The body is an excellent tree: Parvathy Baul sings the ancient Bengali mystic Buddhist songs of the Charyapada

Parvathy Baul aims to reclaim Baul music's historical roots in the Buddhist Sahajiya tradition through performances of ...
The Business Standard

Where bulls still turn: The fading world of Savar’s ghani oil makers

Once deeply woven into Bengali rural life for centuries, this traditional oil-grinding method is on the verge of extinction ...
Bollywood Hungama

Inside Bollywood’s Old-School brotherhood: Why Akshay Kumar spoke to Salman Khan before announcing Bhooth Bangla for April 10

Akshay Kumar announced April 10, 2026 as the release date of his reunion with Priyadarshan - Bhooth Bangla. Soon after the announcement, Bollywood Hungama broke the news that Salman Khan's Battle of ...
Al Jazeera English

If Jamaat comes to power, Bangladeshi Hindus will be safe. I am the proof

My name is Krishna Nandi. I am a Hindu. I am a businessman. I am also a parliamentary candidate of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. For many readers, this combination appears unusual. For me, it reflects a ...
Al Jazeera English

‘It matters’: Can Bangladeshi voters in Britain impact country’s election?

London, United Kingdom — Behind the fluorescent-lit glass counters, silver trays of singhara — also known as samosa — biryani and hash browns sit side by side. Two men in forest-green polo shirts, the ...
The Independent

Bangladeshi workers lured to Russia for jobs tricked into fighting brutal war in Ukraine

A Bangladeshi man, Maksudur Rahman, was reportedly lured from his tropical homeland to Russia with the promise of a janitorial job, only to find himself thrust onto the front lines of the war in ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore

Bangladeshi workers protest over unpaid wages, mistreatment claims in Malaysian companies

DHAKA: About 100 Bangladeshi workers who were employed by Malaysian companies rallied on Monday (Nov 10) to demand unpaid wages, fair compensation and an end to alleged abuse by Malaysian employers.
The Hindu

48 Bangladeshi infiltrators held for trying leave to India

At least 48 Bangladeshi infiltrators were arrested for trying to illegally cross over to the neighbouring country through the Basirhat border pockets in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, a ...
Hindustan Times

Popular Bengali YouTuber Arabinda Mandal, son arrested after 15-year-old assistant alleges rape

A popular YouTuber named Arabinda Mandal and his teenage son were arrested for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl in West Bengal. An FIR has been lodged under the POCSO Act against the accused. While ...
bdnews24

Coke Studio Bangla returns with new song ‘Baaji’

Musicians Emon Chowdhury and Hashim Mahmud have woven together tribal and folk traditions in a new love song, “Baaji,” the fourth track of Coke Studio Bangla’s third season. The song was released on ...
The Hindu

Bangladeshi model arrested from Kolkata with Indian passport

Shanta Paul, a Bangladeshi model was on Thursday (July 31, 2025) arrested in Kolkata for allegedly possessing Indian identity documents including a passport. Ms. Paul (28) was arrested from a rented ...