There are some vendors in Dhaka whose articles of trade are some of the most peculiar in the world.

Stanford engineers have developed a low-cost, plastic-based textile that, if woven into clothing, could cool your body far more efficiently than is possible with the natural or synthetic fabrics in clothes we wear today.

While a touch of the strings and strokes on the black and white reeds speak thousands of words – of generations, people, nature, love and helps one to travel all over the world, the beating of the drums, however, brings you back to life.

We know that Eid-ul-Adha is the ultimate festival of sacrifice and gratitude for Muslims. Who doesn't remember roaming the crowded cattle market in search of the perfect cow or goat or camel or (add your cattle of choice here).

Fourteen-year-old Suraiya Akter Risha was just another Dhaka teen – a happy child who would plan a fun weekend with friends and family members, a top achiever at school, maybe even a crazy cricket fan and a music lover – she was just another girl from next doors.

The first time I saw The Vagina Monologues being performed, was at a women's day event in Yorkshire in 2009.

On the occasion of the 40th death anniversary of Kazi Nazrul Islam, a major exponent of Nazrul and a famous Bangladeshi singer of Nazrul compositions, Sadya Afreen Mallick was recently awarded the Nazrul Award 2015.

There are more than fifty restaurants, countless food carts in Satmasjid Road of Dhaka's Dhanmondi neighbourhood alone.

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When you go to the mountains, you see them and you admire them.

Monsoon and Dhaka have always had a love-hate relationship. Whenever it comes, rain brings along with it a number of troubles

The article titled “Don't be a Bystander” dated 19 August, 2016, shocked me a lot. Is this the Bangladesh in which we believe?

During the last decade, Dhaka has experienced enormous changes in terms of architecture, lifestyle, and also the job market.

We have come a long way today and think of a career beyond medical, engineering and architecture – all noble professions of course. Today we have corporates, accountants and marketing professionals on the rise.

This week, we have lost one of our finest -- a person whose poems started a new revolution in terms of urban poetry.

“If The Government Is Going To Mandate Levels And Punish Schools For Failing, They Should Send That Money To The School System.”

Guillotine is one of the most renowned devices of execution, which became a symbol of judicial execution in France.

A James Cook University scientist says a new map of the ecological footprint of humankind shows 97 per cent of the most species-rich places on Earth have been seriously altered.

If you constantly strive to give your best effort, you will be able to bring your dream to life. This is the mantra of Dipankar Das, the owner of Baatighar, one of the most beloved bookstores of the country.

A couple of weeks ago, right before the HSC and A level results were announced nation wide, Asaduzzaman Noor, the Minister of Cultural Affairs in Bangladesh, spoke at a gathering about how, one must start to think out of the box when it comes to grades...