With stretching arms, pointed toes and emotive facial expressions, dance speaks of the language of human emotions as the music

Swinton on his return to Britain in 1766, writes Taifoor, had taken a certain Mirza Sheikh Itesamuddin of Nadia, Bengal, along with

The heart-breaking visuals and devastating destruction that has befallen the citizens of Aleppo, its infrastructure and

An intellectual is a person who tries to understand the world and, not less importantly, to communicate his/her understanding

Ajoy Roy, veteran leftist politician, passed away on October 17, 2016. He had actively taken part in movements opposing the British

Tomorrow is the 91st birth anniversary of Munier Chowdhury, educationalist, playwright, literary critic and political dissident, who was picked up on December 14, 1971 by local collaborators and later tortured and killed by the Pakistan Army. Asif Munier, his youngest son gives a glimpse of the life of the martyred intellectual.

The NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children), UK defines child abuse as any action that

Unwanted attention is something that a woman has had to experience at some point of time in their lives. It's not something new and it

Two transitions are taking place simultaneously: the first is the political transition from the pre-independence authoritarian to a post-

An unprecedented situation has arisen since the Nobel Prize in literature was announced on October 13.

Henrietta Aimee Elizabeth Simpson, née Stephen, lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. We were introduced by a mutual friend, the

China is one of the birth places of human civilisation. With an exotic historical past, China has attracted travellers and tourists from around the world for hundreds of years. In a recent trip to China, Shamsuddoza Sajen of The Daily Star has tried to get a glimpse of the grandeur of Ancient China through his visits to the Great Wall, the Shimao Site and the Terracota Warrior Sites.

Last year Miles Khan went to Cox's Bazaar, wanting to spend a week in the beach town. He badly needed a break

My friend Charles Greig is a distinguished British Art historian and scholar. He was born in 1955 of aristocratic British and

Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, known for his pivotal role in championing democracy in the Indian subcontinent, was born into an

I was into scientific instruments and my profession helped me to interact with world class scientists in USA, UK,

In a delightful paradox, the man who best represented the holy Indian city of Varanasi was Bismillah Khan. Born on March 21,

Syed Waliullah was born on 15 August 1922 at Sholashahar in Chittagong. His father, Syed Ahmadullah, was a government officer whose postings took him to different mofussil towns in Bengal...

Titas has covered up the entire Brahmanbaria region like a finely meshed fishing net. The Harinber Turn still reveals the sightlines of the Zaminder Bari on the bank of the river that attracts thousands of people every year. During the monsoon, the long road from Sarail to Nasirnagar through the large haor turns into a source of beauty.

Compared to Ram Mohan's approach of creating a separate society (Brahmo Samaj) as social reformation to rid society of practices he condemned, Ishwar Chandra had a more inclusive approach. Arguably his greatest achievement was the role he played in the passage of the Widow Remarriage Act.