(CNN) – In the next few weeks, Fatima Shaik, an African-American, Christian woman, will travel “home” from New York to Kolkata, India. It will be a journey steeped in a history that has remained ...

Nijum Pratik and her family came to the U.S. from Bangladesh in 2010, but she struggled to find a place at UCLA to discuss the war and regional conflict that had impacted her homeland. She and her ...

The writing of history in the Bengali language by a Bengali began around 225 years ago with the publication of Raja Pratapaditya Charitra in 1801. The writing of history in the Bengali language by a ...

Whilst researching and writing this book, Samia Khatun received funding from various bodies. These included an Australian Postgraduate Award and the Endeavour Asia Research Fellowship awarded by the ...

Pohela Baisakh this year will be celebrated on Tuesday, April 15.Bengali New Year, Pohela Baisakh, is celebrated with great zeal, pomp, and show in Bengal, Tripura, and Bangladesh. It marks the first ...