26 March
ESSAY / The English-Bangla conundrum continues
When my literature professor heard I had been delving into Bangla literature and cultural media in pursuit of a self-undertaken project to finally learn Bangla, she suggested I see the 1970 film Jibon Thekey Neya.
Independence Day today / The word ‘BANGLADESH’: A journey from literature to politics
Bangladesh today proudly steps into its 53rd year of independence.
Letters to the City: Art explores the complex relations of women and girls with their urban existence
With an aim to create substantial social change, Dhaka Memory and Mongol Deep Foundation organised ‘Letters to the city’, an exhibition combining art, architecture, and gender politics.
Editorial / Nation at 46
As we step into our 46th year of independence and celebrate our freedom, we bow our heads to all the freedom fighters known and unknown...
The Treasury Officer and those dark days of March 1971
This is the story of my father who was a civil servant assigned as the treasury officer of Dhaka in 1971.
'I have no way of going anywhere'
March 23, 1971 was an extraordinary day. It had always been observed as Pakistan's Republic Day. And yet this time in 1971, something different happened. Instead of the green and white flags with a crescent and a star of Pakistan, green flags with a red disc with the map of East Pakistan in golden colour superimposed, fluttered atop all buildings in Dhaka.
The English-Bangla conundrum continues
When my literature professor heard I had been delving into Bangla literature and cultural media in pursuit of a self-undertaken project to finally learn Bangla, she suggested I see the 1970 film Jibon Thekey Neya.
The word ‘BANGLADESH’: A journey from literature to politics
Bangladesh today proudly steps into its 53rd year of independence.
Letters to the City: Art explores the complex relations of women and girls with their urban existence
With an aim to create substantial social change, Dhaka Memory and Mongol Deep Foundation organised ‘Letters to the city’, an exhibition combining art, architecture, and gender politics.
The Treasury Officer and those dark days of March 1971
This is the story of my father who was a civil servant assigned as the treasury officer of Dhaka in 1971.
Nation at 46
As we step into our 46th year of independence and celebrate our freedom, we bow our heads to all the freedom fighters known and unknown...
'I have no way of going anywhere'
March 23, 1971 was an extraordinary day. It had always been observed as Pakistan's Republic Day. And yet this time in 1971, something different happened. Instead of the green and white flags with a crescent and a star of Pakistan, green flags with a red disc with the map of East Pakistan in golden colour superimposed, fluttered atop all buildings in Dhaka.