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.
Nature Quest: It's all but gone
Spider, snake and scorpion: all creatures, regardless of how attractive or appealing they are to the human eye, are worthy of
Nature Quest: Blessings of Bohal
I escape from this concrete jungle called Dhaka whenever I can. Living in this unplanned city for a length of time renders one listless.
After Jamdani and Hilsa…
In the last one year, two Bangladeshi products—Jamdani and Hilsa—received Geographical Indications (GI) from the Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (DPDT). The DPDT is currently working on analysing 24 more goods.
Nature Quest: Songs of seclusion
Every morning a sweet cacophony of songs signals the rise of the sun in a corner of Saheber Haat village under Barisal Sadar upazila. This
Nature Quest: Madaripur monkeys vanishing
In the 1950s there were as many as 50,000 rhesus macaques that called Madaripur town home. The rhesus macaque is one of the
Nature Quest: Eden of egrets
Unlike winter, monsoon is a quiet season for bird-watchers and travellers but the season holds its own beauty. For nature lovers, it's a
Hool Johar: Revisiting the eternal Santhal Revolution
The Santhal Rebellion led to a calculated genocide by the British army who burned down hundreds of villages and killed and raped over 15,000 Santhals to quash their resistance.
Nature Quest: The brown beauty
“Hurry up, you are going to get left behind!” The source of the voice vanished behind the uncountable humongous green grasses. They
Nature Quest: First flamingo in Bangladesh
A hunting party found a flock of five large birds feeding at the braided Jamuna river towards the end of December last year. For years
Artwork for Sale, Not the Shobhajatra
At a time when it's all but impossible to organise large-scale events without corporate sponsorship, the Faculty of Fine Arts (FFA), popularly known as the Charukola
