Kazi Fazlur Rahman, a civil servant and an intellectual giant

Kazi Fazlur Rahman was a Member of Bangladesh’s first Interim Government in 1991

Chittagong, before Chittagong: An early history

In the remote east of a region once called Harikela lies Chittagong, an upper Bay of Bengal port city at the juncture of the medieval Bengal, Arakan and Tripura kingdoms.

My experience as an editor of a Bangla magazine

We wanted Edesh-Ekal to say something to all citizens and at the same time to maintain a strong focus on women and their problems

‘Struggle’: Noazesh Ahmed and his first masterpiece

All his life, Noazesh remained immersed in the enchantment of art.

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Remembering Munier Bhai

Munier Chowdhury's extraordinary contributions—not only through his own work but also by inspiring others and engaging in dialogue—made him unique.

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Photographing Muslim women: How Sufia Kamal broke the camera taboo

Sufia herself faced no trouble for having her photograph printed, but her poem did create difficulties.

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Dhaka’s forgotten WWII story: What soldiers feared more than Japanese bullets

The US soldiers and Allied crews who passed through Dhaka during the war ended up fighting two battles at once

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Bhashani and the gayebi janazah of 1968: A photographic history

The atmosphere was heavy and tense. It seemed unlikely that people would turn up for the gayebi janazah.

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Two forgotten kingdoms of Bengal

Maps are regarded as affirmative visual documents, permanently fixing places, distances, and itineraries in our minds. Yet we often forget that early modern maps were subjective texts, only approximating places.

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‘Let democracy be free’: The image that shook a dictator

After the photo’s publication, government intelligence officers began searching for Pavel Rahman.

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The Bhola Cyclone and the making of Bangladesh

Beyond its tragic human cost, the Bhola Cyclone likely had political consequences—within a year, a new nation was born.

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The Pain of Water

A lyrical meditation on Titash Ekti Nodir Naam, where Mallabarman and Ghatak intertwine rivers, memory, and Bengal’s fractured history.

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“Why should I leave?” The Partition in the cinema of Ritwik Ghatak

The agony over Partition-related uprootings from home and homeland suffuses Ghatak's cinema.

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