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5 September 2026
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A guide to post-travel recovery: Coming home after the adventure
3 September 2026
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Bangladesh to Antarctica: Planning the journey to the end of the world
31 August 2026
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Budget-friendly getaways your parents will love
13 August 2026
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Salahuddin Sumon and stories a map cannot tell
1 August 2026
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Beyond the tourist hotspots / What makes a city loveable?
21 July 2026
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US-Bangla marks 12 years, charts global expansion
17 July 2026
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7 must visit places that showcase the best of Philippines
13 July 2026
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5 epic destinations in Asia that won’t cost a fortune
21 May 2026
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Beyond resorts: Experiencing Madhupur through Otithi’s community tourism
10 May 2026
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The city of music
About an hours’ drive away from bustling, busy Frankfurt is the modest city of Mannheim. While it may fly under the radar for the average traveller, a closer look yields a more dynamic picture of this small city.
26 August 2019
The City of Gardens, and Ajanta
Bangalore, now called Bengaluru, is the capital city of Karnataka in South India. The weather is relatively pleasant throughout the year, hence referred to as ‘the air conditioned city’. And because of several well planned parks and gardens within and outside the city, Bengaluru deserves to be called “the city of gardens.”
19 August 2019
Francophone Montréal
It’s the second-largest francophone city in the world after Paris; it’s a slice of Europe in North America. It’s Montréal!
The second-most populous city in Canada, Montréal is in the Québec province. Montréal, which means Mount Royal in English, is a city that bustles with tourists during the summer months.
19 August 2019
A visit to South Asia’s little Israel
In Kerala sits the idyllic port city of Kochi, the bustling and ever thriving capital and tourism hub of a region famed for beaches, forests, and backwater lagoons. The landscape of Kochi remains scattered with lagoons, far entrenched greenery and places of
19 August 2019
Himalayan Airlines to begin Kathmandu-Dhaka flight from Monday
Himalayan Airlines, one of the private carriers of Nepal is going to commence Kathmandu-Dhaka-Kathmandu direct flight.
20 July 2019
Bengali girl in Bosnia
When I was 12 years old, I was a wide-eyed girl in sixth-grade history class, learning about the First World War—how the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a young man by the name of Gavrillo Princip triggered a war in Europe and plunged the world into chaos.
11 July 2019
Amazing Amsterdam, The Hague, and Groningen
We landed on a chilly winter evening at Schipol International Airport, Amsterdam — one of the busiest airports in Europe. The airport formalities were pleasantly efficient and we passed through easily. A mere 20-minute drive brought us to our hotel in the famous Museum District
24 June 2019
Where the hills rest against the sky
It was a place I had visited once, but the intense love I felt for it drove me to visit the small Garo village of Achkipara twice. The first time was in summer, my group went as guests to a Garo family.
17 June 2019
Witness to the Wars and the Walls A day in Berlin
If you are arriving in Berlin from a more pristine, more conventionally “charming” tourist city, prepare to be shocked. Berlin is filthier than Amsterdam, less organised than Vienna, less flamboyant than Budapest. Even compared to its German counterparts, Berlin is
13 June 2019
Of Dragons and Dynasties: Bhutan Uncovered
Often during holidays, I am torn between my desire to travel far and wide and go back to the comforts of my home and family in Bangladesh.
25 April 2019
Biman to resume Dhaka-Delhi flights May 13
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will resume Dhaka-Delhi direct flights on May 13, with three flights a week initially.
23 April 2019
Prague Bohemia's Rhapsody
After the most traumatic academic year of my postgraduate legal studies, I decided to reward myself with a budget friendly Europe trip.
11 April 2019
This is what it takes to get a foreigner to Everest
Every year in the spring, hundreds of aspiring Everest climbers from all over the world arrive in Nepal, hoping to conquer the mountain.
6 April 2019
Rousing Rio
Rio is a city of varying extremes, encapsulated in wild rainforests and beaches; a metropolis of skyscrapers and shantytowns; a cosmopolitan steeped in history. I explore its many aspects through a series of articles on the city. This is the second of three.
4 April 2019
Beautiful Barcelona
Barcelona is hard not to fall in love with regardless of how many times I visit. With its rich cultural history and easily accessible location between the panoramic Mt Montjuic and the Mediterranean Sea
28 March 2019
A friendship through the ages
Having just moved to Egypt, Kavya still had the curiosity of a tourist in her. And one of the things that tugged at her was the Library of Alexandria.
27 March 2019
Wakatobi Islands – Acronym like no other
Indonesia is a country where acronyms abound. If a title is too long, acronym it. In politics, there is Capres (Calon President) – Presidential Candidate and Wapres (Wakil President) – Vice President!
25 March 2019
The Secret to Never Forgetting Lisbon
We reached Lisbon late one afternoon. It was a time of long summer days when the sun sets at half past nine. The half an hour drive to the city took us through wide boulevards bordered byJacaranda trees in full bloom, and road islands marked by statues commemorating national heroes.
21 March 2019
A SLEEPLESS MIRAGE
I couldn't help but glare at the man beside me. I was in an ancient pyramid in Memphis, a city in Egypt. It is believed to have been built during the reign of Djoser of the 3rd dynasty. The pharaoh had built it before he had ever built the step pyramid.
20 March 2019
Victoria Memorial: A majestic architectural beauty
If you visit Kolkata, and not visit the Victoria memorial mansion, then you really haven't experienced one of Kolkata's best sites.
18 March 2019