In Bangladesh, events like Eid-ul-Fitr and Pohela Boishakh generate billions in spending, fuel local industries, and sustain informal economies, from beachside tourism in Cox’s Bazar to the rural ...

Bikaner’s Madan Market houses around 30 shops, with both local and Bengali artisans working in the area. The explosion flattened about 21 shops trapping many ...

Sourav Ganguly's refusal to join politics puzzled many—until now. As Bengal’s most bankable face, his unmatched brand value ...

The numbers always tell the tale, as the saying goes. The former captain of the Indian team is already the face of Bengal and ...

Curated by Arundhati Nath, the collection brings together a series of eleven ghost stories written by well-known and not-so-well-known Bengali authors ...

Shreya Ghoshal looked classy and chic in a Bandhani silk saree which she wore from the shelf of Abu Jani Sandeep for WAVES ...

On Akshaya Tritiya, Tollywood actresses reveal their dream jewellery pieces, symbolizing legacy and investment. Koushani ...

Across this expanse, numerous varieties—many scholars deliberately avoid the politically charged term ‘dialect’—of Bengali are spoken. Still, the linguistic shifts are gradual, often barely ...

During a terror attack in Pahalgam, Assam University professor Debasish Bhattacharya, well-versed in Islamic scripture, recited the kalma when a gunman held him at gunpoint, saving his life. His wife ...

But then I quickly realised that it’s an offer I cannot logically decline, because, being an elderly and obscure Bengali poet who has failed in his pursuit to achieve fame in his long poetic ...