Teach children 21st century skills early in life
Duncan Wilson :e often hear the term ‘21st century skills’ in the context of jobs or recruitment. But what exactly are these skills? These are...
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My brothers’ blood spattered 21 February
Literature Desk :amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano (My brothers’ blood Spattered) is a Bengali song written by Abdul Gaffar Choudhury to mark the Bengali Language Movement...
Litterateur Kazi Akram Hossain
Badiuzzaman :azi Akram Hossain, (1896-1963) educationist and litterateur, was born in the village of Paigram in Kasba. He took MA in English (1920) from Presidency...
Writer and preacher Shaikh Jamiruddin
Muhammad Shamsul Alam :haikh Jamiruddin, (1870-1937) writer and Islamic preacher, was born on 28th January 1870 at Garadobe Bahadurpur village in Gangni Upazila in Meherpur...
Novelist Syed Muztaba Ali
Nurur Rahman Khan :yed Muztaba Ali, (1904-1974), was an educationist, novelist and short story writer. He was born on 13 September 1904 at his father’s...
Book Review
Ontorer Ontoraler Ponktimala(Verses from Inner of the heart)byMahmuda Dewan [Publisher: Sayeed Ahmed Anis, Kalantor Prokashoni, C/31, Zakir Hossain Road, Block-E Mohammadpur, Dhaka-1207. Published on 9th...
POEMS
The old man and my dream -Moniruddin Yusuf I knew an old man a long time ago. He used to walk every afternoon attired by long white...
Great novelist Charles Dickens
Literature Desk :harles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the...
Book Review
Nazrul: Tanr Somokale(Nazrul and his contemporary)by Dr Anwarul KarimPublisher: Eftakher Rasul George, Nawroze Sahitya Samvar/Nasas, Dhaka, 46, PK Ray Road, Banglabazar, Dhaka-1100. 1st print: Janurary...
Novelist Hasan Azizul Huq
Literature Desk :asan Azizul Huq (born 2 February 1939) is a Bangladeshi short-story writer and novelist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1999 and Bangla...
Doyen of journalists: Mahbubul Alam
Mohammad Amjad Hossain :ince departure from this materialistic world on 6 June of 2014 I would like to recall Mr Mahbubul Alam’s excellent performances as...
He swallowed a toothpick It could have killed him
Denise Grady :young man nearly lost his life to a toothpick he didn’t even know he had swallowed, according to a harrowing report published Wednesday...