For more than two decades, Canadian singer and songwriter Avril Lavigne has maintained a powerful presence in the global music industry. In recent months she has returned to the centre of public attention through new musical releases, large-scale international concert tours, and a renewed wave of enthusiasm from her worldwide fan base. Once known as […]

Between 18 and 19 December 2025, two of Bangladesh’s most venerable cultural organisations, Chhayanaut and Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi, suffered arson attacks in Dhaka, shocking the nation and highlighting the deepening tensions between Islamic conservatism and Bengali cultural identity. The assaults occurred amid rising concerns that Islamist groups are seeking to suppress secular and cultural institutions. […]