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Book Review: A Gipsy Daughter

by Md Maiz Uddin :Published by Ramshankar Debanath, Bivas, 68-69 Pearidas Road (Rumi Market) Shop No 10, Banglabazar, Dhaka. Publication: February, 2020. Cover: Author. Available at Chirodin Prokashoni, Matigondha. www.rokomari. com. http://rokomari.com/bivas/matigondha.In the flap...

POEMS: Ekushey February

-Mohammad Nurul Huda :This is the Ekushey day-recalling the 21st of February The day when a stirred-up race erupted incandescently And till now, that day in Bengali minds shines brilliantly. It’s a day for morning...

Kabir Chowdhury had his early education at home under his father's supervision. Later he completed his Matriculation from Dhaka Collegiate School in 1938 and IA from Dhaka Intermediate College in 1940 achieving first division and scholarship in both. He

Educationist, writer Kabir Chowdhury

Shawkat Hussain :Kabir Chowdhury (1923-2011), National Professor, academician, writer, cultural and social activist, was born on 9 February 1923 in Brahmanbaria. His father was Khan Bahadur Abdul Halim Chowdhury and mother Umme Kabir Afia...

Poet Abu Zafar Obaidullah

Aminur Rahman :Abu Zafar Obaidullah was a (1934-2001) poet, litterateur and civil servant. Born on 8 February 1934 in Baherchar-Kshudrakathi village under Babuganj upazila of Barisal, he got his primary education in Mymensingh where...

Novelist Charles Dickens

Literature Desk :He was a novelist, journalist, editor, illustrator and social commentator who wrote such beloved classic novels as Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, Nicholas Nickleby, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities and...

Fiction writer Lewis Carroll

Literature Desk :Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) was the pen name of Charles L Dodgson, author of the children’s classics Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. Lewis Carroll was an English fiction writer who...

POEM: A pigeon is lamenting

–Gazi Abdulla-hel Baqui Come with me to the war field,Ah! See the scenes of the dark knowledge,Bornout of the mortal frowning.Brothers and friends, mothers and sisters,Relations and creations, fowls and animals,All are wallowing and...

Novelist Jane Austen

Literature Desk :Jane Austen (1775-1817) was a Georgian era author, best known for her social commentary in novels including Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice and Emma.While not widely known in her own time,...

Monajatuddin started journalism from his student life but his career in journalism started with Bogra Bulletin in the 1960s. After Independence, he launched the publication of Dainik Rangpur. But it was closed due to lack of advertisement and sponsorship.

Journalist, writer Monajatuddin

Muhammad Maniruzzaman :Monajatuddin (1945-1995) was a journalist and writer. He was born at Keranipara of Rangpur town in 1945. His father was Alimuddin and mother Motijannesa. He passed Matriculation from Rangpur Kolashranjon School and...

In October 1816, Byron and John Hobhouse sailed for Italy. Along the way he portrayed the experiences in his greatest poem, 'Don Juan.' The poem was a witty and satirical change from the melancholy of 'Childe Harold' and revealed other sides of Byron

Poet, playwright Lord Byron

Literature Desk :Poet, playwright (1788-1824) Lord Byron is regarded as one of the greatest British poets and is best known for his brilliant use of the English language.He was one of the leading figures...

POEMS: Two poems of Ahmad Ali

1. My greenish-dark bird She is not far from her birth-placebut on the bank of Kopotakkho river,  and nobody knew that I loved her. When she often sings  the sweetest songs on the bank of...

POEMS: On Haiku

– Gazi Abdulla-hel Baqui1 My mind pens haiku as haiku haunts the heart to bloom and to colour. 2 Giraffe neck haiku pulls the highest than all souls ever seen on earth. 3 When...