APO 433: Dhaka’s forgotten post office of World War II
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Dadabhai Naoroji: The man who exposed the economics of British colonialism
8 September 2026
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Untold stories of 1971 through private letters
7 September 2026
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The extraordinary journey of Atish Dipankar Srigyan
6 September 2026
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Forgotten story of Jeanette Van Tassel, the American woman who flew over Dhaka in 1892
5 September 2026
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Beyond 1947 / A personal essay
4 September 2026
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Abul Mansur Ahmad / A global quest in search of a nation
3 September 2026
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Chand Bibi and the forgotten history of Muslim women’s political resistance
2 September 2026
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Women’s voices in Nazrul’s Dhumketu
31 August 2026
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How Milad-un-Nabi shaped Muslim cultural life in colonial Bengal
26 August 2026
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K.A.M. Saaduddin: Architect and activist of anti-imperialist sociology and social movements in Bangladesh
His theoretical orientation was critical, challenging the well-established traditional and modernist views of development.
4 June 2026
Abdul Quadir and the lost art of editing
On Abdul Quadir's 120th birth anniversary, revisiting the editor, critic, and cultural guardian modern Bengali literature needs.
2 June 2026
Rakhal Das Banerji: The Bengali explorer who changed history
Rakhal Das conducted the first extensive excavation at Mohenjo-Daro from December 1922 to March 1923, uncovering three sites.
2 June 2026
Why Roid stays with you long after the film ends
Roid becomes far richer when its symbols are allowed to remain unstable.
1 June 2026
How earthquakes, disease and war shaped Bengal’s slave trade
Medieval Bengal was known for riverine shifts. That deadly earthquakes played a part in this morphological instability is not so well known.
1 June 2026
The first reports of a political assassination: Revisiting newspaper coverage of Zia's killing
Contemporary newspaper reports offer vital historical insights into the turbulent 1981 assassination of President Ziaur Rahman.
31 May 2026
Why Zia still matters in today's Bangladesh
Ziaur Rahman’s transformative governance offers a vital blueprint for economic recovery and national unity in modern Bangladesh.
31 May 2026
More than a saree: The living legacy of Tangail
The Tangail saree weaves centuries of shared Bangladeshi heritage, community collaboration, and living craftsmanship into every thread.
31 May 2026
Tagore’s “Balaka” and the decolonial poetics of becoming
A deep dive into Rabindranath Tagore’s Balaka, analyzing its kinetic cosmology, Indic traditions, and its relevance to modern decolonial thought.
30 May 2026
Kolkata's Eid, my Eid
Through food, memory and friendship, Sandip Dasgupta explores how Kolkata’s Eid reveals fragile, shared Bengali belonging.
29 May 2026
The quiet lessons of Shital Pati
Shital Pati is traditionally handcrafted from Murta cane, a green plant that grows abundantly in the wetlands of greater Sylhet.
29 May 2026
Mercy, love, and pluralism: A sufi vision of Islam
In contemporary cultural and ideological conflicts, where Salafi and other activist movements frame themselves against a perceived hostile West, while Western narratives often portray Islam as problematic, the perspectives of Sufism and classical Islamic traditions are particularly vital.
28 May 2026
Beyond the loom: How Jamdani preserves the values of peace
Beyond exquisite craftsmanship, Jamdani weaving preserves lessons in patience, cooperation and peaceful coexistence across generations today.
27 May 2026
Hair oil, bumblebees, and the lost world of Bengali advertising art
Interestingly, the woman combing the hair is shown in a saree and chemise, while the woman showcasing her hair is drawn in a way that makes the artist's brush appear almost “voyeuristic.”
27 May 2026
The tale of some rare portraits from Nazrul’s final days
These photos of the poet were taken three months before his death.
26 May 2026
Tuning the melody of Baul songs into peace education
Baul song is where mysticism, universalism, and peace – this trio – meet.
26 May 2026
Shreemati Rassundari and the making of the first autobiography by a Bengali woman
From a crowded kitchen to the pages of history: How Shreemati Rassundari defied social norms to write the first autobiography by a Bengali woman.
26 May 2026
Nabayug: Nazrul’s radical pen and Fazlul Huq’s leadership
‘Nabayug’ marked the beginning of Nazrul’s journalistic career, but this was no ordinary professional journey; rather, it was the expression of a revolutionary consciousness.
25 May 2026
East Bengal’s victory and the memory of lost homes
East Bengal winning the Indian Super League symbolises profound cultural vindication for displaced refugees facing political anxieties.
24 May 2026
Reading Nazrul in an age of inequality
Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam is widely known as the “Rebel Poet”, but he was also a profound “Poet of Equality”. Nazrul’s ideas about equality emerged from the realities of his own life.
24 May 2026