Bangladesh News News Bangladesh » Culture: Special report: Turning Bangladesh into a pluralistic cultural center
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Women laugh and smile during a meeting to pay their mini loans in the village of Gopaldi outside of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Feb. 26, ...
News Bangladesh » Culture: The future of Bangladesh's past: Why intangible cultural heritage matters
Bangladesh’s living heritage needs young custodians to preserve cultural knowledge, strengthen communities and create sustainable livelihoods.
News Bangladesh » Culture: Bangladesh’s Interim Government Bows to Islamists’ Pressure
It has gone against the country’s secular and creative spirit by scrapping the hiring of music and physical education teachers in primary schools. On November 3, Bangladesh’s interim government ...
News Bangladesh » Culture: Bangladesh activists raise alarm over culture of impunity for rights abusers
Activists and human rights groups in Bangladesh are raising alarms over the government's culture of impunity for human rights abusers, as detailed in the U.S. State Department’s recently released ...
News Bangladesh » Culture: Harmony: Diplomatic community joins Durga Puja celebrations in Bangladesh
, Oct. 21 -- Members of the diplomatic community in Bangladesh joined Durga Puja celebrations at temples and pandals in Dhaka and beyond, extending greetings to the Hindu community and highlighting ...
News Bangladesh » Culture: Imperialist forces carrying out planned cultural aggression in Bangladesh: Rizvi
Acting Secretary General of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Prime Minister’s Political Adviser Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today said that subtle and planned cultural aggression is being carried out ...
News Bangladesh » Culture: Beyond Bangla: Why Bangladesh’s other languages matter
Bangla is one of the approximately seven thousand languages spoken worldwide, with around 250 million native speakers in Bangladesh and West Bengal. In terms of the number of native speakers, it ranks ...
News Bangladesh » Culture: Protestors Set Cultural Institutions on Fire in Bangladesh
Cultural institutions in Dhaka, Bangladesh were targeted by protestors on Monday. Several locations across the capital, including Bangabandhu Memorial Museum and the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre ...
News Bangladesh » Culture: In Bangladesh, Catholic agency cultivates a culture of growing native crops
In the courtyard of the house of Ganesh Chandra Mandal, there is little open space anywhere, but there are vegetables planted everywhere. For years, Mandal, 65, has grown indigenous vegetables — okra, ...
News Bangladesh » Culture: Bangladesh, Russia sign MoU on cultural cooperation
Bangladesh and Russia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cultural cooperation in St Petersburg on Thursday, aiming to expand collaboration in cultural exchange, heritage preservation, arts ...
News Bangladesh » Culture: India, Bangladesh discuss cultural cooperation during ‘Nazrul Borsho’
India and Bangladesh discussed ways to deepen cultural cooperation, including exchanges in classical music, folk art and heritage conservation, particularly as part of Dhaka's year-long celebrations ...
News Bangladesh » Culture: Indian Government’s Denial Of Cultural Link Of ‘Tangail Saree’ With Bangladesh: A Controversy Unveiled – OpEd
The Indian government’s denial of the cultural link of the “Tangail Saree” with Bangladesh has ignited a controversy that has resonated across borders. This dispute is not merely about the ownership ...