“It's a great pleasure to feed the fish each day,” says an enthusiastic Kajol Rani Howlader of Choupala Bazar in Jhalakathi sadar upazila, standing beside an unlikely fish enclosure built on swampy, disused land. “We have thousands of fish and after throwing feed, there are so many that anybody can touch them,” she says.

Abuzz with the weekend crowd, the second day of Dhaka Lit Fest featured a number of book launching events along with discussion

Zafir Huq is a young guitarist who has managed to 'blow minds' and 'sweep feet' at concerts. Also an undergraduate

The Chittagong Commonwealth War Cemetery is a historic burial place where hundreds of brave soldiers from all over the world were laid to rest in

The hunt for Bangladesh's first GTV Fanta Band is on and with each new episode, we get that much closer to discovering which 5

The long, shallow grooves lining the surface of Phobos are likely early signs of the structural failure that will ultimately destroy this moon of Mars.

Labik Kamal Gaurob, singer-songwriter of Bangladeshi folk music band 'Ajob', is a popular name nationally and internationally for his Baul Fusion songs. The rock fusion band 'Ajob' was founded by him in 2001 and since then, he has been the lead vocalist of the band.

Shimul Saha's innovative visual arts have always been one of the major attractions in any art exhibition. Saha has introduced a new dimension of visual art by using entirely unique materials to depict day to day struggles of human life, philosophical ideas and

Over the years, Jaago Foundation and their volunteer wing VBD (Volunteer for Bangladesh) established their work, philosophy and work across the country. What started out as just a school for slum children, became one of the most popular and active youth organisations

The other day I was walking to a nearby park for my morning exercise. Since it was early in the morning, the street was quite vacant

Isaac Asimov has a number of identities attached to his name. He was an American author and professor of Biochemistry at Boston

Dhaka International Lit Fest

This is the number of the artists who participated in the Fifth Tone International Miniature Art Biennale 2015 organised by Tone Art Society of

November 3, 1975. At around 4 am some soldiers with full combat postures demanded entrance into Dhaka Central Jail. Seeing the armed men, the baffled jail officials, called the then Deputy Inspector General of Prisons (DIG, Prison) Abdul Awal. Abdul became

Many Melodies, One Platform

“My portraits are more about me than they are about the people I photograph.

Every year, major areas of the country are invaded by a group of youngsters. They carry with them roses and smiles. Every passing vehicle

Despite it being trying times worldwide for free speech and thoughts, the international literary festival formerly known as Hay Festival Dhaka started in the capital yesterday for the fifth time under a new name, Dhaka Lit Fest.

The Islamic State releases a new propaganda video threatening attacks on New York City, city officials confirm today.

Despite ISIS's claims of ruling over an Islamic "caliphate" in line with Sharia law, a large number of the group's fighters joined for reasons having little to do with religion, according to a defector from the group.