From tactical advantages to unpredictability, left-footed players possess unique qualities that make them some of soccer's most valuable stars.

During the great Santal Hul of 1855, these body markings acquired a new meaning.

Could ‘neutrality of the Ganges’ in Bengal ever be a stable outcome in the light of the jostling of the East India companies of Britain and France in India in general, and Bengal in particular?

Explore how director Masud Hasan Ujjal visually translates Jibanananda Das's poetic verses in the film Bonolata Sen.

From her father's lullabies to national acclaim, Ferdausi Rahman transformed inherited musical brilliance into an enduring cultural legacy.

Explore the structural decline of Dhaka's middle class and how political patronage and globalization emptied our clubs.

Bengal’s history of Islam and religious coexistence stems from its unique indigenous deltaic civilisation and syncretic culture.

Bengali artists transformed the Franklin Book Program’s translations into powerful symbols of postcolonial visual modernity and identity.

Muharram in Old Dhaka remains a profound, centuries-old cultural legacy intertwining personal heritage and the Karbala tragedy.

In the realm of everyday culture, Mughal influence permeated cuisine (techniques, dishes, and courtly food culture), dress, etiquette (adab), and aesthetic sensibilities, creating a shared repertoire that cuts across religious and regional boundaries.

Today, the memory of the baijis survives only in the recollections of a handful of elderly witnesses, and in a few rare photographs, within whose fading frames lingers a poignant history of neglect and oblivion.

Regardless of the visual's artistic quality, the novelty of the concept remains undeniable.

Beyond goals and trophies, World Cup players' tattoos reveal stories of faith, family, identity, ambition and love.

Migration has been part of the World Cup story since its inception.

This essay examines how colonial exploitation and Bengal's riverine ecology fuelled the rise of nineteenth-century river dacoits.

On 20 August 1947, the Director of Public Instruction for the Education Directorate of the newly created state of West Bengal, S. Dutta, issued an order—“in view of the decision of the Separation Office”—to the principal and teachers of the Kolkata Aliya Madrasa at Wellesley Square.

Thirty-two years after USA ’94, the World Cup returns transformed by expansion, technology, and unprecedented commercial power.

Photojournalists risked their lives on June 7, 1966, documenting the movement, yet government censorship prevented their photographs from being published.

Mujahidul Islam Selim reflects on Tofail Ahmed, balancing their shared struggles with fundamental ideological and political differences.

At a time when modern songs and genres were pushing folk music to the margins, Abbasi spent two decades conducting a programme dedicated to folk songs.