In recent weeks, politicians in the western Indian state of Maharashtra have been picking bones with a long-dead Mughal ...

While Starlink holds promise for connecting Bangladesh’s rural and hard-to-reach areas, it also raises critical questions ...

A three-day collectable exhibition titled “Dhaka Numis Show 2025”, organised by Old Dhaka Collectors Society (ODCS) was held ...

Something similar took place in 1947 with the Partition of India. The subcontinent, which could be described by paraphrasing ...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh criticized the historical focus on Mughal rulers like Aurangzeb, advocating for the ...

Founded by Babur in 1526, the empire at its height covered an area that stretched from modern-day Afghanistan in central Asia ...

Both these temples are around a thousand years old,” Nitish Sengupta wrote in Land of Two Rivers: A History of Bengal from the Mahabharata ... The revised calendar was adopted by Bangladesh in 1987.

In Bangladesh, it's not just a festival ... to help regulate yearly tax collection by the Kingsmen. As history goes, during the Mughal rule, land taxes were collected from the people by following ...

In India, the festival is celebrated on April 15, while in Bangladesh, it is observed on April 14. History and Significance The origins of Pohela Boishakh date back to the Mughal era.

Pohela Boishakh is the Bengali New Year and a time for joy, culture, and new beginnings. Celebrated with music, food, and colourful traditions, it holds great importance in Bengali life.

Pohela Boishakh (Poila Baisakh), the Bengali New Year, will be celebrated tomorrow with vibrant festivities across West Bengal, Bangladesh, and Bengali communities worldwide. Rooted in centuries-old ...