The arrest of a popular 'baul' singer and subsequent attacks on mystic minstrels in Bangladesh have sparked criticism, ...

Renowned Baul artistes Lata Dewan and Nayan Dewan engaged in the customary musical debate marked by counter-arguments and melodic exchanges ...

The interim government recently arrested the king of Baul music (Moharaja Abul Sarkar) after an Islamist extremist group ...

In a time of increasing religious polarisation worldwide, Bauls represent an alternative imagination. And they have shaped ...

The concert lineup features prominent artistes from the country’s music industry, including bands Level Five and Blue Jeans, ...

The detective branch of the police arrested popular 'baul' singer Abul Sarkar from a music show in western Madaripur on ...

At least 73 people, including 14 policemen, were killed, and dozens more were injured in violent clashes across Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh on the first day of the non-cooperation movement ...

Kaushik Hossain Taposh, chairman of the private TV channel Gaan Bangla, has been arrested in Uttara in an attempted murder case filed with Uttara East police station. Following his arrest, the ...

A court in Dhaka on Monday sent Gaan Bangla TV Chairman Kaushik Hossain Taposh to jail in an attempted murder case filed over an alleged attack on businessman Ishtiaque Mahmud during the ...

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Huge protests across Bangladesh escalated into deadly violence this week with clashes between students, pro-government supporters and armed police fueling widespread anger over civil service job ...