His demise has created a wave of mourning in the art, literature and cultural world of Kolkata. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as well as poets, writers and other eminent people of Kolkata have expressed their condolences. In her condolence message, Mamata wrote, “I am deeply saddened by the demise of the renowned writer […]
Well, he isn't. In fact, there are instances in which Mrs. Bennet calls other girls ordinary. Mary Bennet, the middle Miss Bennet, is also described as plain. Charlotte is not the only obvious example of being “just fine”, but she is the example that is most prevalent besides Mary Bennet. Charlotte was not created as […]
Mentioning that mother tongue is most important for education, the government head said, “That is what I believe. If one gets education through his mother tongue, it will be very easy to get that education, to know that education, to understand that education.” However, he added that there is also a need to learn more […]
Zakir Talukdar said that along with everything else, he also sent a letter explaining the reasons for returning the award. Where the reason for returning the prize is given. Zakir Talukdar wins Bangla Academy Award for his book ‘Muslim Mangal’ Speaking about Zakir Talukdar returning the award, Bangla Academy director general poet Muhammad Nurul Huda […]
Lynch’s book is set in Dublin in a near-future version of Ireland. It tells the story of the struggles of a mother of four who tries to save her family from dictatorship. There are no paragraph breaks in the novel, which is Lynch’s fifth. Canadian novelist Esi Edugyan, who chaired the five-member judging panel, called […]
The Swedish Academy on Thursday awarded the Nobel Literature Prize to Norwegian playwright John Fosse, whose plays are among the most widely staged of any contemporary playwright in Europe. “He was honored for his innovative plays and prose that give voice to the unspoken,” the Swedish Academy said.
Poet Asad Chaudhary has passed away. He breathed his last in a hospital in Toronto, Canada. The poet’s youngest son, Zarif Chowdhury, confirmed the matter in a message to Prothom Alo. “Abu passed away at Oshawa Lakeridge Hospital in Toronto. He passed away at 3:00 a.m. Thursday,” Zarif Chowdhury said, messaging Prothom Alo on WhatsApp […]
Despite centuries of injustice and deprivation, tribal people have opened up horizons of possibilities before them. On 13 February 2008, then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, on behalf of the entire country, made a formal apology to Aboriginal people for their ‘past mistreatment’. In fact, new plans have also been adopted along with special allocations for […]
The nation is all set to observe ‘Amar Ekushi and International Mother Language Day’ on Tuesday to pay homage to the martyrs of the language movement who made the supreme sacrifice for the mother tongue on February 21, 1952. The Ministry of Cultural Affairs presents the award with a gold medal, a certificate of honor […]
“I find that the places and people I write about are interesting to me because I am familiar [with them] And I know about it. I don’t rub shoulders with heroes, but I rub shoulders with people who go about their lives knowing and coping. Through novels such as “Paradise”, “By the Sea” and “Desertion”, […]
Senjuti Saha and Zunaid Ahmed Palak talk about digital advancement and innovative technologies of Bangladesh. Other seasons that followed included ‘The Hungry Tide’ with Amitabh Ghosh; Film screening of ‘Chapar Mukhe Shangbadikota’, ‘Kathal’ with Zulfiqar Russell, Mustafiz Shafi and others and Goofy Puppet Show for kids. Babita Rani Das Babita Rani Das, accompanied by her […]
Bangla Academy organised the commemorative assembly in honour of the not long ago defunct National Professor Kabir Chowdhury upon Dec seventeen during Rabindra Chattar in the academy. Justice Habibur Rahman; Professor Emeritus Anisuzzaman; Nazrul exponent Rafiqul Islam; former Vice Chancellor of Rabindra Bharati University, Dr. Pabitra Sarkar; bard as great as producer Syed Shamsul Haq; […]
