Dadabhai Naoroji exposed British colonialism’s economic exploitation, linking India’s poverty to political power and making swaraj a nationalist imperative.

Private letters preserved through philately reveal the intimate fears, journeys, losses and resilience that shaped Bangladesh’s 1971 Liberation War.

Explore the life and legacy of Atish Dipankar Srigyan, the legendary Buddhist scholar from Bikrampur who shaped Tibetan Buddhism. A deep dive into history.

Jeanette Van Tassel was a 24 year old American aeronaut whose balloon ascent over Dhaka's Buriganga River in 1892 was meant to dazzle a city. Instead, it ended in her death after a rescue attempt went tragically wrong, leaving her buried in an unmarked grave in Old Dhaka. More than a century later, a researcher's chance discovery brought her remarkable story back to light.

Beyond 1947 is a personal essay by Sunita Chowdhurie about the two grandmothers who shaped her, women who never called it Independence, only Partition. Through memory, food, and quiet endurance, it traces what was lost and rebuilt when a border cut through Bengal.

Abul Mansur Ahmad’s vision of Bengali Muslim identity went beyond the boundaries of East Pakistan, connecting questions of language, culture, sovereignty and autonomy to wider global histories of decolonisation.

In this interview with The Daily Star, historian Sarah Waheed, author of Chand Bibi: The Lives and Legends of a Warrior Queen, traces how oral legend, court chronicles and Deccani paintings kept her memory alive, and what her story reveals about the erased political power of Muslim women across South Asia.

Nazrul’s *Dhumketu* is remembered for rebellion, but its pages also gave women writers a powerful voice for freedom.

Explore how Milad-un-Nabi celebrations in schools helped foster a distinct cultural identity among the Muslim middle class in colonial Bengal.

Kurosawa’s Rashomon brilliantly illustrates the inherent subjectivity of human memory, prefiguring modern insights into cognitive behavioural economics.

Why did Chittagong, despite its vast trading reach and strategic location, never become Bengal’s maritime city proper?

Ghulam Murshid’s scholarship bridged Bengali literature, history, gender, religion and culture, revealing the complexity of modern Bengal.

Defecting submariner AW Chowdhury orchestrated Operation Jackpot, decisively crippling Pakistani maritime logistics during the 1971 Liberation War.

For generations of Bangladeshi readers, Sheba Prokashoni opened windows to distant worlds, shaping childhoods through adventure, mystery and classic literature.

Bangladesh’s historic Test victory in Australia offers Bangladeshi-Australians a rare moment of pride, visibility and belonging.

Professor Sumit Sarkar rigorously challenged historical orthodoxy, redefining modern Indian historiography through critical Marxist and subaltern perspectives.

Partition remains an unfinished history, shaped by competing narratives, memories, political interests, and the enduring question of who gets to narrate.

Britain controlled India through the East India Company, alliances and political manipulation rather than conquering the entire subcontinent militarily.

Bangladeshi newspapers in 1975 heavily censored details of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's assassination to legitimise a military takeover.

Mirrors of Empire reveals how Mughal intellectuals and bureaucrats shaped imperial history through their intimate personal memoirs.