Japan's Eid celebrations have become more well-known in recent years. For the Muslim community, this is more than just a festival. Celebrating Eid abroad can be a wonderful and unique experience. Although it differs from how we celebrate it in Bangladesh, it can also be an opportunity to learn and

On October 1, when a leaving Nozomi No. 1 Shinkansen passed by JR Tokyo Station, passengers who had stood on the same platform sixty years before felt a wave of déjà vu. Sixty years ago, a sleek white bullet train sped through the Japanese countryside, ushering in a new age in trave

President Vladimir Putin extended his reign over Russia in a landslide election held on March 15-17, 2024, taking approximately 87% of the vote, the most in the nation's history. The outcome of the Russian presidential election conveyed a message of a unified and stronger Russia under the reign of

There is a famous saying in Hindi, "mard ko dard nehi hota (a real man doesn't feel pain)." Being a man in the 21st century can be tough. There are certain rules about dressing, behaving, and expressing emotions. Being a real man nowadays throws a lot of pressure to uphold a masculine mage based on

The Australian and Japanese military conducted Exercise Trident 2023 in the South China Sea. The notion of a two-nation bloc patrolling in the waters together would send a unified message to China, which maintains a continual presence of hundreds of warships across the South China Sea to assert its

With the Rohingya repatriation being further delayed six years into the crisis and similar crises developing in other parts of the globe, UN agencies' assistance has been facing a sharp decline for the Rohingyas.  In 2017, more than 700,000 Rohingya fled to Bangladesh to escape the army's mas

  Imagine you have a friend named Sadia or Sadman Sakib, and you call them by their names in the crowded New Market Avenue. Just pause and think how many people will respond to these names! We are familiar with at least one Anika, Nusrat, Mehedi, Rafi, and Fatema Tuz Zohora as friends, relat

Bangladesh's one of the most popular food vloggers Rafsan The Chotobhai recently visited Kolkata to review its fantastic street foods in collaboration with The Lazy Bong, another popular food blogger from West Bengal.  Another renowned travel vlogger' Nadir on the Go' recently went to Kolkata