Old Dhaka’s Narinda wasn't always called Narinda!

Our city dates back to pre-Mughal times; and Narinda, with this mosque, is a testament to that.
8 June 2026

China’s ‘river chief system’ and a roadmap for Bangladesh’s rivers

I found myself standing at the edge of the Xinghai Peninsula Wetland Park. What lay ahead was not just a landscape, but a lesson in how a country chooses to treat its water.
12 April 2026

How a one-stop service centre in China's Yuxi simplifies life for citizens

The first thing that struck me was how little it felt like a government office
11 April 2026

How to train your social media feed to show content you actually like

In the attention economy, it doesn’t matter whether you love something or hate it; what matters is that you looked
30 March 2026

Debunking the myth of 'stray-free' countries

The lie we tell when a stray dog is beaten, poisoned, or ‘disappeared’ in Bangladesh
30 March 2026

Pakistani politician wants the last word on ‘Dhurandhar 2’, and maybe his own film

Nabil Gabol claims the character of Jameel Jamali was based on him, plans to respond with ‘Lyari Ka Gabbar’
29 March 2026

Long before fake news and algorithms, this 1986 film saw how truth could be shaped and weaponised

New Delhi Times: A film on analogue era journalism, a mirror for the digital age
29 March 2026

Not every Harry Potter fan is ready for a Black Snape; that’s exactly why it matters

Paapa Essiedu’s casting has sparked a fierce fan debate, exposing the uneasy line between loyalty to canon and resistance to representation
26 March 2026

A fall that is not autumn

March recasts the meaning of falling leaves
24 March 2026

Rebecca: A ghost story without a ghost

Hitchcock’s adaptation turns a dead woman into a living force
22 March 2026
22 March 2026

The iconic duo that anchors Eid celebrations across Bangladesh

A plate of polao-roast: Eid’s signature pairing
21 March 2026

A crescent moon for the broken

Why Eid does not arrive the same for everyone, and how a classic ghazal gives voice to that quiet divide
21 March 2026

When Chuck Norris died, the myth kept standing

Action icon and martial arts maestro dies at 86, leaving behind a legacy
20 March 2026

The cost of a distant war being paid in Bangladeshi lives

Bangladeshi migrant workers sustain the nation, even as they face growing dangers abroad
19 March 2026

‘Where are you?’ The afterlife of a song that outlived borders

A drifting ghazal resurfaces on digital tides, revealing how a shared past still sings in one voice across divided geographies
18 March 2026

The little traveller and her feathered companion

Six-year-old Arba draws smiles at Dhaka’s Kamalapur Railway Station as she boards a train carrying her beloved pet cockatoo
18 March 2026

Odyssey of the golden Greek

From refugee to a colossus of commerce, Aristotle Onassis forged an empire and a legend steeped in glamour, ambition and tragedy
17 March 2026

Middle East or West Asia?

Rethinking a colonial-era label
17 March 2026

When paper carried love: Eid cards find their way back to Dhaka’s streets

Beyond the screen, a fading childhood ritual returns, proving that some traditions are too precious to be left in the digital past
17 March 2026