In both The Iliad and Odyssey, confronted by the question, "What is a King?" Homer seeks refuge in an ambiguous answer: "the best" of his people. This means a king is simply the best when it comes to ...

Among the six parliamentary constituencies where by-elections were held on February 1, two drew particular attention: Bogura-4 (Nandigram and Kahalu upazilas) and Bogura-6 (sadar upazila). The reason?

There’s no dearth of cringe-worthy YouTube and Facebook videos in Bengali cyberspace, but few match up to Hero Alom’s audacity. His off-key singing, klutzy dancing, garish clothes, production values, ...

An out-of-tune Bangladeshi singer with a huge internet following was hauled in by police at dawn and told to cease his painful renditions of classical songs, sparking a furore on social media. "Hero" ...