Polli Kobi Jasim Uddin
Bimal Guha :Jasim Uddin (1903-1976), poet and litterateur, was born on 1st January in 1903 at his maternal uncle’s home in Tambulkhana, Faridpur. His father...
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Novelist Shawkat Osman
Syed Azizul Huq :Shawkat Osman (1917-1998), educationist, novelist, short story writer, was born on 2nd January in 1917 in Hughli, West Bengal, India. His real...
Poet, essayist Khondakar Ashraf Hossain
Literature Desk :Khondakar Ashraf Hossain (4 January 1950-16 June 2013) was a leading post-modernist poet, essayist, translator and editor of Bangladesh. Early life and educationHe...
POEM: Numbers
-Gazi Abdulla-hel BaquiNumbers are one and numeral within ten,Mathematics of life is solved by these symbols,When dropped from mouth and poured from pen,Numbers come flowing...
Writer, scholar J R R Tolkien
Wayne G Hammond :JR R Tolkien, in full John Ronald Revel Tolkien, (born January 3, 1892, Bloemfontein, South Africa-died September 2, 1973 Bournemouth, Hampshire, England),...
Poet Kumudranjan Mallik
Wakil Ahmed :Kumudranjan Mallik (1883-1970), poet and educationist, was born on 3rd March 1883 in the district of Burdwan. His father was Purnachandra Mallik. Kumudranjan...
Novelist J D Salinger
Literature Desk :With his landmark novel Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger (1919-2010) was an influential 20th-century American writer. He was a literary giant. His...
Children’s writer Ekhlasuddin Ahmed
Literature Desk :Ekhlasuddin Ahmed (15 December 1940-24 December 2014) was a Bangladeshi children’s writer. He was awarded the Ekushey Padak, one of the highest civilian...
Novelist Sarder Jayenuddin
Mohammad Daniul Huq :Sarder Jayenuddin (1918-1986) fiction writer, was born in a peasant family in the village of Kamarhati in Pabna. His real name was...
Novelist F Scott Fitzgerald
Literature Desk :Novelist F Scott Fitzgerald (24 September 1896-21 December 1940) born at 1st Paul, Minnesota, is known for his turbulent personal life and his...
Poet, writer Mahbub-ul-Alam Chowdhury
Nasrin Akhter :Mahbub-ul-Alam Chowdhury (1927-2007) was a poet, journalist, writer and activist of the Bengali Language Movement and also composer of the first poem on...
Litterateur, educationist Roquiah Sakhawat Hossain
Shahida Akhter :Loquiah Sakhawat Hossain, (1880-1932) litterateur, educationist, social reformer, played a pioneering role in awakening Muslim women. She was born on 9 December 1880...