Heritage

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.

1y ago

A small step towards former glory

Restoration of Lalbagh Fort’s ‘Hammamkhana’ closes

2y ago

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.

2y ago

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.

4y ago

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.

4y ago

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.

5y 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

5y ago

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.

5y ago

Nature Quest: Palam in bloom

I came across Palam for the first time in the garden of the Botany Department at Dhaka University.

10y ago

SATI’S STORY

Not too many people are aware of a small village that is rich in historical relics, called Bhabanipur. If you go a few kilometres south-west from Bogra, you will get to enjoy a historically significant, yet relatively unknown, landmark of our country – the Bhabanipur temple.

10y ago

Nature Quest: Meet the shy monkey

The Bengal Slow Loris or Lajjabati Banar (Nycticebus bengalensis) is a very shy arboreal animal and is the largest of all the four slow

10y ago

The Flavour of Dhaka

Hajir biriyani has become a symbol of Dhaka's rich culture and heritage.

10y ago

REMINISCING DHAKA'S LEGACY

Dhaka once called “Bahanno Bazaar Tippanno Gali” (the city of 52 bazaars and 53 alleys) with a few thousand people, is now one of the fastest growing megacities of the world with a population of more than 18 million.

10y ago

POISHA OVER TIME

How many of you remember the eight scalloped, wavy 10 poisha coin with a symbolic happy family image in the middle? What about the octagonal shaped 50 poisha with a bunch of food items like fish, hen, pineapple and banana on it?

10y ago

‘PUTHI’ IN THE WAKE OF NATIONALIST MOVEMENT

Before the advent of modernism in undivided South Asia, puthi was the only source of entertainment. Be it a feudal lord or a farmer,

10y ago

A LEGENDARY DELICACY

Whats not to love about a layered, thin crunchy bunch of Bakarkhanis? Beside its taste, the history of this traditional snack made of white flour and mawa of Old Dhaka, as stated in “Kingbadantir Dhaka” by Nazir Hossain, makes this even more of a favourite to everyone.

10y ago

Nature Quest: Rare Kanak Champa blooms

Golden Champak, known as Kanak Champa in Bangla, blooms in spring. This beautiful flowering shrub was once available in the forests

10y ago

LALBAGH FORT

The half-completed Lalbagh Fort and its well-tended gardens are an excuse to escape Old Dhaka's hustle and bustle for an hour or so.

10y ago