puja
Vibrant puja culture of Shankhari Bazar: Where tradition meets tomorrow
Shankhari Bazar, one of Dhaka’s oldest neighbourhoods, is renowned for its vibrant cultural heritage. During Durga Puja, the area transforms with colourful decorations and bustling markets. Despite modernization, it retains its charm, offering a nostalgic trip down memory lane.
30 September 2024, 09:01 AM
FBS, Dhaka University welcomes the new season with spring melodies
These spring festivities at FBS serve as an escape for students from their daily academic schedules while upholding the rich cultural tradition of DU.
19 February 2024, 13:08 PM
Falgun and Puja celebrations at BRAC University
BRAC university's new campus awakened to the joyful harmony of Falgun and Saraswati Puja.
19 February 2024, 11:25 AM
Delicious flavours from o par Bangla
This Durga Puja, I collaborated with Joyadrita Ragavendran Chatterjee from across the border to share some of her family favourites. Joyadrita grew up enjoying the culture of both East Bengal and West Bengal as her maternal side is from Bangladesh and her paternal side is from India.
15 October 2023, 11:26 AM
Festivities cut short
How different religious and indigenous groups are deprived of holidays
6 October 2022, 00:00 AM
Durga Puja ends with immersion of idols
The five-day Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindus, ended yesterday with the immersion of the idols of goddess Durga and her children amid festivity.
5 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Durga Puja celebration by Bangladeshi diaspora
Clear azure skies, cotton-like fluffy clouds, fragrant night jasmine, and kans grass swaying to the autumnal breeze symbolise the advent of Durga Puja in Bangladesh.
13 October 2021, 09:49 AM
Priest killing: 3 suspects remanded in 2 cases
A Panchagarh court places three suspects on different terms of remand in two cases filed in connection with the murder of a priest in Debiganj upazila.
23 February 2016, 08:09 AM