Migration has been part of the World Cup story since its inception.

This essay examines how colonial exploitation and Bengal's riverine ecology fuelled the rise of nineteenth-century river dacoits.

On 20 August 1947, the Director of Public Instruction for the Education Directorate of the newly created state of West Bengal, S. Dutta, issued an order—“in view of the decision of the Separation Office”—to the principal and teachers of the Kolkata Aliya Madrasa at Wellesley Square.

Thirty-two years after USA ’94, the World Cup returns transformed by expansion, technology, and unprecedented commercial power.

Photojournalists risked their lives on June 7, 1966, documenting the movement, yet government censorship prevented their photographs from being published.

Mujahidul Islam Selim reflects on Tofail Ahmed, balancing their shared struggles with fundamental ideological and political differences.

At a time when modern songs and genres were pushing folk music to the margins, Abbasi spent two decades conducting a programme dedicated to folk songs.

His theoretical orientation was critical, challenging the well-established traditional and modernist views of development.

On Abdul Quadir's 120th birth anniversary, revisiting the editor, critic, and cultural guardian modern Bengali literature needs.

Rakhal Das conducted the first extensive excavation at Mohenjo-Daro from December 1922 to March 1923, uncovering three sites.

Roid becomes far richer when its symbols are allowed to remain unstable.

Medieval Bengal was known for riverine shifts. That deadly earthquakes played a part in this morphological instability is not so well known.

Contemporary newspaper reports offer vital historical insights into the turbulent 1981 assassination of President Ziaur Rahman.

Ziaur Rahman’s transformative governance offers a vital blueprint for economic recovery and national unity in modern Bangladesh.

The Tangail saree weaves centuries of shared Bangladeshi heritage, community collaboration, and living craftsmanship into every thread.

A deep dive into Rabindranath Tagore’s Balaka, analyzing its kinetic cosmology, Indic traditions, and its relevance to modern decolonial thought.

Through food, memory and friendship, Sandip Dasgupta explores how Kolkata’s Eid reveals fragile, shared Bengali belonging.

Shital Pati is traditionally handcrafted from Murta cane, a green plant that grows abundantly in the wetlands of greater Sylhet.

In contemporary cultural and ideological conflicts, where Salafi and other activist movements frame themselves against a perceived hostile West, while Western narratives often portray Islam as problematic, the perspectives of Sufism and classical Islamic traditions are particularly vital.

Beyond exquisite craftsmanship, Jamdani weaving preserves lessons in patience, cooperation and peaceful coexistence across generations today.