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Straight From Kitchen: Episode 19 | Absolute Thai

We all love having fish. But who doesn't love fish cooked in different, exciting ways? This week, StraightFromKitchen goes straight to Absolute Thai to bring you two excellent fish recipes!
10 April 2017, 13:27 PM

Discover Bangladesh: Khoiyachora Waterfalls

How many of you have heard about the Khoiyachora waterfalls? Perhaps not many have heard about this little known gem of a tourist spot. This waterfall has the highest number of steps in the country—earning it the name “queen of falls”.
8 April 2017, 08:18 AM

[WATCH] Branding Bangladesh at IPU

The commerce ministry organises a five-day fair on the sidelines of the 136th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) assembly to showcase the country’s exportable goods and heritage to the foreign delegates.
4 April 2017, 15:14 PM

Journalist living on minimum wage in Bangladesh

So you think you can live a day with the money a junior garments worker earns?
4 April 2017, 08:08 AM

A day in life of a minimum wage earner in Bangladesh

Shoma Begum is a garments factory worker who earns slightly more than the minimum wage earner in the country.
3 April 2017, 14:49 PM

[WATCH NOW] Amazing grass that grows without soil

One needs no soil, no open field to grow grass. An indoor facility with a hydroponic fodder unit can provide any commercial dairy farm with enough green grass to meet the nutrition needs of the animals.
2 April 2017, 11:19 AM

Jhoom star Minar takes on cartoon challenge

Minar Rahman is one of the top trending stars among the new generation of musicians in the country. His last year’s song “Jhoom” took the Bangladeshi Youtube viewers by a storm. Till date, it has secured above 11 million views.
30 March 2017, 07:06 AM

Digital Jhal Muri wala

Md Julhash Howlader is the son of a freedom fighter, who now sells jhal muri beside the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital at Shahbagh.
27 March 2017, 06:28 AM

Pabna people want recognition of country’s first resistance fight

On March 28 in 1971, thousands of people from all walks of life fought with lethal weapons against Pakistan’s first contingent in Pabna.
25 March 2017, 12:10 PM

Bonsai: The Living Art

Do you know a big banyan tree can grow on your balcony or rooftop? Sometimes you can display it to beautify your drawing room! Yes, you can do this by bonsai art.
22 March 2017, 14:24 PM

Busy Bobby’s film world

When Khoj: The Search came out back in 2010—it presented Bangladeshi audiences with two new stars: Ananta Jalil and Bobby.
13 March 2017, 08:43 AM

BKSP making football stars

Football has been one of the country’s premier sports, even though it has been undergoing a tumultuous time of late.
7 March 2017, 08:55 AM

Parambrata, Aparna share preview of ‘Bhuban Majhi’

Writer-director Fakhrul Arefeen Khan’s new film “Bhuban Majhi” tells a story of how a simple man was inspired to join the Liberation War in 1971.
5 March 2017, 11:41 AM

Nancy talks about her music career

You have perhaps heard Nancy sing “Bahir Bole dure thako”. And she has probably won your hearts with her voice. But did you know how Nancy came into the music scenario of the country?
1 March 2017, 08:34 AM

Man who planted 50,000 trees

Abdus Samad Sheikh, 60, cannot sleep peacefully at night if he doesn't plant a tree every day.
25 February 2017, 11:44 AM

Origin of Bangla

Some say Bangla evolved from Sanskrit. But researchers believe that it evolved from ancient language called Prakrit, which was the language of the people of Gangaridai and adjacent kingdoms by the mighty Ganges river some 2200 years ago.
20 February 2017, 15:34 PM

In conversation with Mahiya Mahi

In the Bangla cinema industry the only actor after Shakib Khan who can draw audience to the theatres is Mahiya Mahi.
19 February 2017, 06:29 AM

How Bangladeshi people express love

“I love you” or “Ami tomake bhalobashi” in Bangla is among the most powerful words in any human language.
17 February 2017, 07:22 AM

How Malaysian people express love

I Love You: Malaysia highlights how “I love you” is said in Malay, the national language of Malaysia.
16 February 2017, 06:36 AM

How Vietnamese express love

Vietnamese culture is not overly demonstrative, but love is expressed everyday in myriad ways. We share with you snippets of a few, beautiful, enduring love stories – the fresh pure love of a boy for his pet, the tried and tested love of an old couple who have spent a lifetime of ups and downs together, the long-distance love of a young married couple, the unconditional love of a girl for her adopted sick brother.
15 February 2017, 06:29 AM