There is a sense of hope and, at times, sheer determination amongst Bangladeshi cricket fans that the 15-man squad donning the famous green-and-red and travelling all around the United Kingdom battling it out against nine other nations can surely—if not easily

We think of death as the great equaliser. We come to this world alone—as the saying goes—and so we take part of it alone too. The grief that consumes the deceased’s loved ones also seems like a universal experience, and so we console each other with words of

They are famous because they battled petty criminals, overlords, mutated creatures and alien invaders, all the while trying and mostly succeeding to stay hidden. They are famous, for they were cursed and are now manifestations of an evil spirit stuck in a pond for

Samia* returned to Bangladesh two years ago, after a harrowing experience in the UK where she went for higher education.

Burmese State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi’s recent partnering with Hungarian PM Viktor Orban appears at first blush to be the

Last week, a peon, who was also a night guard, of Poradanga Government Primary School of Kulotia Union of Monirampur upazila,

Throughout the month of Ramadan, the Directorate of National Consumers’ Rights Protection (DNCRP) continued to hit the headlines

“Farmers in Peril” described the plight of farmers as rice prices fall to new lows. They are losing hard earned savings day by day and with

A happy life is still a far cry for children who are born on the street and pass their childhood roaming here and there. People have no

Millions of migrants from Bangladesh are already working all over the world; everyday, thousands of others are leaving on this often-

The urgent scratch of a jackal and the whooshing sound of the brewing storm kept me awake for most parts of every night. I would be

On a dusky summer night in Sylhet, Mahfuz emerged from the darkness and stepped on a frog.

Board any flight to Kathmandu, and the co-passengers would nearly all be happy, vacation-bound Bangladeshi families. Nepal with its

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I was roused from the depths of slumber by the loud, rasping call to morning prayer. Its familiarity, the tune, the words were

I moved to Sierra Leone (or Salone as the locals fondly call it)—a small tropical paradise squeezed between Guinea and Liberia—in West

This article is an itinerary of the writer hopping across countries and cities, picking a highlight from each trip, presenting a montage of his solo travels.

Travelling to India back in March was a treat. The diverse weather conditions were breathtaking (my nose was blocked at times

When my editor and I thought this idea up, I was half-joking. I don’t really want to tell you how to be a decent Bangali during your Eid

“I’ve heard that the fire of hell is supposed to be 70 times hotter than fire on Earth. But if anything comes even close to that, it will be