Why coastal communities don’t get enough milk and vegetables
The Ashtomashi Badh, or eight-month embankment, historically shaped the southwest coast of Bangladesh into an ek fosholer desh—a single-crop landscape—where peasants cultivated rice once a year using fresh water.
2 January 2026, 18:00 PM
The music that defied bullets
During the Liberation War, his home became a refuge for freedom fighters.
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM
A quiet farewell preserved in ash
He continued to provide secret medical care in the Hatirpool slums and other high-risk areas across Dhaka, where the injured could not afford visibility—or delay.
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM
A life lit by courage
bul Hashem Mia was a scholar of Political Science and Law, having earned his degrees from Dhaka University.
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM
From Shilalipi to the killing fields
Her commitment to service soon extended beyond medicine.
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Tikka Khan’s letter of warning
The letter was both personal intimidation and a symbol of the regime’s determination to silence intellectual resistance.
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Traces of Danbir’s humanity
During the First World War, he served in the Royal British Army, fought in Iraq with the Bengal Infantry (Bengali Paltan), and later joined the 1919 Victory March in London, where he was awarded the prestigious Sword of Honour.
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Martyrs of Freedom
An incomplete list of Martyred Intellectuals
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM
What the new labour ordinance means for workers
The Daily Star (TDS): How do you assess the Labour Ordinance 2025?
12 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Faith, art, and livelihood in patachitra
Patachitra is considered one of the oldest Bengali forms of audio-visual storytelling.
28 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Hearing the sonic image of Tiger: Survival lessons from the Sundarbans
How do the prey -- humans -- and the predator -- the tiger -- share forest space and survive together? Can the prey and predator truly live together?
31 October 2025, 18:00 PM
The disappearing snails of Sundarbans
Snails and mud clams also play a vital role in maintaining aquatic ecosystems by absorbing harmful substances from river and canal beds.
17 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Reading tiger pugmarks: Human–tiger co-existence in the Sundarbans
In the shifting mudflats and mangrove thickets of the Sundarbans, survival is a constant negotiation.
26 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Bagh Bidhoba
Sonamoni! No prefix, no suffix, that is her name. It signifies the golden pearl of the eye.
9 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Bonbibi: Mother of the eighteen tides
The Sundarbans is the world’s largest mangrove forest and locals generally identify the area as “Badabon” or “Athero Bhatir Desh” (land of the eighteen tides).
19 December 2021, 18:00 PM