Epic Poet Michael Madhusudan Dutt
Dulal Bhowmik :Michael Madhusudan Dutt (1824-1873), epic poet and playwright, was born on 25 January, 1824 in a landed family in the village of Sagardari in Jashore. His father, Rajnarayan Dutt, was a law...
Literature
POEM: We have to be like bee
-Tahia TabassumYou were in a chronic,Living this life is not ironic.Jump a step and see,We all have to be like bee. Too much sensitivity around,The habitation is not the ground.The secret energy is there...
Novelist Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Syed Azizul Huq :Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay (1876-1938), novelist, was born in Debanandapur under Hughli district on 15 September 1876. His early years were spent at his maternal uncle’s home in Bhagalpur. In 1894, Sharat...
POEM: Ode to Man
-Farah Naz Oh, Men I wish you knew how I admire to see you!When I am your daughter I want you to feel I am that part of your life You took pride in...
A major figure in world literature: Edgar Allan Poe
Literature Desk :Edgar Allan Poe’s (1809-1849) stature as a major figure in world literature is primarily based on his ingenious and profound short stories, poems, and critical theories, which established a highly influential rationale...
Justice Muhammad Habibur Rahman
Muazzam Hussain Khan :Justice Muhammad Habibur Rahman (1928-2014), educationist and a thoughtful writer, was born on 3rd December in 1928 at village Dayarampur in Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad in West Bengal, India. His father...
Book Review: Bhenge Jawa Swopner Kotha
Bhenge Jawa Swopner Kotha is a memorable book of writer-journalist Jamaluddin Jamal. The content of the book lies on its title. In this Jamaluddin has described his childhood, adolescence and youth in a very...
Natyacharya Selim Al Deen
Saymon Zakaria :Selim Al Deen (1949-2008), playwright, teacher, was born on 18 August, 1949 in the village Senerkhil under coastal Sonagazi upazila, Feni. His father Mofizuddin Ahmed was a Deputy Superintendent of Customs. His...
POEM: The Brook
– Lord Tennyson I come from haunts of coot and hern, I make a sudden sally And sparkle out among the fern, To bicker down a valley. By thirty hills I hurry down, Or slip between...
POEM: Love! A symbol of peace
-Mohammad Mamun MiaLove! Love! Love! You are my Love It may be a bluff; Everything in the world is very tough. Give and take is the go of the world; In oyster now isn’t...
Nobel Laureate Poet T S Eliot
Literature Desk :TS Eliot (September 26, 1888-January 4, 1965) was renowned for his literary criticism as he was for his poetry. He was a groundbreaking 20th-century Poet who is known widely for his work...
In quest of reading
Faruque Ahmed :In my secondary school days in the early 1960s, apart from reading textbooks, I developed a deep fascination for reading books including novels, short stories, fictions, poems, thrillers and so on. This...