Opinion
Nateshwar and Raghurampur deserve lasting protection
Excavations since 2010 have revealed Buddhist monasteries and stupas from the age of Atish Dipankar. Conservation, legal protection and open research must…
Tongibari
Region rich in agriculture and history
Entertainment
Alauddin Ali, the Tongibari-born composer behind thousands of film songs
Born in a village in Tongibari, Munshiganj, Alauddin Ali composed music for more than 300 films and won the National Film Award…
Entertainment
Banshbari's musical family: Dhir Ali Miah and three generations from Tongibari
One family from a village in Tongibari, Munshiganj, produced radio pioneers, film composers and a band-era hitmaker. Its best known early figure…
Education
Albert Victoria Jatindra Mohan school: 134 years of educating girls in Munshiganj
Founded in 1892 as the Albert Victoria Higher English School, today's Albert Victoria Jatindra Mohan Government Girls' High School in Kortgaon is…
Education
K. K. Government Institution: the Kortgaon boys' school founded by Abdul Hakim Bikrampuri
Founded in 1942 by the writer and legislator Abdul Hakim Bikrampuri and named after his uncle, Kazi Kamaruddin Government Institution remains one…
History
Raghurampur and Nateshwar: what excavations have found of ancient Vikramapura
Digs in Munshiganj Sadar and Tongibari since 2010 have uncovered a Buddhist monastery, a large stupa complex and radiocarbon dates reaching back…
Opinion
The Padma Bridge brought Bikrampur closer, so heritage tourism must be planned well
Idrakpur Fort, Baba Adam's Mosque, the Sonarang temples and the Buddhist sites lie within easy reach of Dhaka. A signed trail, trained…