In a traditional Lohri song about a folk hero, echoes of Punjab’s ongoing struggle for a fair deal

Each year on the Punjabi festival of Lohri, peanut shells fly into the bonfire, challenging the biting January cold. “Uddam aa, dalidarr jaa,” elders recite a couplet. “Dalidarr di jarh chulle paa!” Throw the very roots of apathy into the fire, may it be replaced by fiery effort! Youngsters dance to tunes they fancy but […]

Bangladesh Forum Qatar plans global garments fair

Bangladesh Forum Qatar plans global garments fair  12 Jan 2021 – 9:11 Ambassador of Bangladesh to Qatar, Md. Jashim Uddin (left), with Bangladesh Forum Qatar (BFQ) President Mohammad Shafiqul Islam, during the BFQ’s Members’ Night at the Sheraton Doha on Sunday. The Bangladesh Forum Qatar (BFQ) is planning to hold a large-scale international garments fair […]