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Nazrul: The universal literary Rebel

Afroza Bilkis :urely being a man of literature is challenging, but even more difficult is to become a literary leader. A leader never asks people to join him, but wherever he goes people follow...

Keep fit in Ramzan

Fahmida Hashem :amzan 2019 was started and fasts will last over 18 hours on some days, making it all the more important to look after your health if you are fasting. The holy month...

Poet Sukanta Bhattacharya

Poet Sukanta Bhattacharya

Anik Mahmud :oet Sukanta Bhattacharya (1926-1947), Marxist poet, was born on 15 August 1926 at his maternal uncle’s home in Kolkata. His paternal home was in Kotalipara in Faridpur. His father Nibaranchandra Bhattacharya was...

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A poem for 1st May-Sukanta BhattacharyaRed fire flames had spread from one skyline to another,What more can it be while living a dog’s life? How long will you be pleasedAt all the scraps of others?Express...

Novelist Shawkat Osman

Syed Azizul Huq :hawkat Osman (1917-1998), educationist, novelist, short story writer, was born on 2 January 1917 in the district of Hughli, Paschimbongo, India. His real name was Sheikh Azizur Rahman; Shawkat Osman was...

Great Poet Omar Khayyam

Great Poet Omar Khayyam

Literature Desk :mar Khayyam, Arabic in full Ghiyath al-Din Abu al-Fat Umar ibn Ibrahim al-Nisaburi al-Khayyami was born on May 18, 1048, in Neyshabur (also spelled Nishapur), Khorasan in northeastern Persia (now Iran). He...

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POEM

Short StoryJourney for turtleArisha Naveennce upon a time, there was a girl named Lily. At that time there were no iPhones, nothing to learn if animals were friendly or not, if plants were friendly...

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POEM

The Holy Ramzan-Anis FatemaThe whole world is enlightened as the Heavenly ‘Noor’ is on earth,The noblest desires are blended with joyous Muslims’ heart.Let us uphold the flag of whiteness as Ramzan arrives with the...