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.
Dhaka's Brahma Samaj
If you are a regular reader of Bengali literature, you must be familiar with the term 'Brahma Samaj'. But if not, don't mix up the term 'Brahma' and 'Brahman'—they are very different concepts.
Nature Quest: Rare frog spotted
A rare species of frog was spotted and identified for the first time in Bangladesh during a series of surveys carried out in areas of
The Pioneer Behind Ekushey Book Fair
Muktodhara Prokashoni is the very first reason for us to be able to take part in and celebrate today's Ekushey Boi Mela. On 21st
Nature Quest: Sea turtles in danger
During the breeding season, sea turtles come to the shore to lay eggs. But their journey is not risk free and many of them cannot make it back to the sea.
Nature Quest: Dolphins evolving in the Bay
The Bay of Bengal, the largest bay in the world, veiled in mystery, home to sea gods and goddesses, and full of stories of many
180 years of Chittagong Collegiate School
In 1835 the General Committee of Public Interaction submitted a proposal to Lord William Bentinck, asking to establish an institution which would teach English literature and science in major cities such as Dhaka, Patna, Chittagong and many more.
Nature Quest: Villagers make safe haven for birds
Thousands of Shamuk Bhanga birds showed up at a village in Faridpur and the locals made it a safe haven for them.
Dhaka's Pandora's Box
The definition of a market is an area or an arena in which commercial dealings are conducted. Now one can say that there's nothing remotely poetic about browsing through a market's shops— but what if a market gives the essence of the culture, the people and to some extent, the city as a whole?
Nature Quest: Winter brings bird poaching frenzy to Chalan Beel
Winter in Bangladesh means hot pitha cakes, sweet date palm syrup and badminton matches underway in city laneway and village. It's
An Evening in Laxmibazar Church
Do you know that our country, which has a predominant Muslim population, owns a number of significant age-old structures