During the so-called independent Sultanate period in Bengal, there was a short period when Habshis ruled Bengal. They were essentially slaves from Ethiopia/Abyssinia and during the reign of ...

A very foggy, lacklustre day at the Satchhari National Park abruptly brightened for us when a gorgeous Green Magpie alighted on a tree by the water-whole in front of us. Soon a second magpie ...

The biggest "revolution "in Bangladesh in the last decade has occurred in the media space as it went digital and increased reach and access many times. The result has been the reframing of m ...

A sleek blackish bird flew overhead as we tiptoed through the dirt-trail on the bank of a small lake in the Jahangirnagar University campus. An excited companion screamed: 'Ashy Drongo; ...

Our afternoon trudge through a tick-infested trail of Kurma forest was rewarded with the rare view of a Racket-tailed Drongo commuting over the canopy. We could see only its darting silhouet ...

Last week I travelled to Jahangirnagar University to deliver a lecture on history and society. The campus is located away from the city so I was driven there which was a fascinating experien ...

Two stories caught the reader's attention in last week’s media. One was the jailing of marginalized farmers for loan defaulting. About 12 such farmers were put behind bars in Jasho ...