Vandalism and the death of civilisation

Architecture becomes the primary victim because it is the most visible, most durable, and most symbolic form of cultural expression.
29 January 2026

Khow Suey – a dish born from migration and adaptation

how did this dish—so central to our family get-togethers, yet so different from everything else we eat in Bengali cuisine, with its preponderance of rice in Bangladesh—come to be here?
28 January 2026

Chittagong centred and de-centred: A forgotten history

The previous article on Chittagong highlighted its nature as a frontier town in Harikela. The Markandeya Purana, one of the earliest of the major Puranas, validated Chittagong’s marginality from South Asia by locating it within Bhadrasva-varsha as opposed to Bharatavarsa.
26 January 2026

Before the Assam-Bengal line system: Mobility, land, and belonging

The eastern subcontinent is one of the most fluid ecological zones in the world.
20 January 2026

Journey to the roof of the world: A Bangladeshi's Tibet travelogue

Our adventure commenced with the flight from Dhaka to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG).
19 January 2026

Remembering Jayasree Kabir: The actress who chose absence

To those who grew up watching Bengali cinema during its most creatively vibrant years, Jayasree Kabir was more than an actress. She embodied a particular kind of screen intelligence—restrained, thoughtful, and emotionally precise.
19 January 2026

Muslim Sahitya Samaj Centenary

In the light of Shikha: A letter tainted by anachronism
19 January 2026

Amanul Huq: The romantic documentarian

The international photography festival Chobi Mela will begin on January 16. This year’s festival is being organised around the theme “Punô”—meaning again or to begin anew, differently.
12 January 2026

Before the selfie age: Daddy’s self-portraits

Daddy’s most widely seen self-portrait was taken in 1951.
10 January 2026

Living in occupied Dhaka: Diaries from 1971

Ekattorer Dinguli, Ekatturer Diary, and Abaruddha Dhaka remind us that the Liberation War did more than give birth to a nation
6 January 2026

Ila Mitra: A symbol of indomitable courage

Ila Mitra transformed suffering into resistance, becoming one of the subcontinent’s most enduring symbols of courage.
6 January 2026

In a city called Elias

In a city called Elias, there is no beginning and there is no end—“it lives imperishably.” The past and the dead are as vital as the rank waters of the Buriganga.
4 January 2026

The making of folk poet Jasimuddin

Jasimuddin remembered singing songs to himself. He could not remember the words but remembered putting his own words into some of them.
4 January 2026

“In Rokeya’s writing, I see a universal truth”

A Spanish animator reimagines Sultana’s Dream
1 January 2026

The untold history of why Khaleda Zia entered politics

Why did Khaleda Zia, a typical housewife who had become widow at a critical age in terms of Bangladesh's culture, join politics?
30 December 2025

Zainul Abedin, Naib Uddin, and the making of a classic

Zainul flows into Naib Uddin, and Naib Uddin flows back into Zainul, again and again. But their relationship is not limited to subject matter alone.
29 December 2025

A journey through Bangladesh’s Islamic inscriptions

Inscriptions serve as a missing link to the past, offering many historical clues otherwise unavailable elsewhere.
28 December 2025

Why Rokeya’s two-hour workday utopia remains urgently relevant

Rokeya’s utopia asserts that the highest priority of science is not maximising output, but maximising human freedom and leisure.
28 December 2025

Nurjahan Begum: A life for women’s voices

Begum had to shift from its office from one country to another, witness Partition, Liberation War, change of regimes, change in printing technology, but its editor, Nurjahan Begum, never wavered.
25 December 2025

Anti-Liberation War forces have taken advantage of the failure of democracy

In conversation with Rehman Sobhan, one of Bangladesh’s most distinguished economists and a celebrated public intellectual.
24 December 2025