Urdu

Ismat Chughtai and her stories of the unsayable

Chughtai spoke about taboo topics such as homosexuality, abortion, female desire, and their rights and independence.

Syed Abul Fatah Sharfuddin Sharaf Al Hussaini: A forgotten poet

The first traceable progeny of the lineage, Syed Fida Hussain, had settled in Delhi during the reign of the fourth Mughal Emperor, Jahangir, with his son, Syed Golam Hussain and his grandsons, Syed Faizuddin Hussain and Syed Mozaffar Hussain; they eventually moved to Kolkata and finally settled down in Dhaka.

Eviction outside camps legal

The High Court yesterday upheld a government decision to evict Urdu-speaking people who live outside their designated camps, from government land.

BCB warns Bangladesh Women’s Team against speaking Urdu

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) cautions members of Bangladesh Women’s Cricket Team against talking in Urdu for the remainder of their tour to Pakistan.

March 3, 2023
March 3, 2023

Ismat Chughtai and her stories of the unsayable

Chughtai spoke about taboo topics such as homosexuality, abortion, female desire, and their rights and independence.

November 18, 2021
November 18, 2021

Syed Abul Fatah Sharfuddin Sharaf Al Hussaini: A forgotten poet

The first traceable progeny of the lineage, Syed Fida Hussain, had settled in Delhi during the reign of the fourth Mughal Emperor, Jahangir, with his son, Syed Golam Hussain and his grandsons, Syed Faizuddin Hussain and Syed Mozaffar Hussain; they eventually moved to Kolkata and finally settled down in Dhaka.

March 30, 2016
March 30, 2016

Eviction outside camps legal

The High Court yesterday upheld a government decision to evict Urdu-speaking people who live outside their designated camps, from government land.

October 4, 2015
October 4, 2015

BCB warns Bangladesh Women’s Team against speaking Urdu

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) cautions members of Bangladesh Women’s Cricket Team against talking in Urdu for the remainder of their tour to Pakistan.