Weekend Read

Weekend Read

Sapahar: The heartland of mango trade

If you stand at the Charmatha Zero Point of Naogaon’s Sapahar upazila town between June and August, all you see for nearly 2.5 kilometres in every direction are vehicles laden with crates of mangoes. .A decade ago, such a sight was unimaginable for locals..For three months each year,

5d ago

Of bookstores & reading clubs

Getting back to the pages of an unread novel, lying by your bedside for months, is indeed a great thing.

1w ago

From Dhaka to Kunming for a cure

When 23-year-old Jannatul Nayeem boarded a flight from Dhaka to Kunming, he carried more than a suitcase. Packed alongside his clothes was the weight of a stubborn spinal disc problem -- and months of frustration over elusive diagnoses and dead ends.

2w ago

International day of the world's indigenous peoples / Panchhari life in nature’s gentle embrace

Cradled in the rolling, green embrace of Khagrachhari’s Panchhari, the small villages feel like a place where time slows down to match the rhythm of nature.

3w ago

A floating mosaic of guavas, baskets and people

During the monsoon, Jhalakathi transforms into a floating paradise. Bhimruli guava market comes alive with boats carrying farmers, buyers, and tourists.

1m ago

Where the forest feeds and fades

As the morning mist lifts over the vast expanse of the Sundarbans, the rhythmic splash of oars fills the air. Small wooden boats, mostly paddled by women, glide through narrow canals and creeks of the mangrove forest.

1m ago

TEOTA ZAMINDAR BARI / Ruins that whisper love and legacy

At first glance, a sigh escapes almost involuntarily.

1m ago

Shinduria: A hidden haven of biodiversity near Dhaka

Shinduria is more than just a scenic village -- it is a thriving ecosystem shaped by water, tradition, and time

1m ago

Lotus silk: the fabric of the future

Imagine if the next global fashion sensation did not emerge from Paris or Milan but quietly bloomed in a lotus pond in the wetlands of Bangladesh.

Kirtipasha Zamindar Palace / Fading away in silence

Around five kilometres away from Jhalakathi district town, past the buzzing Kirtipasha bazaar and post office to the outskirts where the urban cacophony begins to fade, a colossal relic of Bengal’s feudal history rises like a spectre through the foliage- the Kirtipasha Zamindar Palace.

JU in full bloom

On the campus of Jahangirnagar University, the season sings a different song.

Sapahar: The heartland of mango trade

If you stand at the Charmatha Zero Point of Naogaon’s Sapahar upazila town between June and August, all you see for nearly 2.5 kilometres in every direction are vehicles laden with crates of mangoes. .A decade ago, such a sight was unimaginable for locals..For three months each year,

5d ago

Of bookstores & reading clubs

Getting back to the pages of an unread novel, lying by your bedside for months, is indeed a great thing.

1w ago

From Dhaka to Kunming for a cure

When 23-year-old Jannatul Nayeem boarded a flight from Dhaka to Kunming, he carried more than a suitcase. Packed alongside his clothes was the weight of a stubborn spinal disc problem -- and months of frustration over elusive diagnoses and dead ends.

2w ago

Panchhari life in nature’s gentle embrace

Cradled in the rolling, green embrace of Khagrachhari’s Panchhari, the small villages feel like a place where time slows down to match the rhythm of nature.

3w ago

A floating mosaic of guavas, baskets and people

During the monsoon, Jhalakathi transforms into a floating paradise. Bhimruli guava market comes alive with boats carrying farmers, buyers, and tourists.

1m ago

Where the forest feeds and fades

As the morning mist lifts over the vast expanse of the Sundarbans, the rhythmic splash of oars fills the air. Small wooden boats, mostly paddled by women, glide through narrow canals and creeks of the mangrove forest.

1m ago

Ruins that whisper love and legacy

At first glance, a sigh escapes almost involuntarily.

1m ago

Shinduria: A hidden haven of biodiversity near Dhaka

Shinduria is more than just a scenic village -- it is a thriving ecosystem shaped by water, tradition, and time

1m ago

Lotus silk: the fabric of the future

Imagine if the next global fashion sensation did not emerge from Paris or Milan but quietly bloomed in a lotus pond in the wetlands of Bangladesh.

2m ago

Fading away in silence

Around five kilometres away from Jhalakathi district town, past the buzzing Kirtipasha bazaar and post office to the outskirts where the urban cacophony begins to fade, a colossal relic of Bengal’s feudal history rises like a spectre through the foliage- the Kirtipasha Zamindar Palace.

2m ago