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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The forgotten history of football in Bangladesh
From colonial maidans to liberation struggles, Bangladesh's forgotten football history reveals a legacy of pride, resistance, and triumph.
3 July 2026
Bengal, Mysore, and the making of American independence
The American Revolution was shaped not only in colonial America but also by Bengal, Mysore, and Britain's Indian empire.
2 July 2026
The many gifts of Mustafa Monwar
He not only planted the seeds of art in us but also nurtured them enough to see us bloom to his fullest satisfaction.
2 July 2026
Consoled by the Brahmaputra: Reflections on the Holey Artisan attack
The next morning, the gunshots and blasts started around 7:30am. With the reverberations on the buildings, it was impossible to tell what was happening inside Holey and outside in the neighbourhood.
1 July 2026
Beyond the myths of Aurangzeb: Munis D. Faruqui's fresh perspective
Faruqui's most original contribution lies in his recovery of marginalised actors.
1 July 2026
Why left-footers like Messi are so valuable in football
From tactical advantages to unpredictability, left-footed players possess unique qualities that make them some of soccer's most valuable stars.
30 June 2026
The lost Khoda art of Santals: Tattoos, identity and the legacy of the Santal Hul
During the great Santal Hul of 1855, these body markings acquired a new meaning.
30 June 2026
Yes? Non? Anglo-French power plays in the run-up to Plassey
Could ‘neutrality of the Ganges’ in Bengal ever be a stable outcome in the light of the jostling of the East India companies of Britain and France in India in general, and Bengal in particular?
29 June 2026
Bonolata Sen remains after a film hollows you out
Explore how director Masud Hasan Ujjal visually translates Jibanananda Das's poetic verses in the film Bonolata Sen.
28 June 2026
Ferdausi Rahman: The making of a music legend
From her father's lullabies to national acclaim, Ferdausi Rahman transformed inherited musical brilliance into an enduring cultural legacy.
28 June 2026
Disappearing middle class and the decline of Dhaka's club culture
Explore the structural decline of Dhaka's middle class and how political patronage and globalization emptied our clubs.
26 June 2026
Reading Bengal beyond religious boundaries
Bengal’s history of Islam and religious coexistence stems from its unique indigenous deltaic civilisation and syncretic culture.
23 June 2026
Graphic modernity: Bengali artists and the politics of book design
Bengali artists transformed the Franklin Book Program’s translations into powerful symbols of postcolonial visual modernity and identity.
22 June 2026
Echoes of Karbala: A personal journey through Muharram in Old Dhaka
Muharram in Old Dhaka remains a profound, centuries-old cultural legacy intertwining personal heritage and the Karbala tragedy.
21 June 2026
How the Mughal legacy continues to shape South Asia
In the realm of everyday culture, Mughal influence permeated cuisine (techniques, dishes, and courtly food culture), dress, etiquette (adab), and aesthetic sensibilities, creating a shared repertoire that cuts across religious and regional boundaries.
16 June 2026
The lost world of Dhaka's courtesans and baijis
Today, the memory of the baijis survives only in the recollections of a handful of elderly witnesses, and in a few rare photographs, within whose fading frames lingers a poignant history of neglect and oblivion.
15 June 2026
Ghosts, gods, and swadeshi pride
Regardless of the visual's artistic quality, the novelty of the concept remains undeniable.
14 June 2026
Love, faith and family: Inside World Cup players’ tattoos
Beyond goals and trophies, World Cup players' tattoos reveal stories of faith, family, identity, ambition and love.
11 June 2026
Can migration help win a World Cup?
Migration has been part of the World Cup story since its inception.
11 June 2026
A crime history of Bengal: When rivers became a haven for dacoits
This essay examines how colonial exploitation and Bengal's riverine ecology fuelled the rise of nineteenth-century river dacoits.
9 June 2026