History

History

Dr Pranab Kumar Panday. Illustration: TBS

A political poetry that transfigured history

Bangabandhu could move millions with the words in his speech, and the passion and determination in his voice

Royal Enfield recently signed an agreement with local automobile group Ifad to enter Bangladesh; Photo: Royal Enfield

Things you should know about Royal Enfield

A woman sells a 2021 decoration at a popular entertainment street on New Year's Eve during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand December 31, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

'I will survive': 2020 slinks into history as fireworks light deserted streets

Some graves have warning tape tied round them and signs saying they are unsafe. Photo: AFP

Climate change threatens London’s Karl Marx cemetery

Transgender activist Sarah McBride campaigns at the Claymont Boys & Girls Club in Claymont, Del., on Sept. 15. Photo: Jason Minto / AP via NBC News

Sarah McBride becomes first transgender state senator in US history

Photo: Getty Images

History behind US holding election in November 

Blame the bond market, as well as the British. Photographer: Hulton Archive/Archive Photos/Getty Images/Bloomberg

Pandemic markets can find lessons in history

Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed/TBS

A history crash course at a heritage home

When Chinese food is not Chinese

When Chinese food is not Chinese

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. Photo: Collected

Govt distorting history, alleges BNP

Lebanese food: A cuisine steeped in history and geography

Lebanese food: A cuisine steeped in history and geography

Louis-Benoit Zamor. Photo: Collected

The boy from Chittagong who made it to the French Revolution

From left: Isabella Lucy Bird, Xuanzang, Jeanne Baret and Charles Darwin.

Heroic travellers throughout history