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Ananta Yusuf

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Badruddin Umar speaks / 'We must not lose focus from real political barriers'

Hasina took dynasty politics to levels we could not have ever imagined. What happened to Sheikh Mujib’s former residence was unfortunate. But I would say that Sheikh Hasina is partly responsible for the incident.
7 September 2025, 08:22 AM
7 September 2025, 08:22 AM
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How a UNO’s initiative is empowering a generation

Narsingdi’s Palash upazila is making a major impact on the education and future aspirations of its young citizens.
31 March 2023, 18:00 PM
31 March 2023, 18:00 PM
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INTERVIEW / ‘Books must make you see things differently': Sunandini Banerjee of Seagull Books on the art of book cover design

The process of designing a book is a combination of the practical and the creative.
21 September 2022, 18:00 PM
21 September 2022, 18:00 PM
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INTERVIEW / Carole Angier on writing the biography of WG Sebald

In Speak, Silence: In Search of W.G. Sebald (Bloomsbury, 2021), you write that the author’s British publisher, Christopher MacLehose, was in a dilemma to decide on Sebald’s genre of writing. After writing about his novel and his life for so long, how would you define Sebald’s genre?
6 April 2022, 18:00 PM
6 April 2022, 18:00 PM
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The Song of the Sea

One day, during the gruesome Calcutta riot (1946), a curious boy escaped the strict surveillance of his phupu (paternal aunt), Salema Khatun.
21 June 2020, 18:00 PM
21 June 2020, 18:00 PM
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Will Northbrook Hall fade away into history?

A hallmark of colonial-era architecture is struggling for survival in a corner of Dhaka, where a rich collection at a 137-year-old library is withering away into dust.
13 June 2019, 18:00 PM
13 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Raghu Rai

Raghu Rai: The Man Behind the Lens

Indian photojournalist and member of the prestigious Magnum Photos, Raghu Rai, is better-known to Bangladeshis for the photos he took during our Liberation War in 1971.
24 March 2019, 18:00 PM
24 March 2019, 18:00 PM
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Nimtoli Deuri becomes heritage museum

Nimtoli Deuri, a historic establishment in Dhaka built around 1765, has been turned into a heritage museum after restoration.
17 January 2019, 14:20 PM
17 January 2019, 14:20 PM
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Save Ruplal House

During a long walk on the Buckland bund along the Buriganga, have you ever noticed an old and decaying yet majestic colonial architecture with a 400 meter long riverfront? If you have, you know what I am talking about- it's the Ruplal House.
20 November 2015, 18:00 PM
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Save Ruplal House (video)

During a long walk on the Buckland bund along the Buriganga, have you ever noticed an old and decaying yet majestic colonial architecture with a 400 meter long riverfront? If you have, you know what I am talking about- it’s the Ruplal House.
20 November 2015, 04:39 AM
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Chhoto Katra on verge of destruction

Almost lost amid negligence and encroachment, it is hard to believe that Chhoto Katra was one of the places from where Bengal was ruled by Subedar Shaista Khan after he built it on the Buriganga river's bank in 1670.
19 October 2015, 18:00 PM
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[WATCH NOW] Decaying rare books and crumbling history at the Northbrook Hall

When I took out Sir Lepel Griffin's Rulers of India from a shelf of the Northbrook Hall, I was shocked to see the condition of this
15 October 2015, 18:00 PM
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The stinking side of the Dream Project

The Hatirjheel-Begunbari Lake area, with its open spaces, is steadily losing its charm and beauty due to the unbearable stench of the contaminated lake, coupled with the sight and smell of the garbage heaped in it. Suffocating odour seeping out from the water,
10 September 2015, 18:00 PM
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HATIRJHEEL REEKS

With every passing day, the stench and pollution of the Hatirjheel-Begunbari Lake seems to be getting worse. Wastes of all kinds are
10 September 2015, 18:00 PM
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Living in Denial

A few years ago, popular actor Mosharraf Karim played the role of a transgender, also known as ‘Hijra’, in a Television drama called ‘Chaiya Chaiya’.
27 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Ahmed Nawaz

The Painter of Nostalgia

Kherokhata or a sketchbook is more of a personal thought processing space than just a piece of notebook.
20 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Photo Prabir Das

The Mighty Halda

The tidal river Halda of Chittagong is one of the most unique natural carp breeding grounds in the whole world. Carp fish (Catla, Ruhi, Calbaus and Mrigayel) arrive here from different channels to release eggs.
13 August 2015, 18:00 PM
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A Story of Woes and Wounds

Torrential rain-triggered landslides and deaths are nothing new to us. Every year, at the beginning of the rainy season, the port city is forced to face the same catastrophe.
6 August 2015, 18:00 PM
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Project Dalit

Nuheen Khan, with his small group of volunteers, started working with the Dalit community in Natore in 2012. Running a project that involves the Dalit community was not easy to do. People's attitudes toward the subaltern community has always fallen under a stereotype.
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM
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NOT FORGOTTEN

In the last 19 years, the Kalpana Chakma abduction case has been investigated several times. What might sound ridiculous is that the deadline for submission of the investigation report was reset 23 times.
25 June 2015, 18:00 PM
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A LONG WAIT

“Dada, Dada, mahre basa!” – the last words Kalindi Kumar Chakma heard from his sister after she was taken away from his side.
25 June 2015, 18:00 PM
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KAMAL LOHANI: A REVOLUTIONARY LIFE

We live in an age of armchair activism – where many people believe that sitting in an armchair holding a smartphone is enough to bring about a change.
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Kamal Lohani

The Song of the Sea

One day, during the gruesome Calcutta riot (1946), a curious boy escaped the strict surveillance of his phupu (paternal aunt), Salema Khatun.
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM
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Legends of Lalbagh

According to the legends, bibi was engaged to prince azam at the time of her death. Locals believe, after her demise, on every full moon, pari bibi comes down on the fort, sings, dances and moves around it.
11 June 2015, 18:00 PM
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Living on the Edge

A little egret sat gracefully on the floating platform of Jhulanta Para. It was calm and quiet, lazily using its beak to comfort its broken
5 June 2015, 18:00 PM
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A FIGHT AGAINST NATURE

In Bangladesh, climate change is not a far-fetched 'theory'.
4 June 2015, 18:00 PM
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Surviving the Catastrophe

After heavy storms and winds that wrecked an entire village, 300 makeshift houses were built on a dilapidated dam in 2009.
4 June 2015, 18:00 PM
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MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA

Armed with curiosity and a camera, Nuruzzaman Khan Bappy, a young filmmaker is making a difference in the art scene of Bangladesh.
28 May 2015, 18:00 PM

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