Literature

Syed Muhammad Hussain pays tribute to the former Poet Laureate who visited Bangladesh 23 years ago and revisits memories of his conversations and letters during the last years of Ted Hughes’life. Details…

Parvez Babul

“In the real world, the right thing never happens in the right place and the right time. It is the job of journalists and historians to make it appear that it has.” -Mark Twain.

While condemning violence against mediamen, a senior journalist of Bangladesh A.U.M. Fakhruddin, Associate Editor of the Holiday, said, “Like newsmen of diverse climes and cultures everywhere, I have immense regards for a sage statesman of the West”. Details…

“Tobu O Bristi Asuq” (Let There Be Rain)
(A MASTER PIECE OF POETRY)
Reviewed By Prof. A.Noor

“Tobu O Bristi Asuq” (Let There Be Rain) is a collection of 41 poems of variegated tastes and flavor mostly of personal trend and characteristics by Shafiqul Islam a young poet of great erudition bestowed with an attractive poetic vein. Details…

All the various interests of the great creator, philosopher and humanist absorbed book exhibition “Rabindranath Tagore - a citizen of the world”, opened here today at the Russian National Library (RNL) on 28 April, St Petersburg, Russia. The exhibition is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the world famous writer, poet, composer, artist and a prominent international public figure, Nobel Laureate in Literature.
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The origin of the use of the word ’spirit’ is found in the discussions that took place between people who believe in the existence of God, frequently using words such as ’spirit’ and ’spirituality’ to articulate the effect of a creator. Details…

The words ‘Good’ and ‘Well’ are very familiar to us all.The meanings of them in Bangali seem to stand same. But the uses of them in English are different to a considerable extent. Details…