The 25,000-year history of betel nut chewing
17 September 2026
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The world map we know is distorted. Why does it matter?
15 September 2026
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Bengal and the coming of Islam: A story of soil and spirit
14 September 2026
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Xuanzang’s travels to Bengal and beyond : The man, the pilgrim and the Monkey King
11 September 2026
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Professor Anisur Rahman: The economist who put people at the centre
10 September 2026
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APO 433: Dhaka’s forgotten post office of World War II
9 September 2026
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Dadabhai Naoroji: The man who exposed the economics of British colonialism
8 September 2026
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Untold stories of 1971 through private letters
7 September 2026
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The extraordinary journey of Atish Dipankar Srigyan
6 September 2026
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Forgotten story of Jeanette Van Tassel, the American woman who flew over Dhaka in 1892
5 September 2026
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What Bangladesh’s historic Test victory in Australia means for Bangladeshi-Australians
Bangladesh’s historic Test victory in Australia offers Bangladeshi-Australians a rare moment of pride, visibility and belonging.
17 August 2026
Remembering Sumit Sarkar, a historian who questioned orthodoxy
Professor Sumit Sarkar rigorously challenged historical orthodoxy, redefining modern Indian historiography through critical Marxist and subaltern perspectives.
17 August 2026
The unfinished histories of Partition
Partition remains an unfinished history, shaped by competing narratives, memories, political interests, and the enduring question of who gets to narrate.
16 August 2026
‘Britain didn't conquer India’
Britain controlled India through the East India Company, alliances and political manipulation rather than conquering the entire subcontinent militarily.
15 August 2026
Sheikh Mujib’s killing: What the newspapers told and what they omitted
Bangladeshi newspapers in 1975 heavily censored details of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's assassination to legitimise a military takeover.
15 August 2026
The bureaucrats and intellectuals who shaped the Mughal Empire
Mirrors of Empire reveals how Mughal intellectuals and bureaucrats shaped imperial history through their intimate personal memoirs.
14 August 2026
To feel Bengali, to think beyond Bengal: Dipankar Gupta in conversation
Sociologist Dipankar Gupta critically examines Bengali identity, the bhadralok construct, and his intellectual evolution across the decades.
11 August 2026
The enduring allure of vintage photographs
Vintage photographs preserve more than images of the past, revealing forgotten histories, memories, people, and the changing society around them.
10 August 2026
The enduring legacy of the 2nd Bangladesh Liberation War Course
Explore the history of the 2nd Bangladesh Liberation War Course and the officers who helped build the Bangladesh Army after independence in 1971.
7 August 2026
Beyond kings and dynasties: Rethinking medieval Indian history
Beyond kings and dynasties, historian Harbans Mukhia explains how people, ideas and imagination fundamentally reshape our understanding of medieval India.
7 August 2026
What a 17th-century merchant's autobiography reveals about Mughal governance
A Jain merchant’s autobiography reveals Mughal India as complex, pragmatic and less communal than modern myths suggest.
5 August 2026
The blind spots of Bangladesh studies
Willem van Schendel challenges traditional nation-state paradigms in Bangladesh studies, urging a broader trans-regional and environmental perspective.
3 August 2026
Rediscovering Santal history through Scandinavian archives
A groundbreaking study uncovers how Scandinavian archives restore Santal voices, reshaping colonial history through Indigenous memory, agency and resilience.
31 July 2026
Asma Abbasi: The essence of orange
A daughter's intimate tribute reveals the remarkable life, quiet strength, and enduring legacy of Professor Asma Abbasi through cherished memories.
30 July 2026
Tigers and the empire: A history of hunting, power and resistance
World Tiger Day invites us to remember how empire, hunting, and colonial power shaped the tiger's contested survival today.
29 July 2026
A life so full: Remembering Ahmed Sofa
Bangladeshi intellectual Ahmed Sofa remains a multifaceted revolutionary, mystic, and dreamer, best understood through extraordinary personal stories.
28 July 2026
Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury and the idea of Bangladesh
On Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury's birth centenary, his son reflects on Bangladesh's founding ideals, contested history, and uncertain present.
27 July 2026
Bengal's forgotten slave trade: Portuguese, Arakanese and Dutch trafficking networks
The seventeenth century Bengal slave trade by Portuguese and Arakanese networks paradoxically accelerated regional economic and urban growth.
27 July 2026
The Tagore paradox: Why critique strengthens his legacy
Tagore’s literary authority endures because even attempts to challenge his canonical status ultimately reinforce his centrality instead.
24 July 2026
What Sufism can teach us about the modern world
Islam, and Sufism in particular, often regards the diversity of peoples, cultures, and religions as an expression of divine wisdom rather than a deviation from it.
24 July 2026