Binat Bibi Mosque: 568 year old mosque in Dhaka
At least three locations in the Bengal region – Chandraketugarh in West Bengal, Wari-Bateshwar north-east of Dhaka, and Mahasthangarh in Bogura – have found coins dated to approximately the same period or even older. These coins resembled those issued by the Maurya royal dynasty of Magadha, but were independent. There were four symbols instead of […]
Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB), a pro-BNP platform of doctors, organized an iftar at the Ladies Club in Eskaton, Dhaka. BNP acting president Tariq Rehman addressed the event virtually as the chief guest. “The incident that happened on October 28, we have to think about what this incident did to us. We have to think […]
Gray was greatly concerned when he heard that Hollywood had taken interest in this painful chapter of Osage history. “Were we going to become second-tier characters in our own story?” He was amazed. Instead, Gray said, “Imagine our surprise when Scorsese reached out to us and met with us, and listened to us, and effectively […]
Since time immemorial, mankind has looked to the sky in search of answers to countless questions. It has looked to the stars in search of connections between the universe above and Earth. In the process, it witnessed endless cosmic events that enthralled mankind for thousands of years in the ancient past. Since its inception, Mother […]
But poets, artists, litterateurs and writers have played an important role in maintaining the spirit of the liberation struggle through their works, he said. “Since they maintained the spirit during that time, we, the politicians, later restored democracy and ensured the people’s right to vote through political means and ultimately took steps to build the […]
The Martyred Intellectuals’ Cemetery in Mirpur, Dhaka, is a cemetery where some of the Birshrestha (gallant war heroes) and intellectuals killed by the occupying Pakistani army and their collaborators during the liberation war in 1971 were laid to eternal rest. Many other eminent persons of contemporary times are also buried there. The cemetery has a […]
Nevertheless, he added, “there is clear evidence that kissing was considered a normal part of romantic intimacy in ancient times”. The studied texts implied that “kissing was something that married couples did” but also that “kissing was considered as part of an unmarried person’s sexual desire when in love”, he wrote. The researchers made a […]
Though many archaeological sites have been destroyed in our country, Baliyati Zamindar Bari (palace) is still proudly announcing its presence. The palace was built 200 years ago on 5.88 acres of land in Baliyati village of Saturia Upazila in Manikganj district. The palace was inaugurated in about 1790. The seven buildings of the palace have […]
At one time it was believed that the ancient Siberians, who crossed the land bridge across the Bering Strait connecting modern-day Russia and Alaska, were the only ancestors of Native Americans. Recent research since the late 2000s has indicated that more diverse sources from Asia may be linked to a single ancient lineage responsible for […]
In his rugged hands, Kempenaar holds a block of the famous blue pigment favored by a Dutch master. “Here we have a blue king. It’s a half diamond from Chile or Afghanistan. You’re talking about lapis lazuli, the kind used by Johannes Vermeer,” he said. “Vermeer had the money – he could pay for it. […]
He said, “I think Africans in general are starting to realize that ending colonialism is not only about giving people certain freedoms, but also about taking back what was taken away from us.” He is not alone, said Vuyolwethu Zungula, head of the African Transformation Movement, a small opposition party that belongs to the people […]
The historic May Day will be celebrated with full respect across the world like in Bangladesh on Monday. May Day, also known as International Workers’ Solidarity Day, commemorates the historic uprising of working people in Chicago, United States, in the late nineteenth century at the height of a long fight for the eight-hour workday. This […]
The race is on for glaciologists, who are “watching their primary material disappear from the planet’s surface forever”, Jerome Chapalaz, president of the Ice Memory Foundation, told AFP on April 3. “It is our responsibility as glaciologists of this generation to make sure that even a little bit of it is preserved.” When the researchers […]