Poem
Pablo Neruda I do not love you…I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.I love you as certain dark things are to...
Literature
Bangla literature through ages
Mohammad Daniul Huq and Aminur Rahman : (From the previous issue) Although Fort William College helped develop Bangla prose through the preparation of Bangla textbooks, later textbooks were written at the initiative of Calcutta...
Book Review: Selected Poems of Muhammad Samad
This is a collection of English translation of selected poems by Muhammad Samad (of Bangladesh) who has earned considerable fame here over time for both his poetry and various sorts of activism. As we...
Bangla literature through ages
Mohammad Daniul Huq and Aminur Rahman :Bangla literature dates back to the 7th century at least and it may be divided into three main periods: ancient, medieval, and modern. The different periods may be...
Book Review
Breaking the Paddle : Ending School Corporal Punishmentby Dr. Nadine A. Block Award-winning book claims corporal punishment creates an abhorrent society A best-selling controversial book that calls for a ban on corporal punishment to...
Farrukh Ahmad : Poet of humanism
Anik Mahmud :Farrukh Ahmad (1918-1974) was a poet and author of juvenile literature. He was born on 10 June, 1918 at Majhail village of Sreepur upazila of Magura district. His father, Khan Sahib Syed...
Poem
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...
Nazrul’s illustrious career in music
Sadya Afreen Mallick :IT is difficult to imagine a time when Kazi Nazrul Islam could have been locked away in a world of anonymity. Yet it is true that when he became involved in...
Children’s literature
Shaikh Ataur Rahman :Children’s Literature may be defined as literature composed for young readers and consisting of instructive and interesting stories, rhymes, and poems. Children’s literature is marked by linguistic simplicity, plenty of colourful...
Poems of Kazi Nazrul Islam
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...
Nazrul-the great composer
Mobarak Hossain Khan :I am speaking of our National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, one of the pioneers of Modern Bengali song. Classical music was always confirmed within the four walls of Gharana. Classical musicians...
Abul Fazal : Writer and educationist
Sayeda Banu :Abul Fazal (1903-1983) educationist and writer, was born on 1 July 1903 in the village of Keochia in the Satkania upazila of Chittagong district. His father, Moulvi Fazlur Rahman, was an Imam...