Dhaka, April 7 -- Here are two contrasting scenes from the Eid celluloid treat, 2025: Scene one: In an underground parking lot, the debonair protagonist, Ariyan Mirza smells danger as he is about to ... Read More
Dhaka, March 30 -- On an unusually nippy March evening, right after Iftar, the heart was craving some intellectual fodder and knowledge of Dhaka and the world of the sixties and fifties. Well, for th... Read More
Dhaka, March 17 -- In the wake of several assaults on women, sexual abuse and a disquieting rise of violations, including the abuse of an eight year old by members of the family, society in general ha... Read More
Dhaka, March 7 -- In the late 70s, when we were at school, there was a story in our Bangla textbook about Sheikh Saadi, a 13th century Persian poet and thinker. The message of the story was profound,... Read More
Dhaka, March 2 -- The recent spate of lawlessness in Dhaka is certainly alarming and has triggered a sense of consternation among people, although I must say that in my area, Elephant Road, Nilkhet an... Read More