Heritage

Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

Celebrating craft and culture: The living heritage of Bangladesh

World Heritage Week offers a chance to reflect on Bangladesh’s artistic heritage, where khadi, natural dyes, and the sampan embody centuries-old traditions

Dr Saifur Rashid. Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

Celebration, heritage protection and peacebuilding

FRIENDSHIP Colours of Chars plays a pivotal role in empowering artisans from river islands and indigenous communities. Photo: Courtesy.
Mode

Heritage fabrics at crossroads

Photo: Nayem Ali
Features

Enigma of an unnamed tomb: Reconnoitering a Mughal-era mausoleum in Mohammadpur

Shat Gombuj Masjid (sixty dome mosque) in Bagerhat is a popular destination for both domestic and foreign tourists. Photo: Mumit M
Panorama

Meeras-e-Bangalah: How heritage tourism can rescue history

Photo: TBS
Splash

Cplustv: Preserving the rich heritage of the Chatgaiya dialect

The then British Civil Service officer Khan Bahadur Muhammad Fazlul Karim built the Haturia House in 1920. A virtual tour of the house is available on the website. Photo: Bengal Institute.
Panorama

Tour de hidden heritages of Dhaka metro

Kusumba Mosque, situated in Manda upazila, is one of the popular tourist attractions of the Naogaon tour bus service. Photo: Masum Billah
Panorama

No sea, hills or forests, but they have a rich history and a bus service to experience it 

Redevelopment in old Dhaka possible by conserving heritage structures: Experts
Bangladesh

Redevelopment in old Dhaka possible by conserving heritage structures: Experts

Rajshahi's historical and cultural heritage in sketches
Videos

Rajshahi's historical and cultural heritage in sketches

Shitalpati: Sylhet’s craft, hundreds of years old, in crisis 
Industry

Shitalpati: Sylhet’s craft, hundreds of years old, in crisis 

UNESCO inscribed ‘Durga Puja in Kolkata’ on the ‘Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’ on Wednesday. Photo :Hindustan Times
South Asia

Kolkata’s Durga Puja gets UNESCO heritage tag

Dr Shahnaj Husne Jahan
Thoughts

Bangladesh’s ignored heritage: An interview with Dr Shahnaj Husne Jahan