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 ...
Footage circulating online shows several young men hurling abuse while vandalising equipment at the Baul music gathering ...
Born in 1954 in Paikpara Union under Chunarughat Upazila of Habiganj district, Binoy was the son of a local farmer, Sudhir Chandra Sutradhar, and Snehalata Sutradhar. Before he was even seven, he lost ...
The UNESCO on Tuesday officially recognised Tangail’s handloom-based saree weaving industry as an “Intangible Cultural ...
Winter is usually the busiest season for concerts in Bangladesh. During this time, artistes are busy with stage shows day and ...
With Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s two dominant politicians, in a kind of suspended animation, the field is wide open for the hardline Jamaat-e-Islami and extremist forces ...
Opinion
Bangladesh: When will citizen rights matter as much as the majority’s ‘hurt religious sentiments’?
The country is sleepwalking toward a shadow blasphemy regime, like Pakistan did with institutions too timid to confront mobs.
Videos of the assaults on Baul singers have gone viral in recent days Despite mounting criticism over the brutal attacks on Baul singers, Muhammad Yunus' government in Bangladesh has said it has ...
The Print on MSN
Who are the Baul singers facing arrests, attacks in Bangladesh? They challenge religious dogma
In a time of increasing religious polarisation worldwide, Bauls represent an alternative imagination. And they have shaped Bengal’s soul for centuries.
Despite mounting criticism over the brutal attacks on Baul singers, Muhammad Yunus' government in Bangladesh has said it has issued instructions to arrest the perpetrators. However, no arrests have be ...
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