Heritage sites in Tongibari

Once known as the City of Courage, Bikrampur -- now called Munshiganj -- holds a history of more than 2,500 years. And if you are planning a day-trip to visit a few heritage sites close to Dhaka, then make a trip to Tongibari, a part of the-then Bikrampur capital of Bengal. We managed to visit only three out of the dozens of heritage sites there.
9 June 2016, 09:28 AM

London Eye

Visiting the tourist attractions in London is quite exciting and interesting as it comes with lots of fun and enjoyment. One such destination is the London Eye which is a large Ferris wheel by the south bank of the River Thames in Central London. This Ferris wheel, adorned with lights, takes about half an hour to complete a full circle, or one revolution.
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Nat Geo's exclusive with emerging explorer Wasfia Nazreen

Wasfia Nazreen, who was recently awarded as the Emerging Explorer accolade by National Geographic gives an exclusive interview about how it all began.
16 May 2016, 11:35 AM

On top of the Shard

The Shard, also referred to as the Shard of Glass, Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 95-storey skyscraper in Southwark, London that forms part of the London Bridge Quarter development.
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Inside the lost cave world of the Amazon’s tepui mountains

The secret world hidden within the rocky Tapuis mountains are no longer a mystery.
26 April 2016, 06:28 AM

Royal Tulip - First Beach Resort in Cox's Bazar

The temperature of the sun is steadily increasing, warming the earth more than ever before. In this increasing heat, all of a sudden we got an offer to go for a tour to a majestic new hotel in Cox's Bazar.
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM

National harbour waterfront

The last words of poet Francois Rabelais were, “I go to see a Great Perhaps.”
18 April 2016, 18:00 PM

In the land of the Bengal tigers

These days at the mention of Tigers, all I, or anybody I know, think of in their heads is, none other than, Shakib Al Hasan! Or Mashrafe Mortaza!
18 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Beautiful Bangladesh: Birisiri

Bangladesh has a total land mass of 56,977 square kilometres and quite rightly it is called the land of the rivers. It has about 700 rivers including tributaries which flow through the country constituting a waterway of a total length of around 24,140 kilometres.
21 March 2016, 18:00 PM

The Finer China

In November of 2015, with 18 other journalists from different countries, I travelled to China to report on The One Belt, One Road
10 March 2016, 18:00 PM

The Lost River

It was monsoon then, and the river Piyain and Gowain were supposed to have very strong current.
29 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Beautiful Bangladesh: Thakurgaon

It was around 5pm under a late November sky. Winter was just around the corner when we decided that our next destination for travel would be Thakurgaon...
22 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Aboard a hot air balloon

Although it was always on my bucket list, it's an expensive sport and not very widely available commercially around the world.
15 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Beautiful Bangladesh: Thanchi

Bangladesh is a country of unique diversity. Just take a few bold steps from your house and you will come across a country that you could never have imagined.
25 January 2016, 18:00 PM

One of the world’s most dangerous roads

If driving in Dhaka frustrates you, have a look at one of the most dangerous roads in the world, in Jammu, Khasmir where you two motorbikes are slowly trying to ascend a mountain.
23 January 2016, 08:00 AM

Serenity amidst chaos

Koh Pha Ngan, an island in southeast Thailand, is the home of the famous Full Moon Party - one of the biggest parties in the world.
28 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Turkey - the land of spirituality

I was planning on starting this travelogue with “there has never been a better time to visit Turkey” but under the current circumstances...
28 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Tourism sector gears up to reduce carbon footprint

It is not until the recent years that some hotels began hanging the “reuse your towel, save a penguin” signs on the towel racks. While cynics might dismiss this approach as greenwashing, few major players are engaged in a streamlined operation to reduce carbon emissions.
19 December 2015, 09:00 AM

The Venice of China

Everywhere you look, a piece of the beautiful Grand Canal can be seen peeping through from beside the busy streets.
10 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Radiant Rangoon

The curious appeal of Rangoon, as late, is its stark contradictions. They are manifested almost in everywhere. The winds of change by opening up to the world has resulted in import of newest model Japanese cars , growing number of swanky hotels, Latin and European football mania , fast-food joints to almost anything trendy across the globe.
6 December 2015, 07:31 AM