From colonial repression to present-day extremism, Bauls have survived centuries of persecution. Today, as radical forces ...

Digital archive and viralised wounds Imagine two situations. First, in a pala gaan or bichar gaan, a person utters a ...

Despite the senior national team missing out on the AFC Asian Cup main round, Bangladesh’s U-17 side are now just a step away from making history. In Chongqing, the young Tigers have been unstoppable ...

Veena Sikri, ex-Indian Ambassador to Bangladesh, criticized the interim government's legitimacy, calling it authoritarian and excluding major parties like the Awami League. She stressed the importance ...

A group of artistes yesterday staged a protest through Pala Gaan, the traditional Bangla folk music, condemning ongoing attacks on Baul artistes and mazars across the country and demanding the ...

Bauls are mystic folk musicians whose philosophy blends elements of Hindu Vaishnavism and Sufi Islam. Their songs—recognised by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity—focus on inner ...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 28 (ANI): Artists, poets, cultural activists, and fans of traditional Baul music singer Abul Sarker on Friday took to the streets to protest his arrest and demand his ...

On Monday, as Bangladesh reeled from two seismic shocks—a cascade of unprecedented earthquakes and the landmark verdict sentencing ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for command ...

A devastating fire in a crowded slum in Bangladesh’s capital has destroyed 1,500 shanties and left thousands homeless DHAKA, Bangladesh -- A devastating fire in a crowded slum int the heart of ...

Multiple prominent figures from Bangladesh’s civil society on Monday slammed the arrest of a ‘baul’ singer, Abul Sarkar, on allegations of “hurting" public sentiment, as well as the violent attacks ...

A case was filed with Manikganj Sadar Police Station on Monday, accusing 200 people of an attack on Baul singers who had come to join a human chain programme in Manikganj demanding the release of ...