKE HOME
Bulbous nests fashioned and clumped onto trees by weaverbirds used to be a part of the rural landscape not so long ago.
SPECTACULAR STILTS
A pair of black-winged stilts foraging for insects in Charal Beel area of Chapainawabganj’s Gomostapur upazila. These migratory birds, known for their
GRACEFUL IN FLIGHT
Seagulls chasing vessels carrying tourists on way to the Saint Martin’s Island from Teknaf is a feast for the eyes of the visitors.
The Lost Child of Chittagong
French revolution is one of the incidents that changed the world's history decisively. It's far reaching social, political and cultural
Dhaka's Lost Paradise
While Dhaka was losing its splendour after the fall of Mughal Empire, the local zamindars and nawabs under the British rule tried to
I SHALL GO INTO THE ALTAR OF GOD
"Gone are the palaces of the Viceroys and the garden-houses of the merchants; gone are the busy streets and market-places and the
The man who raised the flag first
"March 2, 1971. There was a huge number of people who came ignoring the curfew in the historic Bot tola of Arts Faculty, Dhaka
Nature Quest: Go birding in Purbachal
On holidays Purbachal is a few minutes' ride from the northern residential areas of Dhaka city. But the contrast between the claustrophobic concrete jungle of Dhaka's residential areas and the expanse of Purbachal is as stark as you can imagine. You feel the difference in the air quality as soon as you leave the Airport Road, heading east for Purbachal. The wide new road that takes you there is still unnamed but is popularly called "300 Feet Road".
A TRIBUTE TO COLUMBO SAHIB
Reginald Heber was a man who wore many hats. Born into an affluent family, the hymn-writer made a reputation as a poet while at Oxford University. The traveller and adventurer served as the 'Bishop of Calcutta'.
Darul Adalat
A local myth says, the two hundred years old building on the hill-top was built by Portuguese pirates. There was a
The Royal Palace of Puthia
The palace of Puthia is one of the most renowned archaeological sites of Bangladesh. The palace, for its magnificent ancient Greek
SAVE THE HERITAGES OF BANGLADESH
It doesn't get as straightforward as this. The group's name itself, Save the Heritages of Bangladesh, is all you need to know to get an
Nature Quest: The blue-eared kingfisher
I do not feel surprised to see a bird because born and brought up in Barisal, I am used to bird-watching every day. Since my childhood, I'm used to watching what birds do, what they eat, where they make nests, how they sleep, why they feel panic seeing humans and so on. However, those thoughts have not stopped yet.