In a first, BSF denies permission for 'Kannakatir Mela'
On the occasion of Ganga Puja, a border-bond fair is held every year in the no man’s land on the Bangladesh-India border in Lalmonirhat
Baha Parab: The flower festival of Santals
In Gobindaganj of Gaibandha, the Santals celebrated the flower festival or Baha Parab by dancing and singing. The women, men and girls of Santal Palli in Gaibandha welcomed spring by wearing newly-blossomed flowers on their heads
Language Movement in Jashore
With the entire East Bengal, Jashore too was boiling up in protests against the repressive actions of the Pakistan regime from 1948. The frontlines of the movement in the city were in Michael Madhusudan College and the Town Hall premises.
Children’s stories at Mro’s Jumghar library
There’s a jumghar library at 1300ft above sea level on the chimbuk hill in Bandarban. A local youth by the name of Yangan Mro developed this jumghar as a children’s library. He named it 'Sangchia Tekra, Sangchia Shontara Kim', which translates to 'telling stories, listening to stories'.
"Alap": A lesser-known book published after partition
"Alap" is a book of confession, written by two famous writers and intellectuals of India-Pakistan in the aftermath of 1947 partition.
Mahasthangarh: What are the new findings?
Mahasthangarh of Bogura, the over 2,500-year-old huge city amazes people to this day.
Dunstone Cemetery: A century of memories
There is a century-old cemetery in the middle of a picturesque tea garden. Its history is intertwined with the birth of the tea industry in this country. The local Christians still pray for those who are lying in eternal sleep far away from their homeland. .In Star Special, watch the story
The story behind the picture
"A picture is worth a thousand words." Many a culture have variations of this adage in their different languages. A picture can indeed tell a lot of stories. An image showing a female student cuddling and carrying her pet cat while a puppy and a dog follow her footsteps was shot by our photojournalist Prabir Das.
Hajong experience in Ruposhree’s artwork
Ruposhree Hajong, a student of the Fine Arts Department of Jahangirnagar University, highlights the history, culture, and crisis of the indigenous Hajongs in her artwork. On her own initiative, she is highlighting the stories of the Hajongs through colour and cotton.
Princess Abhaya and her 11 Shiva temples in Abhaynagar
Four hundred and fifty years ago, King Nilkantha Roy used to live on the banks of the Bhairab river somewhere in Jashore. A daughter was born to his household, Princess Abhaya, after whom the place later came to be known as Abhaynagar.
Rash Mela held in Kuakata after 2 yrs
The traditional Rash Mela of the Manipuri community, celebrated by the Bengali Hindu community, was held throughout the night with worship and holy bathing. After a 2-year hiatus due to the coronavirus epidemic, the three-day religious festival has been held at Kuakata's Radhakrishna Temple and Ritithyatri Sevashram.
Traditional boat race on Katcha river of Barishal
The 164th boat race was held on the Katcha river in Wazirpur upazila of Barisal, to celebrate Lakshmi Puja. Millions of people gathered on both sides of the river to enjoy the traditional boat race.
Children’s stories at Mro’s Jumghar library
There’s a jumghar library at 1300ft above sea level on the chimbuk hill in Bandarban. A local youth by the name of Yangan Mro developed this jumghar as a children’s library. He named it 'Sangchia Tekra, Sangchia Shontara Kim', which translates to 'telling stories, listening to stories'.
"Alap": A lesser-known book published after partition
"Alap" is a book of confession, written by two famous writers and intellectuals of India-Pakistan in the aftermath of 1947 partition.
Hadudu game for above 60-year-olds
A friendly match of Hadudu took place in Manikganj. Interestingly, all those who participated in this competition were 60-years-old or above.
Calls to preserve house of Poet Nazrul’s wife Pramila in Manikganj
Teota village of Shibalaya upazila of Manikganj. The memories of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam and his wife Pramila are scattered in this village which is located on the bank of Jamuna river. But as time passes, memories are also fading.