At the age of 62, Mannaf Bepari, a lanky hard working man from Shajatpur in Pabna, left his village along with ten others including his twelve-year old physically challenged son Shahin. Their destination was not Dhaka, the unwelcoming capital of the country preferred by thousands of migrants, but the shoals or chars of the river […]
In the beginning of the 19th century, riverine Bangladesh had over 200 different types of wooden boats plying the rivers and other water bodies. Millions across the country were directly or indirectly involved in the traditional sector. With this unique diversification in boat building the entire country represented a real-life maritime museum from day to […]
The illustrious sport of pigeon racing The Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain has an unusual fancy. She is an avid pigeon lover and keeps her racing pigeons at the Royal Lofts at Sandringham, where she owns a palace. Many other great names come up with the hobby of pigeon racing. They include Elvis Presley, […]
Every ball bowled in Melbourne, 8,904 kilometers away, a humming noise filled the air of Bangladesh.The humming turned into shouts and screams as the boys in Melbourne Cricket Ground took wickets. In every household, families remained glued to the TV set releasing ‘Yaas’ and ‘Noos’ as Taskin and Mashrafee threw the ball at the Indian […]
Everyone wants to eat healthy. However, this a very difficult thought in today’s Bangladesh. A majority of the foods available on the markets are tainted. From vegetables to spices. fishes to dried fishes, oranges to pineapples and from beef to chicken, all are supposed to be adulterated in one way or the other. And a […]
With the ongoing blockade called by Begum Khaleda Zia, leader of opposition party BNP, running into mid-March it seems that the country doesn’t seem to find a respite from the crippling effect of hartals and oborodhs (a convenient word meaning blockade without any specification of how, when and where). Khaleda Zia called for indefinite nationwide […]
Professional photography has taken a fantastic shape on the Kuakata beach. More than 51 local young men, who used to be fishermen,van pullers, day laborers or unemployed in the recent past have formed a society to work on the beach taking pictures of hundreds of tourists and delivering those to their hotel rooms. Not long […]
The 200-year-old wooden sail ship, salvaged from under the beach in Kuakata at a cost of over one crore taka now lies in tatters due to a lack of conservation efforts. In 2013, engineers of the Bangladesh Army salvaged the ancient ship, believed to be a schooner. They painstakingly laid railway tracks over a distance […]
With motorcycle accidents being commonplace all over Bangladesh, it seems that safety for the two-wheeler drivers have become critical to say the least. It is widely accepted that a mistake whilst riding can lead to serious injury and even mortality in many cases. Although the motorcycles are immensely popular amongst road users in the country, […]
Traveling in Bangladesh is hazardous. Every day there are reports of buses plunging into ditches, lorries ramming into crowded bazars and unruly students and transport workers creating traffic jam on the roads. As the population grows, our roads are set to get even worse. However despite all the hazards Bangladesh offers one of the most […]
