As legends associated with the charisma and spiritual power of Nizamuddin Auliya spread, many anecdotes from folkloric traditions began to be linked with his life, which cannot be entirely discarded either.

Amid rising communal rhetoric, the historic bond between Lahore’s Mian family and Allahabad’s Nehrus offers a powerful lesson.

On the night of 23 September 1932, Pritilata led a group of approximately 10 to 12 revolutionaries towards the target.

After the Partition of India and Pakistan, she remained steadfast in her decision to stay in East Pakistan and introduced a blueprint of her future activities in this newly born nation.

If we look at Bangladesh in parallel to Europe during the 1968 uprisings, we find Dhaka itself boiling with mass unrest in 1969.

The most significant public confrontation between the Khaksars and the Muslim League occurred in Delhi shortly before Partition, on June 9, 1947.

The eastern subcontinent is one of the most fluid ecological zones in the world.

For an aspiring journalist like myself, there could not have been a better training ground than the East Bengal Times.

Many Bangladeshi historians and intellectuals have reinforced this habit of seeing ourselves only as victims.

No historian should be able to answer the question on good history without a degree of trepidation, ambivalence, and uncertainty.

Very few scientists in the entire world would think about moving in the direction Saha had ventured for his country

While Europe experienced an age of evangelical awakening in the eighteenth century, political circumstances in India posed challenges to the work of missionary preaching.

The Barabkunda Agnikunda in Sitakunda, Bangladesh, is a sacred flame mysteriously burning on water for centuries. Fuelled by natural methane, it blends myth, science, and spirituality into a rare, unforgettable travel experience.

Why history education must go beyond memorisation and embrace critical thinking

In the contested notion of creating a ‘nation,’ few ideas provoke as much ire among the everyday citizens of a bordered entity as the concept of a space—one that carries with it the weight of instilling an identity.

Democracy cannot operate as a simple majority steamroller, as we also saw in the early days of our independence.

Durga Puja, an annual Hindu festival, celebrates the divine force “Shakti” embodied in Goddess Durga. This year, Mahalaya falls on 2 October, marking the start of Devi Paksha. Durga arrives on 3 October by palanquin, considered inauspicious, and departs on 12 October by horse.

Shankhari Bazar, one of Dhaka’s oldest neighbourhoods, is renowned for its vibrant cultural heritage. During Durga Puja, the area transforms with colourful decorations and bustling markets. Despite modernization, it retains its charm, offering a nostalgic trip down memory lane.

Through discourse and perception, these unknown tales of history continue to haunt us even today.

Their deaths in the hands of cold-blooded law enforcement personnel might not have been in vain