In Focus

Kazi Fazlur Rahman, a civil servant and an intellectual giant

15 December 2025, 09:57 AM DS+

Chittagong, before Chittagong: An early history

14 December 2025, 18:00 PM DS+

1971 Bangladesh Liberation War photographs

The untold story behind 1971’s two most haunting photographs

12 December 2025, 02:00 AM DS+

In Focus / What Begum Rokeya knew about changing Bengali Muslims from within

7 December 2025, 18:00 PM Bots

Living in a time of fear: The rise of digital inquisition in Bangladesh

4 December 2025, 08:33 AM DS+

A British witness to Bangladesh genocide: Val Harding’s 1971 story

30 November 2025, 18:00 PM Bots

Early North Bengal: A (re-)creation and a lone journey

30 November 2025, 02:00 AM DS+

My experience as an editor of a Bangla magazine

28 November 2025, 08:21 AM DS+

‘Struggle’: Noazesh Ahmed and his first masterpiece

24 November 2025, 08:08 AM DS+

Birth Centenary / Remembering Munier Bhai

23 November 2025, 18:00 PM DS+

Kazi Fazlur Rahman, a civil servant and an intellectual giant

Kazi Fazlur Rahman was a Member of Bangladesh’s first Interim Government in 1991

15 December 2025, 09:57 AM

Chittagong, before Chittagong: An early history

In the remote east of a region once called Harikela lies Chittagong, an upper Bay of Bengal port city at the juncture of the medieval Bengal, Arakan and Tripura kingdoms.

14 December 2025, 18:00 PM

The untold story behind 1971’s two most haunting photographs

Because the image was published, Naib Uddin’s life came under threat.

12 December 2025, 02:00 AM

What Begum Rokeya knew about changing Bengali Muslims from within

Liberation is not about what one wears or does not wear but about the values they live by

7 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Living in a time of fear: The rise of digital inquisition in Bangladesh

The pervasive violence — both physical and symbolic — in our times is contagious.

4 December 2025, 08:33 AM

A British witness to Bangladesh genocide: Val Harding’s 1971 story

In April 1971, at the age of 24, Val Harding was volunteering as a nurse at a hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, when she first heard of the atrocities on March 25 in Dhaka and the fight for the Liberation of Bangladesh.

30 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Early North Bengal: A (re-)creation and a lone journey

Naturally, ENB, which was mentioned as Puṇḍravardhana-bhukti in the Gupta epigraphs, remained mostly understudied.

30 November 2025, 02:00 AM

My experience as an editor of a Bangla magazine

We wanted Edesh-Ekal to say something to all citizens and at the same time to maintain a strong focus on women and their problems

28 November 2025, 08:21 AM

‘Struggle’: Noazesh Ahmed and his first masterpiece

All his life, Noazesh remained immersed in the enchantment of art.

24 November 2025, 08:08 AM

Remembering Munier Bhai

Munier Chowdhury's extraordinary contributions—not only through his own work but also by inspiring others and engaging in dialogue—made him unique.

23 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Photographing Muslim women: How Sufia Kamal broke the camera taboo

Sufia herself faced no trouble for having her photograph printed, but her poem did create difficulties.

20 November 2025, 07:28 AM

Dhaka’s forgotten WWII story: What soldiers feared more than Japanese bullets

The US soldiers and Allied crews who passed through Dhaka during the war ended up fighting two battles at once

18 November 2025, 10:13 AM

Bhashani and the gayebi janazah of 1968: A photographic history

The atmosphere was heavy and tense. It seemed unlikely that people would turn up for the gayebi janazah.

17 November 2025, 09:00 AM

Two forgotten kingdoms of Bengal

Maps are regarded as affirmative visual documents, permanently fixing places, distances, and itineraries in our minds. Yet we often forget that early modern maps were subjective texts, only approximating places.

16 November 2025, 18:00 PM