Literature Desk :Edgar Allan Poe’s (1809-1849) stature as a major figure in world literature is primarily based on his ingenious...
Between the linesM. Mizanur Rahman “When the lamp is shatteredThe light in the dust lies dead. When the cloud is scatteredThe rainbow’s glory is shed.” – P.B. Shelley Since I left you you must have forgotten melike a person is laid to the grave! What death’s reason would be? How funny we are a few yards away from the grave, forgetting one another?Meaningfully death is away from the brave....
-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...
Bangabandhuke Nibedito Padaboli (Poems dedicated to Bangabandhu, the Father of the Nation, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman) edited by Milon Sabysachee. Published by Malek Mahmud, Siddikia Publications, 38/3, Banglabazar, Dhaka-1100. Cover Design by Hashem Khan. Price : Taka-550/- As many as two hundred and thirty seven poets of Bangladesh have ventured to dedicate poem each one respectively paying homage to the father of the Nation with due regards along with the mourning image in this recent publication Bangabandhuke Nibedito Podaboli.It is needless...
Literature Desk :Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) was the pen name of Charles L Dodgson, author of the children’s classics Alice’s Adventures...
Publisher : Choudhury Jebin Rabbani, 12 Henry Street, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, U.K. Cover : Qayyum Chowdhury. Printer : Mudronbid Computer...
Dr. Md. Shairul Mashreque :We still remember Mohammed Rafi as a legendary singer all with his golden voice. His voice...
Poet, novelist and essayist Louis Aragon’s (1897-1982) original surname is Andrieux. He is a founder of Surrealism with Paul Eluard,...
I, the old man and my dream(Bridhyo ami o swopon)Moniruddin Yusuf I knew an old man a long time ago. He used to walk every afternoonattired by long white dress.I knew him. He had some apathy towards lifewith shattered dream. Yet a smile flickers at his lipson the fall of the evening and the scented breeze around him condensed like the mist.He would go across his ageand get in himself among the younger ones at quick steps.The people say, as...
A parting It was no passing encounter on the street, dear friend. It was no momentary conversation on the side-walk. It was no casual handclasp at the sudden close of a trip . You came close to our soul unfolding yourself moment by moment. You came not as a conqueror but as a comrade. With your smile you won our hearts. You did not occupy the throne and become a king You entrenched yourself in our hearts and became a...
Mohammad Daniul Huq and Aminur Rahman :Madhusudan was followed by Dinabandhu Mitra whose Nildarpan (1860) has considerable historical value as it depicts the merciless exploitation of Bengali farmers by English indigo traders. The play played a significant role in ending indigo cultivation. Two other playwrights who made significant contributions were Dwijendra Lal Roy and Girish Chandra Ghosh (1844-1912).The first Muslim playwright was Golam Husain whose play Hadjvalani was printed in 1864. It was not a complete play, but rather a...
Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain, (9 December 1880 – 9 December 1932), popularly known as Begum Rokeya was a leading feminist writer and social worker in undivided Bengal during the early 20th century. She is most famous for her efforts on behalf of gender equality and other social issues. She established the first school aimed primarily at Muslim girls, which still exists today. Begum Rokeya also wrote short stories and novels. Her important works are Sultana’s Dream and Padmarag.She was born...