How many of you remember the eight scalloped, wavy 10 poisha coin with a symbolic happy family image in the middle? What about the octagonal shaped 50 poisha with a bunch of food items like fish, hen, pineapple and banana on it?

Before the advent of modernism in undivided South Asia, puthi was the only source of entertainment. Be it a feudal lord or a farmer,

Whats not to love about a layered, thin crunchy bunch of Bakarkhanis? Beside its taste, the history of this traditional snack made of white flour and mawa of Old Dhaka, as stated in “Kingbadantir Dhaka” by Nazir Hossain, makes this even more of a favourite to everyone.

Golden Champak, known as Kanak Champa in Bangla, blooms in spring. This beautiful flowering shrub was once available in the forests

The half-completed Lalbagh Fort and its well-tended gardens are an excuse to escape Old Dhaka's hustle and bustle for an hour or so.

After a wonderful bus ride through the hills and along a wide stream dotted with rocks and gravels, we reached the Jungle Safari

In January, the Wildlife Crime Control Unit of Bangladesh Forest Department rescued a strange creature from illegal wildlife traders in

The broadcasts from Shwadhin Bangla Betarkendra of '71, used to be the source of inspiration for the fearless freedom fighters from the battle fields, as well as for the nation.

On March 27, 1971; The US Consulate of East Pakistan sent a telegram under the subject heading 'Selective Genocide' to the United States Department of State regarding the mass genocide which happened on March 25.

Have you ever been to our hills, deep enough to know its real inhabitants? I suspect very few of us have been beyond the boundaries of the hill-towns.

One fine morning the man came with his strange booty. He called it Bonrui -- forest ruhi fish.

We have a unique animal in Dhaka Zoo. If you are passing by it anytime during the day or residing within two kilometres of it,

Ragged, faded and torn in the folds are the fragments of Jamdanee saris that hang In Islampur shops, which a few decades ago housed the Muslin of international farm.