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A Bend in the River: Naipaul’s Critical vision of the Post-colonial world

The world is what it is; men who are nothing, who allow themselves to become nothing, have no place in it... Read More...

Poet Helal Hafiz hospitalized

Poet Helal Hafiz has been admitted to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in the capital on Wednesday evening. Confirming the matter, poet Helal Hafiz said that his physical condition has not been going well for a few days. Following the direction of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a car was sent from CMH to bring him there at around 6:00 pm on Wednesday. He will undergo some tests at the hospital. Read More...

Poet Nazrul Islam’s 123rd birth anniversary today

Today is the 123rd birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. The day is being celebrated across the country today (Wednesday) in a befitting manner. Kazi Nazrul was born on the 11th Joishtha in Bengali calendar year 1306 in Churulia, near Asansol in the Burdwan district of West Bengal. Read More...

Rabindranath Tagore’s 161st birth anniversary today

Today is the 161st birth anniversary of Biswakabi Rabindranath Tagore. The man who reshaped Bengali literature and music as well as arts of Indian subcontinent with contextual modernism. Read More...

Book fair deadline extended

The deadline for Amar Ekushey Book Fair has been extended. This book fair will continue till March 17. State Minister for Culture KM Khalid told reporters at his secretariat office on Sunday (February 27th). Read More...

Amar Ekushey Book Fair starts Feb 15.

Hectic last-minute preparations for the traditional ‘Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2022’ is going on in full swing on the Bangla Academy premises here to welcome booklovers from February 15. "With only a day in hand, people have been working all over day and night relentlessly to complete the preparation in due time . . . we’re hopeful about wrapping up all the major preparation to welcome booklovers as per schedule," told Jalal Ahmed, member secretary of the book fair management committee and director of Bangla Academy. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to open the book fair on February 15. Read More...


Amar Ekushey Book Fair starts Feb 15

Hectic last-minute preparations for the traditional ‘Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2022’ is going on in full swing on the Bangla Academy premises here to welcome booklovers from February 15. "With only a day in hand, people have been working all over day and night relentlessly to complete the preparation in due time . . . we’re hopeful about wrapping up all the major preparation to welcome booklovers as per schedule," told Jalal Ahmed, member secretary of the book fair management committee and director of Bangla Academy. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to open the book fair on February 15. Read More...

Ekushey Book Fair to start on 15th February this year

Amar Ekushey Book Fair is a traditional book fair of Bangladesh which usually starts on 1st February, but it was postponed due to the increasing number of corona infection in the country. However, the book fair is scheduled to start from February 15 on some terms and conditions. At the same time the duration of the fair is being reduced to 14 days. Accordingly, the fair is scheduled to end on February 28. Read More...

Qazi Anwar Hussain is no more

Qazi Anwar Hossain, creator of popular spy thriller series Masud Rana and head of Seba Prokashony, has died... Read More...

Rafiqul Haque 'Dadu Bhai' is no more

Popular children's Author, rhymer, children's organizer, playwright, and veteran journalist Rafiqul Haque 'Dadu Bhai' is no more. He died at his home on Sunday (October 10) at 11 am. At the time of his death, he was 84 years, 9 months, and 2 days old. Rafiqul Haque's wife has confirmed the news of Dadu Bhai's death to the media. Read More...

110th birth anniversary of poet Sufia Kamal

Mother Courage, the pioneer of women's awakening in the country, poet Sufia Kamal. Today is the 110th birthday of this dreamer of building a progressive society. She was born on 20 June 1911 in Shaistabad, Barisal. This majestic woman has struggled against communalism and fundamentalism all her life along with the practice of free will. Besides literature, she has played a special role in the democratic movement and struggle. Read More...

Literary Abul Fazl's birthday today

Today, July 1, is the 117th birthday of Abul Fazal, a renowned writer and former Vice-Chancellor of Chittagong University. Literary Abul Fazal was born on this day in 1903 at Kenochia in Satkania Upazila of Chittagong. He is basically a thoughtful and socialist essayist. His essay introduces a deep and clear vision of society, literature, culture, and the state. Read More...

Today is the 87th birthday of Syed Shamsul Haque

Today is the 87th birthday of Syed Shamsul Haque, a prolific writer. He was born on this day in 1935 (December 27) in Kurigram. His father Syed Siddique Hussain was a homeopathic doctor. Mother Halima Khatun was a housewife. Read More...

‘Masud Rana’ controversy finally ends

The High Court has ruled that Abdul Hakim owns 260 books of the popular 'Masud Rana' series by Sheba Prokashoni, not Kazi Anwar Hossain. At the same time, the authors of 50 books in the 'Kuasha' series have been instructed to seize their rights. A High Court bench of Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam and Justice Md Iqbal Kabir passed the verdict on Monday (December 13). Read More...

Ahmed Rafiq: A language activist admitted to hospital

Ahmed Rafiq, a language activist, Rabindra researcher, and essayist, has been admitted to the CCU of Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital in Dhaka with chest pain. Read More...

Exim bank-Anyadin announced Humayun Ahmed Literary Award

The fortnightly Anyadin and Exim Bank have announced the Humayun Ahmed Literary Award. This year's award went to fiction writer Selina Hossain and newcomer Fatema Abedin. Read More...