Author: Shamim Shopno

Mirpur Road at Mirpur 13 is supposed to move people forward. Instead, it stands still. Near Hope Market, the road…

Dhaka is home to more than 30 million people. Yet for most, exercising outdoors feels like a luxury. In a…

In Banani, children once filled the air with laughter. Skateboards clattered on smooth concrete. The park was alive, a place…

For days now, Narayanganj’s streets have been living with a bitter contradiction. The drains are being cleaned, but the city…

In the heart of Old Dhaka, life moves too fast. Narrow lanes, packed shops and endless people. In the middle…

National Stadium, Dhaka, stands tall in name and history at the heart of the city. It is the centre of…

1971 was not fought only on battlefields. It was fought in voices, verses, frames and sketches. Before Bangladesh was born…

In Halishahar, a dense neighbourhood in the port city of Chattogram, childhood looks very different from what it should be.…

When we think of 1971, we see men with guns, battles and strategy. But the story is incomplete without women.…

The lioness, Daisy, who recently escaped, did not look dangerous. At least not in the photos that surfaced online. The…