In the Dakhni qasida, Nusrati changes the rhyme scheme after a sequence of four to five couplets. A closer look at the manuscript reveals that no expense was spared in its creation. The gifted ...

This is a loose translation of a melodious Urdu poem that once used to reverberate through the empty lanes of old Dhaka deep into the Ramadan night. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google ...

Assalaamu alaykum. I asked this question before but I was told to clarify it. So, basically, I wanted to know whether if one read some defenses or justifications of the Qasida Burda, accepting it as ...

Bangladeshi documentary film "Qasida of Dhaka" will be screened on June 25 at the Glimps of South Asia Film Festival of Fachschaftsrat, University of Heidelberg, Germany. Directed by Anarya Murshid, ...