Culture and Media
Invoking Victory in the Spirit of Boishakh
by Zahida Parvez Chhanda (Dhaka Bureau) On Tuesday, with the rising sun of the New Year, Bengali New Year-1433 was celebrated across Bangladesh with unique enthusiasm. This year’s festivities were not limited to welcoming the season; they evolved into a…
NCCA Gallery Presents the In-Sight Exhibition for April
From Thought to Form. You can experience how abstract ideas take tangible form in In-Sight—an exhibition by the SeekArt Collective at the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Gallery, running from April 13 to 30 in Intramuros, Manila.…
Attacks on Media and Journalists: Strangling the Freedom of Expression
by Jag Mohan Thaken UNESCO Director-General, Khaled El-Enany, on April 8, 2026, while condemning the killing of journalist Juan David Gámez in Mexico, said, “I condemn the killing of Juan David Gámez and call for a thorough investigation into his…
Toxics Watchdog Reminds Consumers to Choose Safe Swimming Floater Toys for Kids
With the heat index on the rise, swimming activities at beaches and pools have become a popular and enjoyable way for the public, especially kids, to cope with the scorching heat. However, toxic watchdog BAN Toxics reminds the public to…
Cuba After Castro: New Documentary Features Exclusive Interview with Cuban President Díaz-Canel
BreakThrough News announces the New York City premiere of Cuba After Castro, a landmark documentary featuring the first and only interview Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has ever conducted with a U.S. journalist. The film will premiere on Wednesday, April 16,…
INI-ININ exhibit opens at NCCA Gallery, reflects on Gen Z adulthood shaped by the pandemic
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Gallery formally opened INI-ININ on April 6, 2026, presenting a compelling exhibition by Butil Collective. On view until April 30, the exhibit reflects on the lived realities of Generation Z as…
DRU Demands Justice for Journalist Couple Sagar-Runi’s Murder from Bangladesh’s New Democratic Government
by Sheikh Mohammad Arif (Dhaka Bureau) The Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU), the leading organization of professional journalists in Bangladesh, has issued a fresh and urgent call to the newly formed democratic government to ensure justice for the brutal murder of…
The World in Conflict — and Women at the Center
by Dimitra Staikou On March 16, 2026, in Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan, at least eight women lost their lives and dozens more were injured when the roof of a building collapsed as they had gathered to receive state financial aid.…
“Bombshell” opens the International Uranium Film Festival in Chicago, April 24
Press Release – Fifteen years ago, in May 2011, the International Uranium Film Festival (IUFF) was held for the first time in Rio de Janeiro and quickly gained worldwide recognition. Now, the film festival, dedicated to the atomic age, kicks…
The world that has already changed and the institutions that do not exist
Technological acceleration has fractured historical time between regions of the world. While the East integrates, executes and organizes, the West debates, regulates and arrives late. In that vacuum, new international structures are beginning to emerge that no longer respond to…
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