But what’s a dictionary for?
(From previous issue)Consider the word fetch, meaning to “go get and bring to.” Until recently a standard word of full dignity (“Fetch me, I pray...
Literature
Book Review
Case Management and Court Administration in Bangladesh By Dr. Md. AkhtaruzzamanAdditional District and Session Judge“Justice delayed is justice denied” is a common proverb not only...
Poem
Haiku :Ashraful Musaddeq Waiting good nighttime everyone sweet dream is on the pillow waiting for sunrise Wish grief and anguish two petals of lovely plant...
Madhusudan Datta
Michael Madhusudan Datta (born Jan. 25, 1824, Sagardari, Bengal, died June 29, 1873, Calcutta a great poet and dramatist was the first great poet of...
Researcher M. Akbar Ali Ali Nawaz
M. Akbar, Ali (1911-2001) was an educationist, researcher and writer. Akbar Ali was born on 1 March 1911, in the Gopalpur village of Sujanagar upazila,...
Paul Eluard : Poet of change
On December 14, 1895, Paul Eluard was born as Eugene Grindel on the outskirts of Paris. He was an excellent student as a young boy,...
But what’s a dictionary for?
Bergen Evans :Mr. Evans position is that the dictionary neither snickers nor denounces. It records. He finds the Third International a modern scientific work to...
The old gentleman
Gilbert Highet : (From previous issue)He rarely saw his land and seldom visited his home. His Christmases were formal and public; brilliant, but not warm;...
Poem
Holy touch :Shamsul Alam Belal When a touchstone touches a metal,It becomes a piece of gold, When a butterfly sits on a rose petal, It...
The old gentleman
Gilbert Highet :The old gentleman was riding round his land. He had retired several years ago, after a busy career; but farming was what he...
In memorial
Journalist Sayed Eqbal Rezvi :Sayeda Dolly EqbalYesterday, the 15th January was the 4th death anniversary of my father Sayed Eqbal Rezvi, a renowned journalist of...
Jasim Uddin : Poet of folk lyrics
M. Mizanur Rahman :(From previous issue)‘He collected more than 10,000 folk songs, some of which has been included in his song compilations Jari Gaan and...