In the land of the Bengal tigers

These days at the mention of Tigers, all I, or anybody I know, think of in their heads is, none other than, Shakib Al Hasan! Or Mashrafe Mortaza!
18 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Beautiful Bangladesh: Birisiri

Bangladesh has a total land mass of 56,977 square kilometres and quite rightly it is called the land of the rivers. It has about 700 rivers including tributaries which flow through the country constituting a waterway of a total length of around 24,140 kilometres.
21 March 2016, 18:00 PM

The Finer China

In November of 2015, with 18 other journalists from different countries, I travelled to China to report on The One Belt, One Road
10 March 2016, 18:00 PM

The Lost River

It was monsoon then, and the river Piyain and Gowain were supposed to have very strong current.
29 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Beautiful Bangladesh: Thakurgaon

It was around 5pm under a late November sky. Winter was just around the corner when we decided that our next destination for travel would be Thakurgaon...
22 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Aboard a hot air balloon

Although it was always on my bucket list, it's an expensive sport and not very widely available commercially around the world.
15 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Beautiful Bangladesh: Thanchi

Bangladesh is a country of unique diversity. Just take a few bold steps from your house and you will come across a country that you could never have imagined.
25 January 2016, 18:00 PM

One of the world’s most dangerous roads

If driving in Dhaka frustrates you, have a look at one of the most dangerous roads in the world, in Jammu, Khasmir where you two motorbikes are slowly trying to ascend a mountain.
23 January 2016, 08:00 AM

Serenity amidst chaos

Koh Pha Ngan, an island in southeast Thailand, is the home of the famous Full Moon Party - one of the biggest parties in the world.
28 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Turkey - the land of spirituality

I was planning on starting this travelogue with “there has never been a better time to visit Turkey” but under the current circumstances...
28 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Tourism sector gears up to reduce carbon footprint

It is not until the recent years that some hotels began hanging the “reuse your towel, save a penguin” signs on the towel racks. While cynics might dismiss this approach as greenwashing, few major players are engaged in a streamlined operation to reduce carbon emissions.
19 December 2015, 09:00 AM

The Venice of China

Everywhere you look, a piece of the beautiful Grand Canal can be seen peeping through from beside the busy streets.
10 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Radiant Rangoon

The curious appeal of Rangoon, as late, is its stark contradictions. They are manifested almost in everywhere. The winds of change by opening up to the world has resulted in import of newest model Japanese cars , growing number of swanky hotels, Latin and European football mania , fast-food joints to almost anything trendy across the globe.
6 December 2015, 07:31 AM

LOST IN TRANSLITERATION

Immersed in mixed feelings, I boarded my flight for Kunming to take part in the “Chinese Bridge Summer Camp 2015” on October 30.
2 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Where Wonders Are Waiting

Everything was autumn- the infinite yellow and blue-grey canvas of a sky with an adequate amount of what looked like white brush strokes smeared across in a pattern...
30 November 2015, 18:00 PM

The Munda people of the Sundarbans

The Munda are an ethnic community of the Sundarbans mangrove ecological zone. Originating in India, the Munda people travelled to Bangladesh around 300 years ago and have been here ever since.
30 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Mawlamyine’s “damaged eye”-4

The Soe Brothers Guesthouse jointly organises a roundtrip with the Breeze guesthouse in Mawlamyine.
30 November 2015, 04:56 AM

A year in Thailand

Solitude is a remarkable thing; it can make a philosopher out of anyone. I spent a quiet year in the south of Thailand in a place called Songkhla.
16 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Myanmar’s mesmerising southeast -3

If you haven’t taken the train in Myanmar, you haven’t actually been there. Despite the myriad complaints for being slow, incompetent, late, poor in service quality and unpredictable bumpy rides, it’s the trains that speak of a uniquely diverse nation, unwraps a country blessed by Mother Nature while enabling one to feel its pulse.
15 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Have Food, Will Travel

A most curious thing happened recently. I realized that while people love to reminisce over the wonderful places from past vacations, the only thing I remember is the food. The glorious, glorious food.
9 November 2015, 18:00 PM