Research suggests that the 1990s marked one of the richest chapters in Bangladeshi music, with the audio industry and film ...

Toronto-based guitarist Naushad Rahman found himself helpless, 12,000km away in Toronto, during the July uprising. “Abu ...

After five years away, Rinku returned, not to reclaim the spotlight, but to whisper a new song into the world before retreating once more to the calm of his village in Naogaon. The city that once ...

Celebrated Pakistani playback singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, whose voice has mesmerised listeners across South Asia, is set to release a new Bangla track. This time, he has joined forces with ...

After seven decades of the Language Movement, echoes of that struggle resound in India again, where Bengali-speaking citizens face harassment, detention, and displacement. This is not just a linguisti ...

K-pop girl band Blackpink’s Rose became the first Korean artiste to win an award for Song of the Year at the MTV Video Music ...

The West Bengal chief minister seems to be going all out with the Bangla pride, even as instances of discrimination against Bengali-speakers multiply ...

Mary Ann Alexander, whose recent collaboration with UK legend Craig David on the ‘Commitment’ remix captivated audiences ...

Known for acclaimed performances in Bengali theatre, films, and even his Hindi debut opposite Rani Mukherjee, Anirban has now ...

A Ganesh Puja pandal on Anwar Shah Road, near Dhaka Kali Bari, has a famous song inscribed atop — Ami Banglay gaan gai / Ami Banglar gaan gai (I sing in Bengali / I sing about Bengal). The song by ...

ISLAMABAD: Contact between Bangladesh and Pakistan was long limited to little more than cultural ties: a shared love of cricket, music and Pakistan’s prized cotton used to make the ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid rich tributes to legendary Assamese artist Bhupen Hazarika on his birth anniversary, describing him as “one of the most extraordinary voices” of India and ...