It was autumn, 1788. Agrahayon — the season of new harvest. Plains of Bengal leaned gold under a pale sky. The boy lay near the helm of the small passenger boat, body pressed to the ...
How swiftly the democratic institutions that once symbolized hope and governance can be crumbled, swept away by the calculated overthrow of a government. A peaceful rally can spiral into a coup, orchestrated by covert supporters ...
A photo from last week’s newspapers crawled into my head and still sits there; In a town south of Stockholm, two teenage girls sit on the sidewalk of a fuel station, facing lit candles, and ...
Women in the Bengali societyBangladesh has a multi-religious society with a colourful mix of cultures of Hindu, Muslim, Buddhists, Christians. Once, the country even proclaimed itself as a secular nation. In post-war Bangladesh, people were ...
