If the poet is exiled The stability of the Nature is disrupted Yellow leaves of the discoloured Earth Is burned down to ashes by the scorching Sun With great flames. Smoke engulf green Nature- like rusty nails of the fence… Continue reading

EKUSHEY FEBRUARY Zahir Raihan A few drops of dew floats on arum leaves. A kingfisher is sitting in the intensity of morning mist. It is brooding in the winter coolness. A naked boy walks with a slate under his arm…. Continue reading

INTRODUCTION In the dawn of civilization, one of the earliest innovations of the Homo sapiens, is to convey their feelings and ideas through sounds. Later on the sound gave birth to signs, which in turn became scripts and alphabets. Since… Continue reading

Herta Mueller, whose upbringing under Romania’s oppressive communist regime inspired poetry and novels, today won the Nobel Literature Prize. The 56-year-old Romanian-born German national was hailed by the Swedish prize jury as writer who “with the concentration of poetry and… Continue reading

Abdul Karim was born in 1916 in a low land area (locally known as ‘Bhati anchal’) called Ujandhol in Sunamganj district. The place remains submerged almost eight months of a year. Karim never had a chance to attend any school…. Continue reading

Pioneer in research on postal history and postage stamps of Bangladesh Siddique Mahmudur Rahman, is a reputed researcher, author, translator, editing and publication specialist and. His research publications include A History of Bangladesh Philately 1971-1985, 1986; Bangladesh Stamp and Postal… Continue reading

Abdul Karim was born in 1916 in a low land area (locally known as ‘Bhati anchal’) called Ujandhol in Sunamganj district. The place remains submerged almost eight months of a year. Karim never had a chance to attend any school…. Continue reading