US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent Christensen has sampled some of Barishal’s traditional sweets, including rosogolla, malai chop and chhanar jilapi. The US embassy in Dhaka shared the information in a […]
The 103rd birth anniversary of legendary Bangladeshi artist S M Sultan is being observed today, August 10, with various programmes in Narail. Born on August 10, 1924, in Machimdia village […]
Elon Musk is back in the public eye – this time, to reassure us he’s “not a racist”. Last month, in an interview with the Economist’s editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, […]
The central committee of the Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Samajik Sangskritik Sangstha (JASAS) has announced a series of cultural and organisational programmes, including staging two plays by National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, […]
Veteran Bangladeshi folk singer, composer and music director Mujib Pardeshi, best known for the iconic song Ami Bondi Karagare (“I Am Imprisoned”), has been sent to jail following a court […]
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will formally inaugurate the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum at the former Ganabhaban complex in Dhaka tomorrow (August 5). Announcing the programme at a press briefing […]
KOLKATA: Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen returned to Kolkata on Friday, nearly two decades after she was forced to leave the city following protests over her controversial memoir Dwikhondito. “I […]
Bangladesh is set to launch an ambitious nationwide reality show aimed at discovering hidden talent from grassroots communities, as the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting introduces “Search for Talent” (Protibhar […]
A food delivery rider in China has won one of the country’s most prestigious literary honors, marking an extraordinary rise from manual labor to national recognition. Wang Zhibin received the […]
Humayun Ahmed, one of the most celebrated figures in Bengali literature and entertainment, is being remembered across Bangladesh on his 14th death anniversary on Sunday. Family members, cultural organisations, and […]