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In 1898, Tolstoy wrote Father Sergius, a work of fiction in which he seems to criticize the beliefs that he developed following his spiritual conversion. The following year, he wrote his third lengthy novel, Resurrection. While the work received some prai

Most acclaimed novels of Tolstoy

Literature Desk :Leo Tolstoy wrote the acclaimed novels War and Peace, Anna Karenina and The Death of Ivan Ilyich, and ranks among the world’s top writers.In the 1860s, he wrote his first great novel,...

Language veteran writer Muhammad Nurul Haque

Language veteran writer Muhammad Nurul Haque

Rokeya Khatun Rubee :Muhammad Nurul Haque (1907-1987) writer, social and cultural activist, was born on 19 March 1907 at village Dasghar in Bishwanath upazila of Sylhet district. Nurul Haque got his early education at...

POEM: The ultimate love story

POEM: The ultimate love story

-Tahia TabassumIt’s a long time since You were my closest comrade. I tried to make myself understand, You made it pretty, ahead. It’s a long space somehow, I stood there to give you bow....

Elegiac poem Marsiya

Literature Desk :AMarsiya is an elegiac poem written to commemorate the martyrdom and valour of Husain ibn Ali (Ra) and his comrades of the Karbala. Marsiyas are essentially religious. The word Marsiya is derived...

Book Review: Dristikon

by Mustak Ahmed :Dristikon is the first collection of poems by Mustak Ahmed. 54 poems written in his early stage have been compiled. Normally in early stage a poet usually writes verses on love,...

A historic English country home and cottage in Kent

Weekend Plus Desk :Location: Kent, United KingdomPrice: £1.65 million (US$2.099 million)This historic country estate comprises an impressive main house, called Dower House, and a romantic English cottage outbuilding, known as Bothy Cottage. Built in...

Overcome your depression

Md Altaf Hussain :There are times in life when you feel like things will never get better and that your feelings of depression will never end. What can you do at those times when...