History, after all, is usually a one-sided subject, separate from life, studied in books. But physical places are also the ground of history. Old forts, monuments, ruins and memorials are not just tourist attractions or postcard items. They insidiously influence people's perceptions about themselv

A young professional and his room are alone on a quiet evening in Dhaka, scrolling through his phone endlessly. His anxiety has been growing for months, with a tight chest, unquiet thoughts, and insomnia. Something is wrong; he is aware of that. But as he thinks of therapy, he hears a friend's voic

Eid al-Fitr in Bangladesh is a happy burst of tastes, smells, and time-honoured culinary traditions. The end of the fasting period, Ramadan, is followed by tables laden with sweets, rich curries, and festive foods that symbolise celebration and generosity. From early morning visits to relatives' ho

In Bangladesh, comfort does not come on a silver spoon. It does not require coverage and buzz on the internet. It is more usually served and quietly eaten alongside a heap of hot rice, a ladle of dal, a spoonful of bhorta, maybe a fried chilli on the side. These are the foods people reach for whe

Long before fast food and sizzling curry became a social media obsession, the Bengal Delta had already lived through thousands of years of quiet, complex food history. In Bengal, that history was not shaped in the courtrooms of the royals, the rajmahals of the zamindars, but by the waves of rivers,

It is not necessarily the case that Bangladesh's history will fade away in dramatic failure. More often, it fades quietly. The urban and rural areas are scattered with historical sites left standing but not maintained. These sites characterise the stratification of the country's history: colonialis