Perween Hasan, professor in the Department of Islamic History and Culture at Dhaka University, recently published her book Sultans and Mosques: The Early Muslim Architecture of Bangladesh (London: I.B.Tauris and Co Ltd).
Though the book originated as her doctoral thesis and is fairly technical in nature, with architectural terms and plans not easily accessible to [...]
Support the Initiative of SpaandanB Relief Efforts for Flood Victims in Bangladesh:
The flood situation in Bangladesh is grave and the flood victims need help. As in 2004, 1998, SpaandanB is raising funds to help the flood victims. SpandaanB chapters are actively working to raise funds for flood relief. As always, their goal is to maximize the benefit of [...]
Tigress Roar!
Player of the Tournament: Panna Ghosh (Bangladesh)
Wicket-keeper of the Tournament: Mina Khatun (Bangladesh)
Bangladesh overpowered Nepal by eight wickets to win the inaugural ACC Women’s Tournament in Johor Bahru. “It’s a victory for the whole nation and the cricket system,” said their captain Tajkia Akhtar. more
The following post is written by our reader and participant Himadri Ahsan.
When Rabeya came out into the yard carrying tea for the guests, without lifting her eyes she could feel the eyes set on her creamy dark skin so prominent against the synthetic crème sari that had not lost its magnificent paleness in 12 years. [...]
Written by our member and regular participant Shakila Hashem
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It was an evening to remember as singers, dancers, musicians and many other talents descended upon Manhattan to celebrate Adhunika’s five year anniversary. On Saturday, June 16, 2007 performers, artists and volunteers from several corners of the arrived at a local high school in New York City [...]
A teenage resident of one of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka’s poorest slums who transformed the area through concern for fellow residents is preparing to leave – as she is now to go to university.
Eighteen-year-old Doly Akter’s work in the slum to help improve health and education has been widely praised, even earning her the [...]
Tribute to Women of Bangladesh.
The Adhunika Foundation cordially invites you to a celebration of women at their fifth anniversary gala in New York.
Program includes Adhunika’s activities fair, get to know about organizations providing community outreach programs, join children’s activities – story telling and face painting, visit the craft and creative corner and support their work, [...]
Adhunika blog is launched with a mission to share knowledge among women from every walk of life. Sometime it would be in the form of sharing experience to find a feasible solution of a problem; sometime it would be in the form of professional consultation, which Adhunika group will arrange for its bloggers. Nevertheless, the intent of this blog always remains the same - to help and empower women through a common web-based platform....read more
