Those myths may be far-fetched, but what felt real enough to touch were the myths around the fabled fabric—Dhaka muslin. Something about living in the world's largest delta through which the ...

Tasnuva Islam, Founder and CEO of The Muslin, and Director of Sales and Marketing at Le ROYAL, Le Méridien Dhaka, saw this reality and chose to act. Her initiative provides weavers with a rare ...

Muslims worldwide are preparing for a sacred monthlong observance of spirituality and reflection during Ramadan. The holiday is celebrated on different dates each year. Every year, the holiday ...

We are at the Kolkata Centre for Creativity where I am trying to sneak a picture of a block print of cultural icon Begum Akhtar on a blouse. Its wearer, Mamta Varma, runs Bhairavi’s Chikan in ...

A case has been filed against around 500 individuals over Tuesday’s attack on students of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (Kuet). Kuet security official Md Moniruzzaman Liton filed the ...

Partly cloudy with a high of 94 °F (34.4 °C). Winds variable at 5 to 11 mph (8 to 17.7 kph). Night - Clear. Winds variable at 3 to 12 mph (4.8 to 19.3 kph). The overnight low will be 77 °F (25 ...

The key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), DSEX, was up by 7.63%, or 0.39 points, closing at 5,112.90 points on 30 January 2025, compared with 5,112.51 points on 29 January 2025. NBR’s tax ...

According to William Farrell’s thesis Silk and Globalisation in Eighteenth Century London, Indian cottons were highly prized for their strong colours and patterns while Dhaka muslin, so ...

A new exhibition at the author's home in Chawton, which has never previously displayed all six first-edition books together, is part of preparations for the author's 250th birthday celebrations ...