We want an inclusive society this new year
Pahela Baishakh is the biggest non-communal and soulful festival of Bangalees.
14 April 2025, 12:00 PM
Would I be the kind of person to forget history?
Forgetting history and dismissing sacrifices seemed ingrained in Bangalee's nature.
26 March 2025, 06:00 AM
Bittersweet, say Al Mahmud's fans
The literary giant deserved the honour years ago
25 March 2025, 09:38 AM
His lament was the unfulfilled promise of democracy
Following autocracy's fall, debates on the constitution, elections, & democracy intensify, echoing Abul Mansur Ahmad's insights.
18 March 2025, 02:31 AM
The Pen Against Power in the Fight for Justice
On the brink of victory in 1971, as the masses fought for freedom, Pakistanis stained December 14 with the blood of the nation’s leading educators, journalists, doctors, and writers. Since then, the day has been marked as Intellectuals’ Day, a reminder that true intellectuals, regardless of their beliefs, fearlessly speak and write the truth against injustice.
15 December 2024, 18:00 PM
“We need writers to know what society will look like in the future”
A large number of contemporary writers in the country think of avoiding politics. But that itself is also a kind of politics—the politics of the status quo.
6 October 2023, 13:38 PM
‘Good books will always find good readers’: Dipankar Das
The crux of the issue is whether or not good books are reaching the intended readers.
20 June 2023, 05:27 AM
“Books need to be highlight to elevate a country to the global level”: Abdullah Abu Sayeed
This is how the gradual exchange of literature and culture takes place.
6 May 2023, 11:38 AM
Boi Mela updates as of Friday
The Ekushey Boi Mela, which was inaugurated on March 18, 2021, is stretching out across an expanded space of 1500,000 sq ft to accommodate the 834 stalls allocated to 540 organisations this year.
21 March 2021, 13:42 PM
“Boi Mela-centric love for books poses obstacles for the publishing industry.”
Minar Mansur, the current director of the National Book Centre (Jatiya Grantha Kendro), was born on July 20, 1960 in the Barlia village of Chittagong.
3 February 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Bangabandhu was a man void of vanity, a leader free of ego’
Apart from being a renowned educationist, Dr Fakrul Alam is also an eminent scholar, editor and translator. He has translated Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Ashamapto Attojibon”, “Karagarer Rojnamcha” and “Amar Dekha Noya Chin” (yet to be published).
14 August 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Revolutionary change needed in existing systems’
Prof Serajul Islam Choudhury, a leading public intellectual and academic of the country, talks to Emran Mahfuz of The Daily Star about the government’s handling of the impacts of Covid-19, inequalities and injustices in society, future threats and the need for reforms. The following is a translated excerpt.
30 July 2020, 18:00 PM
A torchbearer of our generation
Prof Serajul Islam Choudhury, a luminary in the field of our literature, has been influencing the spheres of politics, education and media for decades now.
22 June 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Masud Rana’goes to court
Among the most iconic characters of popular Bangla literature, Masud Rana’s name is synonymous with that of its author, Kazi Anwar Hossain.
17 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Eid in 1971: A forgotten chapter of the Liberation War
The year was 1971. Dissent steadily brewing in East Pakistan. The enemy’s brutalities continued well into November. That November, people cried. But they dreamed of victory too. Then Eid-ul-Fitr arrived. How did Muslims celebrate this particular Eid, perched precariously upon a pivotal moment in history?
17 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Participating in Bangladesh Youth Delegation to India
For their seventh batch, Bangladesh Youth Delegation to India, which began in 2012, selected 40 young women and 60 young men in six months. This year, I was fortunate enough to be one of the members.
2 May 2019, 18:00 PM
A CONGREGATION OF DYING BIRDS
Mother-- please don't call me again at the end of day;
8 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Awaiting justice for the Boroitola mass killings
The Pakistani occupation forces with the help of their local collaborators started their campaign of genocide and torture in a planned way from the beginning of 1971, with the aim of suppressing Bengali nationalism.
24 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Nirbachito Galpa: A Reflection of Middle-Class Lifestyle
Abul Hayat is a renowned Bangladeshi actor. Starting with Oedipus in 1969, he has acted in over five hundred plays to date. Not
8 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Of a unique burial ground of 1971
The burial ground of 49 martyred freedom fighters at Dalura of Sunamganj is unique in the country.
16 December 2017, 18:00 PM
1971: A New Horizon in History
“I could hear the incredible voice of Sheikh Muzibur Rahman, 'Make your homes forts. Fight with whatever comes handy. Our struggle will
16 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Bangla College: A Witness to the 1971 Genocide
Though the country was liberated on December 16, 1971, Mirpur was freed much later -- on January 31, 1972. As the area was pre-dominantly inhabited by Biharis, the intensity of killing of Bangalees here was grave. Mirpur was also the last battlefield of the Liberation War.
23 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Abul Mansur Ahmad: A Versatile Genius
It was in a most turbulent period of the history of Bengal that Abul Mansur Ahmad fought hard against social prejudice and religious bigotry.
17 March 2017, 18:00 PM
A Lighthouse of Undivided India
After its founding, Dr Rashmohan Chakravarty and Mahesh Chandra Bhattacharya himself worked to expand it
12 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Alamdanga killing field could have more to say
The Pakistan army's killing field in Alamdanga of Chuadanga could be holding further proof of the brutality of the anti-liberation forces.
15 December 2016, 18:00 PM