A mob stormed the office of Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigosthi, the country’s premier anti-communal, progressive cultural group, ...

Cultural organisations in Bangladesh are under attack from Islamic radicals. The interim government formed after the toppling ...

HATFIELD – Nita Das stood before a group of North Penn ESL teachers and gave some examples of common basic phrases in Bengali. She pointed to ‘chesta koro,’ which means ‘please try’ in English – an ...

“The kids come here because their parents push them to come,” said Athena Akram, instructor at the Bangla School of Music. The tiny school, which nurtures the music, language and culture of Bangladesh ...

Sumon Howlader gets nostalgic as mid-April draws near and people in Bangladesh’s bustling capital city Dhaka gear up to celebrate Bangla New Year, the country’s largest annual non-sectarian cultural ...

Spending a full day exploring Bangladesh reveals a side of the country that often goes unnoticed. From the early morning ...

The Bangladesh Ministry of Cultural Affairs has launched an ambitious anthology film project titled “Remembering Monsoon Revolution,” selecting eight accomplished directors to create works that will ...

Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, a figure from the July Uprising, was allegedly shot by an Awami League activist, who has reportedly ...

Amir Ali, 75, plays a violin in front of his house in Kutuapalong Rohigya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Reuters KUTUPALONG REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh — Chain-smoking singer Gudar Mia, who ...

For most Bangladeshi high school students, the final school bell of the day is just the beginning. Often, their real lessons take place in the cramped classrooms of coaching centres, where hours of ...

The crowds set fire to the buildings of the dailies, trapping journalists and other staff inside until the fires were brought ...