“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 ...

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.

In 2025, the worlds of arts, music, cinema, literature, and entertainment bid farewell to numerous celebrated artistes and cultural luminaries. This tribute honours those whose creative voices shaped ...

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, ...

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 ...

Coke Studio Bangla brings the musical magic of Coke Studio to Bangla Music. Coke Studio Bangla pays ode to the richness of Bangladeshi Music, while paves the way for global sound and musicians to pave ...

Acclaimed Bangladeshi music producer and owner of Oxirox LLC, Md Habibur Rahaman, known by his stage name Oxirox, has once again captivated the music world with his latest track Down. The song, which ...

Mubashar Hasan does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

A GROUP of young adults push cautiously through a rainforest. There is tension in their faces, even fear. Lush violins swell in the background. Tiny percussion notes add an element of discord as a ...

Muslim hard-liners’ threats have forced a shrine of the mystic Sufi branch of Islam to abandon the customary devotional music and dance program during its annual celebration. The shrine dedicated to ...