'Gunmen stormed in shouting Allahu Akbar': Witness recounts Dhaka horror

“They stormed in shouting Allahu Akbar.” Sumon Reza, supervisor at the O’ Kitchen Restaurant, who escaped the gunmen after they stormed the Holey Artisan Bakery located in......

Two arrested in connection with Dhaka terror attack

  Two persons were arrested on Monday in connection with Bangladesh's worst terror attack at a café in Dhaka in which 22 people, mostly foreigners, were brutally killed by suspected......

Awami Legue politician 'stunned' by son's role in Dhaka attack

A Bangladeshi politician, whose son was one of the suspected Islamic State militants who slaughtered hostages at a cafe here, has said he was ‘stunned’ to learn about his son’s......

Dhaka terror attack: Anti-terrorism charges pressed against several suspects

Bangladesh on Tuesday pressed anti-terrorism charges against several suspects and identified the fifth assailant in the country's worst terror attack as authorities intensified efforts to unravel......

AMAZING FILMS, coming up!

Aseem Chhabra picks Indian and other South Asian gems at the Toronto International Film Festival. Priyanka Chopra was last seen in a Hindi film in 2016. In the three-and-a-half years since then,......

Can you watch 425 films in a year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020. IMAGE: Danesh Razvi and Tanya Maniktala in A Suitable Boy. It was the year of staying at home and watching films......

Remembering Football Legend Tulsidas Balaram

Tulsidas Balaram, who passed into the ages last week, was a member of the Indian football team which reached the semis at the Olympics and won an Asian Games gold medal. IMAGE: Tulsidas Balaram,......