200-year-old twin temples continue to crumble
19 July 2023, 18:00 PM
A small step towards former glory
22 March 2023, 13:31 PM
Panihar Public Library: A heritage in ruins
10 November 2022, 03:45 AM
Govt takes over 300-year-old building in Ctg
10 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Reshaping life through Manipuri Dance
2 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Nature Quest: NO PLACE LIKE HOME
2 April 2020, 18:00 PM
SPECTACULAR STILTS
5 March 2020, 18:00 PM
GRACEFUL IN FLIGHT
27 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Nature quest: ETERNAL PURPLE PATCH
6 February 2020, 18:00 PM
THE TURQUOISE TWITTER
16 January 2020, 18:00 PM
200-year-old twin temples continue to crumble
Standing tall since 1820, the Shree Shree Anandamoyee Shiva and Kali Mata Mandir, also known as “Dhaksinashar Mandir,” or “twin temple” in Mymensingh’s Muktagacha upazila were once revered for their architectural beauty and spiritual significance.
19 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Reshaping life through Manipuri Dance
Manipuri exponent Warda Rihab is one of the most prominent classical dancers globally. While working towards her dream of becoming a dancer, she came across Sony Chowdhury nearly twelve years ago, who dreamt of becoming a Bharatanatyam dancer, just like she once wanted to.
2 July 2021, 18:00 PM
SPECTACULAR STILTS
A pair of black-winged stilts foraging for insects in Charal Beel area of Chapainawabganj’s Gomostapur upazila. These migratory birds, known for their
5 March 2020, 18:00 PM
GRACEFUL IN FLIGHT
Seagulls chasing vessels carrying tourists on way to the Saint Martin’s Island from Teknaf is a feast for the eyes of the visitors.
27 February 2020, 18:00 PM
OF RINGS AND WINGS
A little ringed plover, a common sight during the winter, in Chapainawabganj’s Namorajarampur. For some, it appears bespectacled, while it reminds others of old-timey bandits.
2 January 2020, 18:00 PM
WINTER FRIEND
A flock of migratory birds takes flight above Laksar Dighi in Chattogram’s Kadalpur village in Raozan upazila. The birds are regular winter visitors and have endeared themselves with the locals so much that some of them actually guard the birds’ seasonal habitat against disturbances. The photo was taken recently.
5 December 2019, 18:00 PM
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Just before the sunset, a flock of painted storks was spotted on a char of the Padma river in Rajshahi. Experts said the winter visitor -- a colourful bird with an enormous bill, very long legs and of various shades of pink and red -- has arrived early this year. The photo was taken recently.
21 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Bhitargarh: destroyed before discovery
There was a king named Prithu Raja in northern Bangladesh in the 13th century. He had a fort city in Panchagarh called Bhitargarh, and he may or may not have died by committing suicide in a lake.
31 October 2019, 18:00 PM
River Lapwings visit Dhaka
While Purbachal is a fancy name of a pummelled river-bed and uprooted Sal forest, all to extend the suburb for the capital’s burgeoning population, birds do not find the place unattractive because it is mostly uninhabited, unkempt and rather quiet, at least, for the time bein
5 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Welcoming a winged newcomer
Birdwatchers across Bangladesh already have an abundance of bird species to watch, photograph and marvel at. However, every now and then, one will get lucky enough to find a new addition to our already blossoming flora and fauna.
25 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Brown Crake in Bangladesh: a century-long wait
It’s quite an incredible feat to still have more than 600 species of birds in our country and with the increasing numbers of birdwatchers and wildlife photographers every year, many new species are being discovered or rediscovered.
18 April 2019, 18:00 PM
The silent paths of Malingapara
There is only one way of entering and getting out of Malingapara, a remote village on the upper valley of Sangu, on foot. Another way that we could use to get in or out of the village was by boat through the nearly dead Sangu river.
4 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Meeting a Mechhobiral family
I was trying to negotiate a treacherous paddy field plot, separating earth bunds, on the bank of Charol Beel in Rajshahi's Rohunpur upazila. I realised the lean sun was brightening up the eastern bank of a village pond in the area.
28 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Mandar the mother tree
During the first week of this March there was unexpected weather in the country. Forest was no exception. When I tried to hit the
21 March 2019, 18:00 PM
New denizen in Bangladesh bird terrain
A few Bangladeshi photographers captured shots of a new species of bird for the first time in the country. It is a Chestnut-cheeked starling that breeds in parts of Japan and nearby Russia.
14 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Central Shaheed Minar
In this document, which was found in the files of M. S. Jafar and Hamidur Rahman Collaboration, Architects and Engineers, the chief architect of the Shaheed Minar, Hamidur Rahman, recalls how the monument took shape over three decades. The document is reprinted verbatim.
21 February 2019, 18:00 PM
The Forgotten Museum of Language Movement
It was around 4pm on February 14. The lawns and courtyards of the historic Burdwan House, the home of Bangla Academy, were crammed with visitors, a predominantly young crowd.
21 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Finding home in the Padma
The mighty Padma river has proven to be a haven for rare species of birds, as some of the most fascinating ones are now found mostly in the chars.
14 February 2019, 18:00 PM
From the Baltic to the Bay: Caroline Amena searches for her roots
It was just a few years after the Liberation War in 1971. Caroline Amena Lauritsen was a child then. She does not remember how old she was back then, but her adoption papers say she was three years old.
31 January 2019, 18:00 PM
The city's 'first' shade of purple
For the first time in a generation, a rare Purple Heron was spotted near a lake in the capital. These birds of Bangladesh are seen only occasionally in the reed beds of large fresh-water lakes called haors.
24 January 2019, 18:00 PM