The Latest Breaking News from Dhaka

India-Bangladesh cultural ties must deepen, says ex-Indian envoy to Dhaka

The two countries are now working on a joint production of a bio-pic on Sheikh Mujibbur Rehman, the founder of Bangladesh

The Hindu · Apr 19, 2022

Bangladesh sentences four to death for prominent writer’s murder

Dhaka court pronounces verdict in the 2004 killing of Humayun Azad by members of a now-banned Muslim group.

Al Jazeera · Apr 13, 2022

Heritage, history, and Dhakaiya food in Bangladesh

Guests can dine like Dhaka’s old aristocracy, roam the garden of a colonial home, and dive into Zamindar history.

Al Jazeera · Apr 11, 2022

Hanuma Vihari, Abhimanyu Easwaran back at Dhaka Premier League

KOLKATA: Test specialist Hanuma Vihari and Bengal skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran are among the seven Indian cricketers featuring in the Dhaka Premier League one-day tournament.

The Times of India · Mar 15, 2022

'Woven Air': Bangladesh Revives Elite Forgotten Fabric

With wooden spinning wheels and hand-drawn looms, Bangladesh is painstakingly resurrecting a fabric once worn by Marie Antoinette and Jane Austen but long thought forever lost to history. Dhaka muslin was stitched from threads so fine that popular folklore in European parlors held that a change in the light or…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 4, 2022

A lesson from Bangladesh: Protect the mother tongue

The blood-stained streets of Dhaka in 1952 are a powerful reminder of the vitality of our mother languages even today

The Hindu · Feb 21, 2022

Port in a storm: the trailblazing town welcoming climate refugees in Bangladesh

The river town of Mongla is leading the way in a project to resettle people in a region decimated by extreme weather

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2022