Asrar Chowdhury

Textbooks in Bangladesh tend to be written by foreign authors. Those that are written by Bangladeshi authors, emphasise on examples in a non-Bangladesh context.

From the first ball, with Zak Crawley striking a boundary off Pat Cummins, till the last ball on July 31 when Stuart Broad took the wicket of Alex Carey, the cricket world experienced 45 days of edge-of-the-seat cinematic action that could not have been scripted by mortals.

Souls is not the first band in Bangladesh to reach the milestone of 50 years.

Author Mohammad Isam is a household name to those who follow Bangladesh cricket through ESPNCricinfo.

The information in the book was either in the public domain scattered everywhere, maturing in secret cellars or in somebody's heart never discussed in public. It needed a herculean teamwork of coordination and passion to present the game of cricket.

It’s now the responsibility of the youth to dig through that history and feel proud.

Why do students fear maths? There's much more to maths than numeracy.

Ancient societies were agrarian. From farmers at the bottom to zamindars and kings at the top, everybody depended on a good harvest. The word harvest derives from the Old English hærfest which means autumn. The autumn harvest was usually the largest harvest of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The weather was neither warm nor cold. Everybody prayed to the heavens for manna (sustenance) to fall. When manna did fall, there would be feast and festivity. When manna didn't fall, it could spell disaster for everybody.

I spent my formative years in Jahangirnagar and Cambridge University where I took space for granted.

Sixty years ago, John, Paul, George, and Ringo released their first single, Love Me Do, on October 5, 1962. It was a Parlophone 7-inch 45rpm with the seal 45-R 4949.

Sadly, not all religious festivals are accommodated with breathing space.

The memoir provides a good primer to Nusrat's life as a musician and the legacy he left.

I can safely proclaim that one of the hazards of teaching is checking exam scripts.

Arun and Barun came from two different parts of Bangladesh, and from two different social backgrounds.

We were at the dinner table. My wife asked if I had seen Bulbuli, the Coke Studio Bangla song. Till then I hadn’t. The upload was only a few days old.

Today marks the 25th death anniversary of the Qawwali legend.

Once you hear a voice like that, you know there’s a story behind all this.

SHOUT was born in 2013, with an established legacy behind it.

Din-The Day goes one step ahead of James Bond. The family can enjoy the movie, too.

Paul has written many great songs. Each one of them has a special story for each listener.