Passing by another stall, I saw many new faces, some of them new poets, budding fiction writers and so on. I stopped and started checking some books. A seller said, it has very nice poems, ma’am, please check. I turned the page and found it was fiction, maybe a thriller. I asked, “Really, which one […]
Whenever there has been a period of transition in the life of a Bengali, he has chosen various spheres of culture as a means of protest, struggle and agitation. The feeling of motherland that started awakening in Bengal after the Sepoy Revolution of 1857 found expression through various patriotic songs. Protest mass culture has given […]
“Bangladesh once again expresses grave concern over such a heinous act of desecration of the sacred values and religious symbols of Muslims around the world,” said a press release from the Ministry of External Affairs. The release said Dhaka urged all concerned to refrain from such undue provocations and Islamophobia for harmony and peaceful coexistence.
“Covid-19 and the global pandemic have created a health crisis. Now it has become an economic one and that will be the focus of my government,” Hipkins said. He also announced that the country would have Pacific Island native Carmel Sepuloni as its first deputy prime minister. Sepuloni, 46, entered parliament in 2008 and has […]
Libraries are rare in rural areas of Pakistan, and the few that do exist in urban centers are often poorly stocked and infrequently used. In Darra Adamkhel, it began in 2018 as a secluded reading room with Muhammad’s personal collection, above one of the hundreds of gun shops in the central bazaar. “You could say […]
Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav also participated in the program virtually. He said that river cruise MV Ganga Vilas would visit Buxar, Chhapra, Patna, Munger, Sultanganj and Kahalgaon in the state. Tejashwi Yadav said, “Tourists will be accorded a traditional welcome at each port and will be taken on a tour of historical places.” […]
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