Günter Grass, the renowned German novelist who passed away last month, received tributes in Faridpur at a commemorative ceremony at Teachers' Training (TT) College Campus on Friday morning.

I bought a copy of Cat and Mouse by Gunter Grass (1927—2015) around four years ago from Aziz Super Market, Dhaka and while going through the moving novel Gunter Grass seemed to me very close to Victor Hugo in terms of characterization.

One day in November 1986, Dr Shamim Khan – friend, colleague, and at that time an assistant professor of International Relations at

Why have I kept silent, held back so long,

Why have I kept silent, held back so long,