Nakba Day: A Remembrance of the Palestinian Exodus
“I remember when the violence all started,” said Salwa, sitting in her sparse, one-room home in Shatila. “I may have been only six when we left, but Jaffa will always be home… I’m still...
Category: History
Russia-Ukraine War: Why Putin Dared, And The Devastating Flaws Of The International Relations
The second world war ended 75 years ago, wreaking havoc across Europe. In barely over five years of battle, tens of millions of people were massacred, and the whole continent was destroyed. As a...
Bangla Language and Literature: A Millennium of Heritage
To celebrate February, the month of our mother tongue, I have decided to look back on our heritage to pay attention to how and how far our mother tongue had come this far as...
21st Through Their Eyes: Two of History’s Forgotten Heroines
21st February 1952. Amtala, the legendary spot behind the emergency gate of Dhaka Medical College, jampacked with students from different schools, colleges, universities of Dhaka. Young, driven by rage, courage, and spirit of patriotism,...
