Tracing the ancient food history of Bengal

Long before fast food and sizzling curry became a social media obsession, the Bengal Delta had already lived through thousands of years of quiet, complex food history. In Bengal, that history was not shaped in the courtrooms of the royals, the rajmahals of the zamindars, but by the waves of...

Is gold getting replaced by affordable alternatives?

"My mother's jewels were stolen a few years back. I wanted to buy at least two to three bhoris of gold for my wedding. But I don't think it's possible anymore," says a bride-to-be from Noakhali anonymously. The gold market of Bangladesh has been volatile for the past year. But...