Some of the biographers of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman have said that he was the...
Dr. Md. Shairul Mashreque and Nasir Iddin :It goes without saying that liberation war started since the postponement of the date of National Assembly. Soon after the completion of general election held in December 7, 1970 President Yahya Khan announced that the national assembly would be held at Dhaka on 1st March, 1971. In fact the decision to postpone national assembly generated much heat as the people became extremely agitated with a violent demonstration. Imbued with Bengali nationalism the whole...
Eric Chase :Most people living in the United States know little about the International Workers’ Day of May Day. For...
Chris Remington :More than 127 years have passed since the infamous Chicago Haymarket protests. On May 1, 1886, approximately 35,000...
Black-and-white close-up photograph of a piece of wood boldly painted in unmixed solid strokes of black and white in a...
M.Mizanur Rahman :The lustrous myriad-minded genius of Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) has its reflection in his century-old poetry and prose Bangla literature. There are fountains of shade and light along with the appropriate imageries and sublime metaphors at every nook and corner of his literary works. Above all those have covered mostly different traits of human character and their characteristics abound in pain and pleasure, sorrow and joy, disappointment and despair, and hopes and aspirations. He had his absolute willpower in...
Rabindranath: without youShahjahan Kabir On the wings of white swans We are floating,Crossing a long distance … …Only we have in our heart Your eternal saying “Not here, not here, Somewhere, somewhere else”.We are floating On the eternal flow of time.From a seed to a seedling, From a seedling to a plant,From a plant to a fruit … …Always there is a welcome for the new,That is the ever flowing tide of eternity!With its touchWe have been made to float,Leaving...
Siddique Mahmudur Rahman :KAZI Nazrul Islam, known as the ‘Rebel’ poet in Bengali literature and the ‘Bulbul’ (Nightingale) of Bengali...
Kazi Nazrul Islam was a poet, musician and revolutionary who pioneered poetic works espousing intense spiritual rebellion against fascism and oppression. His poetry and nationalist activism earned him the popular title of Bidrohi Kobi (Rebel Poet). Accomplishing a large body of acclaimed works through his life, Nazrul is officially recognised as the National Poet of Bangladesh and commemorated in India.Born into a Qazi (justice) family in India, Nazrul received religious education and worked as a muezzin at a local mosque....
M. Mizanur Rahman :Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976) was a devout Muslim in accordance with the spirit of Islam. The social...
(The following is the excerpts of text of budget speech by Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith in Parliament on Thursday, 5th June 2014.Chapter IIntroduction and Background2. This is the first time in the history of Bangladesh that an elected Government has stepped into its second term in office having successfully completed the first one. This bears testimony to the unflinching trust that the people have chosen to bestow on us. We believe that this continuity will enable the Government...
(The following is the excerpts of text of budget speech by Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith in Parliament on Thursday, 5th June 2014. (From previous issue) Power and EnergyMadam Speaker84. Electricity: The ongoing progress in power generation will continue during our current tenure as well. InsAllah, with the implementation of medium and long term plans electricity will reach every household within the next five years. You might be aware that we had set a target of generating 20,000 MW...
