This week, as a special treat to the foreigner-loving Bangladeshis, this column will be written by Billy Steve Sam, reflecting on his first visit to Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The world's largest democracy is at work again. Four Indian states (and a territory) held elections this past week. And believe me when I say this is no small affair.

Almost a kilometre long queue of people of different ages, sweating relentlessly under the blazing sun, is an everyday sight in Agargaon. A number of curiously busy men are seen running back and forth with papers near the queue of hundreds of

One of Bangladesh's most significant natural resources is the Sundarbans-- the largest mangrove forest of the world comprising of 140,000 hectares of tidal forests.

A little over 2,550 years ago, according to legend, Queen Maya Devi of the powerful Shakya dynasty was on a state journey to her maternal home where she was to give birth to her first child.

For many, moving from one continent to another, going through several layovers, shifting airports and being stuck on 8-10

International Day of Families just passed by on the 15th of May, and since many of us (guilty as charged) didn't know about

We, as a nation, are curious and inquisitive, and Bangladeshi weddings are the ultimate place where we prove it time and again.

It is a Friday and thus, the usual hat-bazar (market) is not in full swing. Yet a few farmers have gathered at the Tekerhut jute market on the bank of river Kumar in Madaripur.

"I participated in many art camps and festivals, but I never experienced such an ambience; organised management, and

As part of the Clean Dhaka 2016 campaign, an initiative undertaken by the Mayor to make Dhaka a more liveable city, around 5000 dustbins are recently installed at numerous key points in the capital.

Last week was definitely a treat, where social media platforms were covered with pictures of users with their mothers.

Of the many stories we heard of Rabindranath Tagore and his family while growing up, my favourite was the one about the full

Throughout a career span of 3 and half decades, the distinguished Bengali director Satyajit Ray created over 30 films,

There used to be a tradition in every Bangali family with children going to school, in Bangladesh, not too long ago – to write

Life high in the mountains was never easy for guest house worker Suppa Lama, but he and his fellow villagers always knew they were lucky to live in a breathtakingly beautiful valley sought out by thousands of trekkers from around the world.

When the news of Leela Samson coming to perform in Dhaka, Bangladesh, hit the newspaper stands, in the middle of April, every passionate dancer in the country had butterflies in their stomachs. It was after all, THE Leela Samson. I, just like those other dancers, was on my toes to come face to face with this living legend of a Bharatanatyam dancer.

On April 1st, 2007, at the famous Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, Donald Trump would, perhaps for the first time in his life, be

April 24, 2016 marks the third anniversary of the collapse of Rana Plaza in Bangladesh, which killed 1,130 garment workers,

The 2016 Commonwealth Short Story Prize attracted nearly 4000 entries from 47 countries. Twenty-six “fresh and