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Poet, fiction writer Mujtoba Ahmed Murshed's birthday today
Poet, fiction writer and political analyst Mujtoba Ahmed Murshed's birthday is being celebrated today. He was born in Baluadanga Mohalla of Dinajpur city on this day in 1961.
Reflections on National Library Day: The quiet arena of thought
A library is not an event tied to a specific day; it is an ongoing practice, a living habit. Times change, technology changes, people's ways of reading change—but the need to think deeply never ends. The library is the destination for that depth. In today's time, when information is at our fingertips yet our minds are scattered, the library teaches us to pause, to focus, and to question. Therefore, speaking about libraries is not just speaking about books—it is speaking about human thought, intellect, and the future.
Syed Manzoorul Islam: A name that fits countless titles
Those of us who grew up in the 1990s saw before our eyes countless giants and towering figures — bright stars who shone across literature, politics and culture.
Why teen movie 'Superbad' included in the top 100 films of the century
The selection panel included Oscar-winning directors Pedro Almodóvar, Sofia Coppola, Barry Jenkins, Guillermo del Toro, and actors Julianne Moore, John Turturro, among others. Streaming services and superhero blockbusters have radically changed the way films are watched and thought about in the past 25 years.
Will Vijay Thalapathy’s political party be a blockbuster, or will it collapse at ballot box
Tamil cinema superstar Vijay Thalapathy is shaking up Tamil Nadu politics within just 18 months of launching his political party ‘Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam’ (TVK). The name means ‘Victory of the Tamil People’; but the question is—will he stop at creating a stir, or will he truly change the rules of the game? Let us try to understand that today.
Selim Al Deen: A marvellous wordsmith
In Selim Al Deen’s works we find a profusion of polysemous sentences, where along with Sartre’s “direct meaning” lie hidden several other meanings. For instance, one sentence from “Hargaj” is: “If the storm is blind, then why did it not make a mistake with the cooking pot?”
Reader’s transformation, writer’s worries
No one now soaks their pillow in tears reading stories or novels as before. Now eyes are fixed on the TV or on the screen of a mobile phone held in the palm. Who bothers to wander through colourful fantasy by reading black and white letters? One writer says to another, “What’s the point of writing so much, brother, no one reads those things.”
Kobi Guru took his final bow in the monsoon of Srabon
The monsoon always held a special place in the heart of Rabindranath Tagore. It was not just a season but a muse a rhythm that echoed in his verses and the sky under which his creativity soared.
Book launch of Kachamithe Pholer Chhora
The launch and publication celebration of the children’s rhyme book Kachamithe Pholer Chhora (Rhymes of Tangy-Sweet Fruits) by children's author Amit Kumar Kundu was held in Dhaka.
The Dhamrai Rathajatra and the nature of Asharh
Asharh means kadam flowers, Asharh means rain, and the festival of Rathajatra. In Bangladesh, it is a beautiful fusion of nature and culture. On the morning of the 13th of Asharh, a brief shower occurred. Ignoring the drizzle, I set off from Dhanmondi to Dhamrai. The sky remained cloudy. Since childhood, I have heard that it always rains on the day of the Rathajatra, meaning chariot pulling, with every pull of the chariot's rope. In different places, the rope is pulled at different times. Does that mean it rains locally at those places? Perhaps not. But such is the nature of Asharh rain—it doesn't last continuously for long. It comes and goes.