A little over 2,550 years ago, according to legend, Queen Maya Devi of the powerful Shakya dynasty was on a state journey to her maternal home where she was to give birth to her first child.

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“Thunder is good, Thunder is impressive, But its lightning that does the work.” — Mark Twain

The beauty of the sunflower lies within its characteristics. Like us humans, every other living being has their own characteristics,

I went to Gazipur many times but I didn't know about the history of its royal palace.

Makhdum Shah Daulah Shahid (R.), the fourteenth century Muslim saint, recognised for preaching Islam in northern India was

The fight we have been fighting, us women, has been a long and tedious one.

Child labour is not only horrifyingly prevalent in our society, it is growing, and that is something we should be very, very afraid of.

The Spirit of Fearless Speaking

In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed. — Kahlil Gibran

In Bangladesh, we have a strange relationship with our domestic workers. From cooking to cleaning, we cannot think a day

Last week in our chemistry class, suddenly one of my friends fainted and hit her head on a desk. As we ushered her to our

It is an unique genre in the art world, a distinctive niche of its own. Meanwhile, it may be deemed as "the common man's art", if you will.

Muzharul Islam has been lauded as the most influential architect of Bangladesh and the Grand Master of regional modernism

A skilled worker, regardless of the job description, remains a treasure.

Munmun Ahmed is a name familiar to the whole country. Her intricate footwork and enchanting twirls of Kathak can have the whole nation mesmerised.

Despite significant biomedical advances in recent decades, the very earliest events of human development – those that occur during a critical window just after fertilization – have remained an unobservable mystery, until now.

"I participated in many art camps and festivals, but I never experienced such an ambience; organised management, and

Despite significant biomedical advances in recent decades, the very earliest events of human development – those that occur during a critical window just after fertilization – have remained an unobservable mystery, until now.

As part of the Clean Dhaka 2016 campaign, an initiative undertaken by the Mayor to make Dhaka a more liveable city, around 5000 dustbins are recently installed at numerous key points in the capital.