Abu Bakar Siddiquee :Prior to the eighties of twentieth century there was scarcity of shops in Dhaka city where one...
by Md Maiz Uddin :Published by Ramshankar Debanath, Bivas, 68-69 Pearidas Road (Rumi Market) Shop No 10, Banglabazar, Dhaka. Publication:...
When Toni Morrison received the Pulitzer Prize in 1988 for her fifth novel, Beloved, the award brought her the national...
Rummana Chowdhury :(From the prvious issue)Inside the cage is an unknown bird how does he come and go? The world consists of how many ways when the call comes the unknown birds in the cage will fly away. This World is a fake prison. No one belongs to the other. Everything is false is false”. We discover Lalon Shah more and more with each passing day. It was the age of Calligraphy then. It is the finest form of art...
I travelled amongunknown menWilliam Wordsworth I travelled among unknown men, In lands beyond the sea; Nor, England ! did I know till then What love I bore to thee. ‘Tis past, that melancholy dream! Nor will I quit thy shore A second time : for still I seem To love thee more and more. Ainong thy mountains did I feel The joy of my desire; And she I cherished turned her wheel Beside an English fire. Thy mornings showed thy nights...
Written by Dr Syed Muntasir Mamun :“Blockchains : Gaming and Collusion : A Reading in Political Economy” by Dr Syed...
Poet Farrukh Ahmad M. Mizanur Rahman Farrukh, you are Ahmad-e-Muhammad, ever responding to the call of Islam, ever awaken being the standard bearer of Islam. Holding you in our memory, we salute you, O the courageous soldier. You had neither bowed down to falsehood nor defeated by anyone. Nazrul questioned, “Where’s that Musalman who has got complete faith in Islam?” We know that you are that great faithful who brings forth the very essence of Islam in Bengali literary works. You...
Mohammad Daniul Huq and Aminur Rahman : (From the previous issue) The efforts at writing Bangla plays in the first phase on the basis of contemporary period and society continued with vigour in the second phase. The plays in this phase were varied and tried to portray the social realities. Several of Munier Chowdhury’s powerful plays, including some translated works, were published at this time. Munier Chowdhury’s Dandakaranya (1966) was written on the subject of contemporary society. His play Chithi...
The last Prophet Rasulullah (Sm)M. Mizanur Rahman You are the Prophet of the entire humankind.It’s evident in the history of the worldthat you worked for the welfare of mankind undistinguished around the world. You propagated the religion of peace that is Islam.Where there’s no distinction between man and man along with the equal rights of the woman.Hats off! Oh the emancipator of mankind with equal rights! You never admit violence towards propagation of peaceBecause the strong moral conscience for love of mankind...
-Tahia TabassumI want to say you something, A silent untold deep story, To let see the wound in everything, I suppose to lock it with a key. A golden wound is here inside me To make my breathing alive. To make the balance with the death will be-To stop the running knife. A very simple wound that is, A special love to be hidden. I sometimes try to protect the kiss, A memory to preserve golden. A deep untold silent story it...
Dr Muhammad Abdul Mazid :he Bengali Language Movement which gave birth the incidence of 21st February in 1952, popularly known...
J J O’Connor and E F Robertson :(From the previous issue)From around 1022 Mahmud’s armies began to have success in...