165th The birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore is being celebrated with various programs across the country. Tagore, a great figure of Bengali literature, was born on 25 Baishakh, 1268 (7 May, 1861) in Jorasanko Haveli, Kolkata. A poet, philosopher, playwright and painter, he is one of the most influential cultural figures in South […]
Subrata Ghosh Roy, Aranya Spondan Bhadura, Tista Dey, Indrani Lahiri, Sukanya Roy, Debjani Biswas and Manirul Islam, among others, recited Nazrul's poems. Poets Muztaba Al Mamun, Alamgir Rahman, Prabir Ghosh Roy, Samima Malik, Liton Rakib, Md Hasanuzzaman, Zakir Hussain, Shahjahan Shaju and Arfina presented their self-composed poems. The programme was moderated by Udar Akash editor-poet […]
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 […]
47th The death anniversary of Kazi Nazrul Islam, the national poet widely respected for his immense contribution to Bengali literature, is being observed across the country today. sunday. Kazi Nazrul Islam, also known as the ‘rebel poet’, is considered a pioneer in Bengali literature. their 47 pointsth On the death anniversary, many organizations and institutions […]
Last year, new internal displacements from conflict rose to 28.3 million – nearly double the number from a year earlier and more than three times the annual average over the past decade. Eight million were forced from their homes by Pakistan’s monstrous floods, in addition to the 17 million displaced inside Ukraine last year. Sub-Saharan […]