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Folkloric Bangladesh

Dr. Ashraf Siddiqui :(From the previous issue)A number of folklore collectors were appointed by the Academy to work on the project in the regions rich in folklore. As a result, folklore materials of high...

Folkloric Bangladesh

Dr. Ashraf Siddiqui :Back of all literature stretches and unmapped and immeasurable world of oral tradition which may roughly be called Folklore. As in other countries in the world in Bangladesh also we can...

Book Review

Danobir Ragib Ali Gono Sombordhona Smarok (Recalling Mass-Reception of Magnanimous Ragib Ali). Editor : Abdul Hamid Manik. Associate Editor : Abdul Mukit Opy. Publisher : Dewan Taufik Majid Layek. Cover : Ranjan Das. Printing...

poem: Friend, I go with my age today

M. Mizanur Rahman : My friend, today I go with my age.I can’t help otherwise so long I live.Verily I know, I got little or no knowledge.Like me, my friend, that you also believe. I...

The Proverbs

Dr. Ashraf Siddiqui :Back of all written literature stretches an unmapped and immeasurable world of oral tradition which may roughly be called folklore. A proverb is an important branch in it – it is...

POEM: Mystery

Reza Sarwar : Mystery of self is absolute of which eternal secrecy of endless moments juxtaposed in the means of time beauteous and lovely. Who am I and where to go and where to...

Book Review: ‘Kaler Nirantar Jatra’

reflects the living memories of a former bureaucrat :Published by Palok Publishers. 179/3, Fakirerpool, Dhaka 1000. ISBN 9789849097143The author had the rare opportunity to closely observe the techniques and strategies how a developing nation...

Sthanio Sarkar Ain O Porjalochona

(Local Government Acts and its Review) :by Safiul Azam. Publisher: Mobarak Hossain, Munni Publication, 38/2Ka, Banglabazar, Dhaka. Published in Ekushey Boi Mela 2015. Cover: Farhan Shahriar, Price: 725 taka, US $: 40, Pages: 464.Strong...

Short Story: Reflexion

Abu Bakar Siddiquee :Prior to the eighties of twentieth century there was scarcity of shops in Dhaka city where one could buy gift items according to the nature and requirement of the ceremonies such...

POEM: An ode to freedom

Shamsur Rahman :Freedom, you’re Tagore’s timeless poetry and everlasting lyrics. Freedom, you’re Kazi Nazrul, the regally maned magnificent man, rapturous in creation, oh joy. Freedom, you’re the radiant gathering at Shahid Minar on Language...