Named after British district collector Nisbet, who supported the craft from 1830, shatranji weaving spread across Rangpur district and was declared a Geographical Indication (GI) product in 2021; today roughly 50,000 people, 95% of them women, are involved in its production.
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Louis Kahn's monumental concrete masterpiece, considered one of the 20th century's great architectural achieve…
A UNESCO World Heritage site — the ruins of the largest Buddhist monastery south of the Himalayas.
A narrow strip of land leased by India, connecting mainland Bangladesh to an Indian-enclosed enclave.