folklore

Bangladesh’s coldest season is also its most dramatic

Experience Bangladesh winter traditions through nostalgic January storytelling and competitive climate folklore. From Tetulia's record lows to mythical Sylhet snowfall, discover how cultural narratives and village meteorology transform seasonal shifts into enduring tales of survival.
8 January 2026, 10:23 AM

When loyalty becomes a shield: Taylor Swift and the cult of approval

Is Taylor Swift incapable of making a bad album? Well, The Rolling Stones certainly thinks so. The last two albums they gave a 4.5 rating to “Evermore” and “Folklore” and every single album that followed afterwards got a perfect score of 5 out of 5.
5 October 2025, 11:35 AM

Bon Bibi reimagined: A feminist tale from the Sundarbans

This was a syncretic tale of the Sundarbans that was reinterpreted into being at Goethe-Institut Bangladesh on Saturday, June 28, by Folklore Expedition Bangladesh in a puthi path titled “Bon Bibir Jahuranama”
3 July 2025, 08:48 AM

‘I Like America and America Likes Me’

On the eve of the national election, Shamsad Mortuza explores animal imagery as the myth of union and harmony across cultures.
6 January 2024, 04:00 AM

Snow White: A grim fairy tale

Before The Brothers Grimm published their version of the story, titled Sneewittchen, the original Italian folktale was about a mother’s envy and jealousy towards her own daughter.
30 September 2023, 15:55 PM

Of ‘BONOBIBI’ and music as a form of storytelling

The verses remind us that a withering, war-torn Earth can still birth new life and hopes of freedom.
18 March 2023, 06:31 AM

When Bon Bibi comes to life

The scenography for the project was made by Paris-based multinational architecture, art, and design group Golem. It has been created with the support of Harper Collins India. The installation invites visitors to enter a forest of enormous pages where scenes from the book stand as tall as trees.
11 February 2023, 11:08 AM

Revisiting German and Bengali folklore in ‘Myth Bridge’

Here, Rapunzel, Hercules, Bon Bibi, and King Solomon might be having a gala time over tea, or fighting their own battles.
21 January 2023, 12:06 PM

The Myth Bridge: Goethe Institut Bangladesh and HerStory Foundation revisit women of folklore through Dungeons and Dragons

Going live from May 15 is The Myth Bridge, a live-action simulation game that “[brings] to life” and connects nine women characters from Bengali and German folklore. 
17 May 2022, 15:41 PM

When Bengali Folklore Meets Pop Culture

When the two worlds meet, great things are created.
16 June 2021, 18:00 PM

The enduring charm of 'potchitro'

For nine generations the Acharya family has depicted rural Bengal in their scroll paintings in a dream-like setting, where life was simpler but in no way easy.
20 July 2017, 18:00 PM