How Indie bands are rewriting Dhaka’s music story

On a slow weekend afternoon in Dhaka, Spotify shuffled to a song less heard. It began with a strangely familiar image: “Rooftops and crows/And guitars and away we go.” The song “Crows” by Orford mentions rooftop hangouts, the unnoticed birds in the grey skies, and the laughter and heartbreak of...

Why are dialects vanishing among the Bangladeshi youth?

"Oh, our mother tongue, Bangla, blooms with beauty in many shades." Amidst our sweet Bangla language, there is a magic; the magic of dialect. Bangla is not just a single language; it's the living rhythm of countless dialects, each carrying the history and identity of our land. However, in today's...