The Mughal Emperor fused Hindu and Islamic dating systems to create a new calendar that is still in use today. Today is the Bengali New Year, known in Bangla as Pohela Boishakh. A number of Indian calendars, of course, have their new year around now: the Punjabi, Assamese and Tamil, to name a few. The […]

For the past decade, hilsa, the national fish of Bangladesh, has become an integral part of Pohela Boishakh celebrations. People from the urban regions, in particular, are accustomed to consuming a dish of panta-Ilish, a combination of leftover rice soaked in water with hilsa that is either fried, steamed or served in curry form. Interestingly, […]

Ananta Yusuf It could have passed as any other building of old town, except for its spacious green lawn that attracts a visitor at first sight. Nestled inside the building are rare antique collections of Old Dhaka, from daily life artifacts of nobles to old photographs along with many other treasures, one would be amazed […]

Chhayanaut organised a cultural show at its auditorium on Friday to highlight the beauty of the spring through music and dance. The students of the organisation presented diverse songs composed by the five great poets of Bangla literature including Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Atul Prasad Sen Rajanikanta Sen and Dwijendralal Ray. The show began […]

The three-day cultural conference of Bangladesh Udichi Shilpi Gosthi at the Central Shaheed Minar in the city concluded on 19 December. With a folk song by Jhuton Chandra Majumder, the closing session of the conference set in motion. Later on, different units of Udichi including Chittagong University and Jagannath University troupes performed two superb dance […]

Marking the 39th death anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam,  Bangladesh Nazrul Sangeet Sangstha (BNSS) organised a Nazrul Sangeet soiree  at National Music and Dance Centre auditorium l of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on September 6. The event, titled “Ebar Nijer Kotha Koho”, featured solo and choral rendition of songs, recitation and a discussion. A […]

The nation celebrated the 74th death anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on 22nd Srabon of Bangla Calendar that falls on August 6. To pay tribute to the poet, cultural arena of the country organized elaborate programmes that include musical soirees, recitations, discussions and seminars presenting the poets vast literary works. Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Chhayanaut […]

Road are dilapidated at most places but the government blamed the opposition blockade and hartals for losing opportunity to improve the road and highway condition and repairs them. At Gazipur and Ashuluia buses were playing in big potholes submerged by water logging. But Eidgoers remained defiant to any risk. Meanwhile, extortions and excess demand for […]