“The kids come here because their parents push them to come,” said Athena Akram, instructor at the Bangla School of Music. The tiny school, which nurtures the music, language and culture of Bangladesh ...

Bangladesh's education system is facing renewed pressure from fundamentalist groups opposing the government's plan to introduce music and dance teachers in primary schools. Organisations including ...

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, ...

It has gone against the country’s secular and creative spirit by scrapping the hiring of music and physical education teachers in primary schools. On November 3, Bangladesh’s interim government ...

Coke Studio Bangla has released its sixth track of Season 3, "Moha Jadu", marking a first-time collaboration between Bangladeshi music producer Habib Wahid and Tajikistani singer Mehrnigor Rustam. The ...

A concert by popular Bangladeshi singer James was cancelled in Faridpur, around 120 kilometres from Dhaka, following an attack at the venue, injuring over 25 people, local media reported. This comes ...

Bangladesh is crisscrossed by innumerable rivers and rivulets. These rivers with their might and whims continue to shape the land mass of the country, the largest delta on earth. The vast expenses of ...

A church-sponsored music training program in national capital Dhaka has helped her correct her wrong lyrics, she said. Biswas was one of 50 participants in the national training on liturgy and church ...