That naturally means lots of exposure to the outside environment. While there is plenty to be excited about with Baishakh, one thing is not; the summer heat!
While growing up in Myanmar's Rakhine, Noor Sabah, now 70, was constantly reminded the country didn't own her. Her movement was restricted and her access to education, health and other basic services was limited. People of her community also had to pay extra tax for getting
Public servants march in colourful processions in Dhaka on Thursday to join a function at Bangabandhu National Stadium as part of seven-day celebrations over Bangladesh becoming eligible to graduate from a least developed or LDC nation to a developing one.
Stephen Hawking β a man who just didn't earn respect not for being a brilliant astrophysicist, but also for being one of the few people whose entire adult life was a constant fight against fearful odds. That story has been covered by the media extensively.
Young adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are nearly 10 times at high risk of suffering a heart attack than their peers without the condition, say researchers including one of Indian origin.
βI come to Lalon shrine to hear the Baul songs which gives a divine purity in my mind and soul,β said Robiul Islam, sitting right at the front of main stage at around midnight on the opening day of the three-day Lalon memorial festival, popularly known as Dol Purnima Utshab .
Bangladesh and Kolkata are two different entities, but essentially have the same heart. SVF Music's motto for the immensely successful βGaan Piritiβ concert was to bring the two Bengals together through a stellar musical arrangement, and the event delivered on all fronts.
In 1952, many young people of Bangladesh took their voices to the streets of Dhaka, protesting with all their might to prevent the imposition of Urdu as our mother tongue.
The mass exodus of Rohingya people following human rights violations makes it necessary for the European Union (EU) to reassess its relationship with Myanmar, said European parliament members after visiting Myanmar.
Imagine you, along with two of your associates, are taking a stroll in famous visiting spots of Delhi. After visiting Qutub Minar, you feel hungry and then take food from a restaurant.
Bangladesh is likely to hand over a list of about 6,000 Rohingyas to Myanmar at a bilateral meeting in Dhaka today for their repatriation to their homeland
Kurigram is witnessing a year-on- year rise in maize cultivation with prospect of more areas to be brought under this cereal, world's most consumed staple.
Pahela Falgun, the first day of Spring in the Bengali month of Falgun, is being celebrated across the country today in a colourful way with young girls and boys joining various functions wearing dazzling dresses.
With blossom of flowers and new leaves in trees, nature is getting fresh and colorful shape that touch heart and minds of all ages of people as spring (Pahele Falgun) is knocking on the door.
Swiss President Alain Berset on Tuesday said Switzerland calls for the full implementation of the report of the Advisory Commission chaired by Kofi Annan to protect Rohingyas and ensure their safe return to Myanmar.