A LONG WAIT
“Dada, Dada, mahre basa!” – the last words Kalindi Kumar Chakma heard from his sister after she was taken away from his side.
25 June 2015, 18:00 PM
KAMAL LOHANI: A REVOLUTIONARY LIFE
We live in an age of armchair activism – where many people believe that sitting in an armchair holding a smartphone is enough to bring about a change.
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM
The Song of the Sea
One day, during the gruesome Calcutta riot (1946), a curious boy escaped the strict surveillance of his phupu (paternal aunt), Salema Khatun.
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Legends of Lalbagh
According to the legends, bibi was engaged to prince azam at the time of her death. Locals believe, after her demise, on every full moon, pari bibi comes down on the fort, sings, dances and moves around it.
11 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Living on the Edge
A little egret sat gracefully on the floating platform of Jhulanta Para. It was calm and quiet, lazily using its beak to comfort its broken
5 June 2015, 18:00 PM
A FIGHT AGAINST NATURE
In Bangladesh, climate change is not a far-fetched 'theory'.
4 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Surviving the Catastrophe
After heavy storms and winds that wrecked an entire village, 300 makeshift houses were built on a dilapidated dam in 2009.
4 June 2015, 18:00 PM
MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA
Armed with curiosity and a camera, Nuruzzaman Khan Bappy, a young filmmaker is making a difference in the art scene of Bangladesh.
28 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Key To The Past
The Modern life brings in a dramatic change to city life. Potentially, it has a large impact on employment, and in many places advance technology has replaced clerical work and skilled services.
21 May 2015, 18:00 PM
FROM A FADING ERA
Modern technology has bulldozed over many age-long practices and professions. Fortunately, a few still survive to tell the tales of days gone by. Those who are nostalgic about the olden days can seek out these rare services and reminisce about a very different, fast disappearing culture.
21 May 2015, 18:00 PM
THE POWER OF STORYTELLING
Whatever we do in our mundane life, we usually do it for money. A few people dare to dream, can follow where the dreams lead.
14 May 2015, 18:00 PM
NARRATING EVIL
Let's begin the story with a clichéd and somewhat banal question-- did Felani, a 15- year- old girl who was shot dead by the Indian
7 May 2015, 18:00 PM
HUMILIATED AND INSULTED
Rina Akther, a 16 year-old domestic worker begins her day at the break of dawn.
30 April 2015, 18:00 PM
‘PUTHI’ IN THE WAKE OF NATIONALIST MOVEMENT
Before the advent of modernism in undivided South Asia, puthi was the only source of entertainment. Be it a feudal lord or a farmer,
23 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Let there be light
AT the beginning of the industrial revolution, a farmer was also able to make shoes, and the women spent their days making handmade pottery and spinning yarn or cloth.
23 April 2015, 18:00 PM
In the Wake of Disaster
After a three-month-long countrywide shutdown, the situation has considerably improved in the last few weeks.
16 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Three Years Later…
A sewing machine and a dozen colorful threads still give hope and strength to labour leader Aminul Islam's family, to survive.
2 April 2015, 18:00 PM
SAVING RAIN WATER
South Asia has a long drawn history of rain water harvesting.
19 March 2015, 18:00 PM
the Mystic Saint
Amra achi polapan, Gazi ache nigahman
Shire Ganga dariya Panch Pir, Badr Badr Badr
12 March 2015, 18:00 PM
AN ENTREPRENEUR'S TALE
Ivy Hasan, an entrepreneur and artist, has gone out of her way to fulfill her promise of upholding the character of our culture and nation.
5 March 2015, 18:00 PM