Surviving bookstalls at Kamalapur Railway Station

Thousands of people use the Kamalapur Railway Station daily for travelling.
8 February 2022, 03:10 AM

No better puri than Buddu's in Old Dhaka!

The aroma is what makes Buddu’s puri in Dhaka’s old town so unique.
31 January 2022, 04:09 AM

Sugarcane jaggery 'lali' in Brahmanbaria buffalo mills

A fancy type of sugarcane jaggery locally known as “Lali” is being made in the Bijoynagar Upazila of Brahmanbaria using grinding mills run by buffalos.
27 January 2022, 03:44 AM

Why demolish the first art school building of East Bengal?

Maheshwarpasha School of Art was founded in 1904 by artist Shashi Bhushan Paul. It is the first art school in East Bengal.
23 January 2022, 12:43 PM

Kolkata Coffee House: A birthplace of ideas

Casual social gathering is an integral part of Bangalee lifestyle. One of the most famous of the adda places is the Coffee House of Kolkata.
15 January 2022, 03:39 AM

148-year-old Kolkata tram still running strong

Carrying a heritage of 148 years, Kolkata’s trams are still going strong. In today’s modern life, the trams connect us to the past and uphold tradition. With the passing of ages, the horse-driven trams now run on electricity.
1 January 2022, 03:51 AM

Winter cakes in Dhaka

Winter cake or pitha is a long-standing Bangalee tradition. It was an integral part of Nabanna festival (celebration of harvest season's arrival).
29 December 2021, 03:11 AM

How Gazipur's Pubail became ‘Shooting Village’

Pubail union in Gazipur Sadar upazila is widely known as “Shooting Village.”
6 December 2021, 03:05 AM

Selina Hossain chronicling history

After 200 long years, British rule ended in 1947 in the Subcontinent. In June of the same year, Selina Hossain was born.
5 December 2021, 05:04 AM

Rash Purnima: A Manipuri tradition spanning 242 years

Rash Purnima -- one of the major festivals of the Manipuri community -- is celebrated during the full moon of autumn. According to legend, In 1779, Maharaja Bhagya Chandra, on the day of Shukla Purnima in the Bangla month of Agrahayan, began this tradition.
30 November 2021, 11:09 AM

Festivities for Khasi tribe!

Moulvibazar's Kamalganj upazila Magurchara Khashia Punji holds a traditional end-of-the-year and New Year celebrations of the Khashia community.
27 November 2021, 02:53 AM

Cultural engagement and growth to mend communal divide

“Poth cherona pother manush -- Shamprodayik montrona rukhte chhorai shompritir shur” -- was the slogan for cultural programme and protest arranged by Prachyanat at the base of Aparajeyo Bangla on Dhaka University campus on October 30. The programme was arranged in protest of the recent communal attacks.
31 October 2021, 13:02 PM

People of Turi community celebrate Dashai Karam after four decades

Dashai Karam, an autumn festival of the people of Turi communite, was not celebrated in Chapainawabganj’s Madhaipur for nearly four decades.
21 October 2021, 03:11 AM

No events on Lalon’s death anniversary

No programmes are taking place this year on Lalon’s death anniversary. Local administration has prohibited public gatherings on the occasion due to the coronavirus pandemic.
17 October 2021, 09:44 AM

Artisans busy making musical instruments for Durga Puja

Around 20-25 families in Tangail's Babnapara are carrying on the family tradition of making percussion instruments like dhak, dhol, tabla and khol. Coronavirus pandemic and recent lockdowns proved challenging for their profession as the demand for these instruments went down. But with everything opening up, these artisans are spending busy hours preparing for Durga Puja.
10 October 2021, 10:05 AM

Munshiganj’s traditional craft of mat weaving at risk of being lost

Around a hundred families in Munshiganj are still keeping the tradition of mat, locally called pati, weaving alive. Each and every mat has a story woven in itself. And it appears as if these tales are at risk of vanishing forever.
5 October 2021, 03:19 AM

Inside the dream library of Mirajul

Although Mirajul's work requires him to sell a variety of titbits out on the streets, he still finds time to satiate the voracious reader within him.
30 September 2021, 02:49 AM

Visually impaired singer Nurunnabi struggling for a living amid lockdown

Nurnabi, a visually impaired Lalmonirhat resident, used to make a living by singing in markets.
7 August 2021, 07:04 AM

Together for half a century

In this Eid special, we talked life and experience with Ramendu Majumdar and Ferdousi Mazumder, the evergreen couple.
15 May 2021, 14:19 PM

Artists out of focus: how’re they doing?

FDC has always been associated with glamour, fame and success. However, the people who enliven the screen, the unsung heroes, known as junior artists or supporting actors somehow remain out of the limelight.
14 May 2021, 15:58 PM