Principal Abul Kashem is an unforgettable figure in the history of the Language Movement. On September 1, 1947, under his leadership, Tamaddun Majlish, the initiating organisation of the Language ...

A rendition of Bengali folk song Amay Bhashaili Rey by Pakistani singer Alamgir Haq is drawing praise from across borders following his performance in the latest episode of reality show Pakistan Idol.

After seventeen years, the "Dizionario del festival di Sanremo - Interpreti, autori, presentatori e conduttori" by Eddy Anselmi, one of the leading experts on both the Festival and the Eurovision Song ...

Amidst its ongoing stand-off with the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Trinamool Congress (TMC) launched its campaign song, with a focus on Bengali identity and language, for the forthcoming Assembly ...

Akshay Kumar's 'Bhooth Bangla' has a new release date: May 15, 2026. This horror-comedy, reuniting Kumar with director Priyadarshan after 14 years, promises a return to slapstick scares. The film, ...

Two songs from Raihan Rafi’s film Toofan—Lage Uradhura and Dushtu Kokil—have set new YouTube viewership records, each surpassing one billion (100 crore) views. The film stars Shakib Khan. Lage ...

Kolkata: A man was arrested for allegedly harassing Lagnajita Chakraborty, a popular Bengali singer, for not singing a “secular” song at a concert in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district on Saturday, ...

Just when the Internet was getting over Jahangir's Hawa Hawa - the breezy 1980s Pakistani pop hit used to introduce Sanjay Dutt's character SP Aslam in Dhurandhar - yet another musical connection has ...

The national anthem of Bangladesh, ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’, has a deep historical significance for the country. Many people recognise its tune, but only some know the actual story behind the lyrics and ...

Our staff's favorite songs from the past year of hits and deeper cuts. On the charts, 2025 was a year that often felt like flipping TV channels to find a new episode to watch and coming across nothing ...

The guitars screamed, the drums hammered and the crowd sang along—not in English, but in Bangla. That night in September, we pushed through the throng at Dr. Jeckyll’s Beer Lab in Pantego, Texas, ...

In “Born Equal,” Akhil Reed Amar paints a sprawling portrait of 19th-century America in thrall to its founding moment. Abraham Lincoln spoke admiringly of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, but ...