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The significance of May Day

Chris Remington :130 years have passed since the infamous Chicago Haymarket protests. On May 1, 1886, approximately 35,000 workers walked off their jobs, demanding the standardisation of eight-hour workdays. Many labor historians point to...

Origins of May Day

Origins of May Day

Eric Chase :Most people living in the United States know little about the International Workers’ Day of May Day. For many others there is an assumption that it is a holiday celebrated in state...

The study of folklore

Saifuddin Chowdhury :Folklore has developed into a discipline for academic study. Dan Ben-Amos, an American folklorist of international fame, defined folklore as “artistic communication in small groups.” This definition, though very short, has received...

Pahela Baishakh : The roots

Pahela Baishakh : The roots

Mohammad Shahidul Islam :Today, the nation celebrates Pahela Baishak, the first day of the Bengali New Year, with traditional pomp and splendour. People from all walks of life, dressed for the occasion, will enjoy...

Pahela Baishakh traditions

Mohammad Nurul Huda :The identity of a people is nowhere better reflected than in their inalienable cultural expressions created since antiquity. These expressions were handed down from one generation to another following oral tradition...

On a new year

On a new year

M. Mizanur Rahman :When a year ends, as it were, a new span of life expands touching another year.  But it does not mean that the old one is left aside. You cannot throwaway...

Bangladesh War of Independence

Bangladesh War of Independence

The Bangladesh War of Independence or the Bangladesh Liberation War refers to an armed conflict between West Pakistan (now Pakistan) and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) that lasted for roughly nine months in 1971. The...

Poem: Roar, O Freedom

Poem: Roar, O Freedom

Shamsur Rahman :What shall I do with the spring when I hear only the cuckoo moaning and cannot see gorgeous flowers blossom? What shall I do with the gardenWhere no birds ever pays a...