Bishwo Shahitto Kendro

Bishwo Shahitto Kendro's mobile libraries on temporary halt

The mobile libraries will resume operating, serving readers again from February 1, 2025
30 December 2024, 14:50 PM

Music Alpha launched to unite and empower Bangladeshi artistes

Music Alpha, a newly launched platform for Bangla music, aims to bring together lyricists, composers, music directors, and a broad spectrum of artistes to collaboratively elevate and expand Bangla music’s presence on the global stage.
17 October 2024, 07:11 AM

A theatrical triumph in East London: 'Prithok Palonko' mesmerises a packed house

The Brady Arts Centre in East London witnessed a cultural extravaganza as the curtains rose for "Prithok Palonko" (A Palanquin of One's Own), a production by Bishwo Shahitto Kendro, UK, staged on November 25, Saturday. This theatrical gem, written by Bulbul Hasan and directed by Syeda Saima Ahmed, is part of the much-anticipated 'A Season of Bangla Drama', an annual festival organised by the Tower Hamlets Council. The play wove a tapestry of love, poetry, and timeless connections, leaving the audience in awe.
27 November 2023, 14:44 PM

Celebrating literary maestro Abdullah Abu Sayeed

Today marks the birthday of renowned literary figure Professor Abdullah Abu Sayeed. A man of many talents, Sayeed is a renowned writer, television presenter and activist. Of the many hats worn by Sayeed, the most notable is that he is the founder of Bishwo Shahitto Kendro, a non-profit organisation that promotes the study of literature, reading habits and progressive ideas.
25 July 2022, 09:22 AM

Khamkheyali Sobha completes 5 years

Khamkheyali Sobha recently celebrated its 5th birthday at the Bishwo Shahitto Kendro. Bangladeshi academic scholar, Syed Akram
1 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Be a good human for your country

“First and foremost, you must be a good human being if you want to work for your country,” said Prof Abdullah Abu Sayeed at a programme in Chattogram city yesterday.
1 March 2019, 18:00 PM

To nurture dreamers and visionaries

Well-wishers of Bishwo Shahitto Kendro (BSK), including luminaries of society, flocked to join the 40th founding anniversary of the organisation that is relentlessly working for creating scope for millions to new thoughts and encouraging reading habits.
8 February 2019, 18:00 PM

On the road to enlightenment

Prof Abdullah Abu Sayeed, the convener of the 1978 study circle, ultimately founded an organisation called Bishwo Shahitto Kendro (BSK) -- with the motto “we want enlightened humans” -- that has created generations of Bangladeshi intellectuals.
6 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Prof Sayeed undergoes hip surgery

Bishwo Shahitto Kendro Founder Prof Abdullah Abu Sayeed, who broke his hip bone after falling on a road on Saturday night, has gone through a major surgery on his hip at Labaid Specialized Hospital in Dhaka.
22 March 2017, 14:44 PM

Prof Sayeed to undergo hip surgery

Bishwo Shahitto Kendro Founder Prof Abdullah Abu Sayeed, who was injured last night after he fell on a road, has to go through a surgery on his hip soon, a doctor says.
19 March 2017, 09:36 AM
14 December 2015, 15:32 PM