How the Ganges and Brahmaputra Created Bengal?
This article is part of The Making of Bengal, a long-form historical…
Before Bengal: The Story of a Land Yet to Be Named
This article is part of The Making of Bengal, a long-form historical…
Before Bengal: The Forgotten Story of the First People Who Called This Land Home
History often begins with kings. School textbooks introduce Bengal through the rise…
Bangladesh Forms High Level Cabinet Committee to Finalise Cyber Security Law Overhaul
The government has constituted a five member cabinet committee to review and…
China Pushes Bangladesh–China–Myanmar Economic Corridor, Says It Could Help Rohingya Repatriation
China has reiterated its commitment to developing the Bangladesh–China–Myanmar Economic Corridor (BCMEC),…
Why Has Bengal Spent Eight Hundred Years Refusing to Bow to Delhi?
Geography rarely explains everything about a region's politics, but in Bengal's case,…
250 Million Bengalis Were Asked To Pick History’s Greatest Icon Ever, Here’s Who Made The Cut And Why They Deserve It
Some lists are just lists. This one is closer to a prayer.…
Meet The Forgotten King Who Invented Bengal, Then Vanished From Its Memory
Ask most people to name the first king of Bengal and you…
Was Bengal’s First King Really Chosen by the People, or Is It History’s Most Beautiful Myth?
Every nation likes to have an origin story it can be proud…
How Muslim Sultans Rescued Bengali From a Thousand Years of Royal Neglect
A Language Born Into Neglect Bengali carries a heritage stretching back over…