Indian photojournalist and member of the prestigious Magnum Photos, Raghu Rai, is better-known to Bangladeshis for the photos he took during our Liberation War in 1971.

Long before it became a city, much of Khulna was part of the Sundarbans.

The earliest text to highlight the horse is the Rig Veda, which contains hymns to warrior chiefs who rode horse-drawn chariots.

Maleka Khala—a soft yet steadfast woman to whom Bangladesh remains indebted.

A series of ‘riots’ since the 1980s fuelled the gradual ghettoisation of religious communities so that Hindus and Muslims do not live in such close quarters any more.

In the seventeenth century, the southeast portion of the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) delta underwent environmental pressures of crisis proportions.

Zobaida Khatun Chowdhury shattered social veils, championing language and liberty to carve a fearless path for women.

At K.M. Das Lane in Tikatuli, Old Dhaka, lies a majestic mansion called “Rose Garden”. Interestingly, it was built by one of the prominent zamindars of Dhaka, Hrishikesh Das, to host parties.

An account of Surya Sen’s revolutionary leadership during the 1930 Chittagong uprising against oppressive British colonial rule.

The Mujibnagar government oath-taking ceremony on April 17 1971 at Baidyanathtala Meherpur 1971 legalized the Bangladesh government-in-exile 1971.

Speech by Tajuddin Ahmad, the prime minister of Mujibnagar government-in-exile on 17 April, 1971.

A lyrical meditation on Titash Ekti Nodir Naam, where Mallabarman and Ghatak intertwine rivers, memory, and Bengal’s fractured history.

Apart from Titas Ekti Nadir Nam, his other works did not receive the recognition they deserved.

Although the Bengali calendar has been in use for centuries, the tradition of celebrating Pahela Baishakh as a public festival is a relatively modern development.

Originally made of worn-out saris, lungis or dhotis, the kanthas of Bengal had a functional, domestic use as coverlets, wrappings, pillow covers, ashons.

In Tikoil, the painted wall is not the heritage itself; rather, it is the outcome of a deeper cultural system.

The proclamation laid the foundation for the country's distinct political identity and its eventual path to independence.

British rule transformed Indian attire into a political tool, enforcing cultural hierarchy and dismantling traditional sartorial identities.

The unravelling of family history and their associated stories can sometimes take unusual twists and turns. Armenian family history in Asia is no different. For those of you who like facts and figures, sources and citations as well as biographical details, this is for you.

Annapurna Devi, always adhering to the teachings of her ustaad, had paid no heed to public recognition, choosing instead to treat music as shadhona and to teach her shishyas (pupils) free of cost.