HAQUE, a popular household name in biscuits and confectionary, has been in business since 1947.

Life goes on and that's why even after the most horrendous massacre at Holey Artisan, most of the city dwellers travelled back to their

Last week, I braved it out, took a risk and visited the Star Cineplex at the Bashundhara complex to watch 'Finding Dory.' The hall that could probably fit more than 500-800 people, had only half a dozen viewers that day. Clearly, people are frightened to visit malls and

January 1, 1972, The Indian Council of World Affairs published a collection of stories about the serious abuses that Pakistani forces committed during the Liberation War of Bangladesh. The book was called “How Pakistan Violated Human Rights in Bangladesh.”

Dhaka's one of the most popular historical site is Lalbagh fort. However, this 16th century brick-built Mughal fort, established to protect Dhakaites from the invasion of Portuguese and Arakanese pirates, possesses some of the strangest historical secrets.

There are two kinds of people in this world: those that love to read and those that love to write. Snuggled between these two groups, smack-dab in the middle of the dividing line, are those who are simply enchanted with words.

To make the capital a greener city, Dhaka City Corporation (both Dhaka North City Corporation- DNCC and Dhaka South City Corporation- DSCC) has recently taken a number of environment-friendly initiatives.

Over the last twelve months we have seen a major breakthrough in British politics with the rise of many female MPs as well as ethnic minority ministers in the houses of parliament and the House of Lords. Following the 2015 general election, we have seen a successful outcome in the running of the government.

On 1 July 2016, six to eight gunmen were reported to have entered the Holey Artisan Bakery in the Bangladesh capital's up market Gulshan area. Their mission was clear - to kill as many foreigners as possible for as much publicity as possible.

For a long while after the 7/1 attacks in Holey Artisan Bakery, in Gulshan, Dhaka, the police and law enforcement agencies have told us that they have Tahmid Hasib Khan, 22, and Hasnat Karim, 47, held as suspects. These two individuals have been held by the police and detectives for almost two weeks, without being allowed to meet their families or speak to lawyers. Their relatives and family members could never find out how they are doing.

I once read an article about how our generation falls victim to a modern phenomenon called “Facebook Image Crafting”.

A decade ago, when I was applying for a Fulbright scholarship, I asked others if I should come to you. I routinely heard, “It's a very poor country. Do you really want to go there?” Honestly, people's words seemed to conjure images of famine and hunger.

Back in 2014, Dhaka Airport received the 'honour' of making it to the Worst Airport of Asia list, where it landed in the ninth

Next week, Bangladesh will be experiencing one of the longest holidays ever. This year the government announced a 9-day-

As soon as the Eid bonus hits our pockets, we Bangalis tend to go head over heels about new panjabis, kamizes and all sorts

Eid is a time for closeness and celebration. A festival that shows the true spirit of our beautiful religion, families and friends

There should not be any doubt that people around the globe realize the most expensive commodity is 'Peace' in today's world.

Every turn you take is a game of chance. You just may see the light of day or you may end up in a freshly dug out ditch full of

I am far for being a careless foodie. I eat when I am hungry and rarely do I count calories, measure the value between a

A massive 60 million people are now displaced worldwide- the largest number since World War II, according to the UN.