And yet, paradoxically, Bangladeshi music now travels farther than ever before. Independent artists and bands—from Pritom Hasan and Masha to Ashes and Bangla Five—are gaining international visibility.

Music matters to every society, but particularly in Bangladesh, music has played a prominent role in various struggles for freedom ...

“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 ...

Without these cultural interventions, it is hard to imagine how the world might have recognised our struggle as its own. Art endures because it does what politics alone cannot: it fixes memory, ...

The song, 'Amar Sonar Bangla,' celebrates the land of Bengal and shows the love for the homeland. On the other hand, 'Vande ...

HUDSON — For more than two decades the Bangladesh community has thrived in the city of Hudson, entwining its culture into the fabric of the city’s diversity. On Saturday, the second annual Bangladeshi ...