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.

3y 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.

3y 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: A sign hard to fathom

The Kotka beach in the Sundarbans is mostly empty apart from the plastic bottles and trash that wash ashore. Imagine the shock of forest guards who stumbled upon the rotting carcass of a 40-foot whale while patrolling the beach in August.

6y ago

The Last Bastion of Traditional Boatbuilding

73-year-old Boidhonath Chondro Shutrodhar is one of the last remaining master carpenters in the country making traditional river boats. Living by the Jamuna river in Pabna, he started working at the age of around 20 under an ustad. In his early days making boats, he would earn just two taka per day.

6y ago

Nature Quest: Flames of the cannon

Even though the zamindar of Mymensingh's Shashi Lodge area, which is now under the care of the Archeological Department, left about seven decades ago, some of the treasures they left behind still attract passers-by enough to go inside and take a peek.

7y ago

The silent spirit of the skies

We awoke before sunrise to the sound of rain and the smell of wet earth, slightly worried about the trail that we were taking for the

7y ago

Nature Quest: Into those 'white eyes'

The magnificence of the Oriental White-eye lies exactly where the name suggests. The round, white orbs nestling the iris, looking

7y ago

Bangladeshi conservationist wins Whitley Award

An area the size of a dot on Bangladesh's map is enough to preserve the rich biodiversity. This is the belief of Shahriar Caesar

7y ago

When the government does nothing

Last Thursday, a Dhaka-based organisation working with conservation of heritage posted urgently on Facebook about an unfortunate development unfolding in Lakhsmibazaar. “We just got to know today that the century-old beautiful building in Nobodwip Basak lane number 3 will be broken down on April 16. The contractor hired to do the job has already moved into the property,” the post by Urban Study Group (USG) states. Attached is an image of a home, the architecture of which is one of a kind and very rarely seen nowadays. The front facade has the atypical arches of the past

7y ago

Nature Quest: Birds of the beel

Like a reverse oasis, parcels of land in Mohadanga area in Chapainawabganj have emerged from the depths, being the solitary spot for

7y ago

Preserving Bengali identity

At dawn on Bangla New Year, Ramna Park wears a festive look. People from all areas of Dhaka city as well as different parts of the country congregate at the verdant ground to celebrate Pahela Baishakh.

7y ago

Nature Quest: Elongated tortoise, shrinking habitat

The elongated tortoise is a species of tortoise once found in different areas of the country including Sylhet.

7y ago