Tribute
He moves still, in the gyres of our memory
It has been several days since the passing of Professor Syed Manzoorul Islam, yet I remain grief-stricken.
15 October 2025, 04:00 AM
Ashwiner Cha Chakra: A tribute to singer Farida Parveen
Ashwiner Cha Chakra, an intimate tribute by Faiza Ahmed to Farida Parveen, blended memory, music, and vegan cuisine. Through simplicity, it honoured Lalon’s philosophy, creating a space for reflection and quiet reverence without formalities.
12 October 2025, 09:22 AM
A good teacher teaches; an extraordinary teacher inspires
Today, I stood quietly for a while in front of Room 2064 on the second floor of the Arts Building—a place where I had stood countless times before, each time leaving with his warmth and affection.
11 October 2025, 16:00 PM
Remembering Salahuddin Ahmed, a mentor and friend
Salahuddin Ahmed had a career that only a few can imagine.
28 September 2025, 06:39 AM
Standing firm against the establishment: Farewell Badruddin Umar
Always a voice against the ruling class, Badruddin Umar was a fierce critic of the post-1971 regime of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
11 September 2025, 13:30 PM
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, renowned Kenyan author and literary icon, dies at 87
The revolutionary novelist, playwright, and fierce advocate, passed away on May 28 in Bedford, Georgia
29 May 2025, 16:36 PM
Four artistes join forces for Nazrul Jayanti tribute album
In tribute to National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam’s birth anniversary, a new album titled “The Nazrul Tapes—Reflected by Jahid Nirob” reimagines four of his classic songs. Musician Jahid Nirob has infused the timeless compositions with modern arrangements, blending electronic elements to reinterpret Nazrul’s works through a contemporary lens.
21 May 2025, 06:20 AM
The poet who declared birth was his eternal sin
Remembering the stateless poet Daud Haider
29 April 2025, 14:00 PM
Remembering Satyendra Nath Bose
SN Bose’s recruitment at DU was by the institution’s first vice-chancellor, PJ Hartog.
17 January 2025, 11:00 AM
The shabby turtle without a shore
Some label you a poet of love so true
27 December 2024, 18:00 PM
‘Je Jole Agun Jole’ was first published under the title ‘Kar Ki Noshto Korechilam’
'I dedicated a lion's share of the life I've lived to poetry. I've thought of poetry as a guiding star'
27 December 2024, 18:00 PM
One who stands alone in the crowd
A lonely soul treads on the street cultivating the sweet pain of defunct love; like a solitary artist, he rambles through the alleys of the city
27 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Story of an ‘Unaccompanied Minor’: A tribute to Matthew Perry
It's almost as if Matthew Perry was destined to write this book.
28 October 2024, 16:20 PM
Matia Chowdhury: When personality surpasses politics
After the completion of one year in prison, she quoted from Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace: "Don't grieve dearie/trouble lasts an hour/but life lasts forever."
19 October 2024, 04:00 AM
Abu Saeed Khan: A Champion of Connectivity
We celebrate a life well lived and mourn the loss of a valued friend and colleague
23 April 2024, 16:09 PM
Tributes pour in for late actor Waliul Haq Rumi
Rumi's journey in acting began in 1988 with the play "Kreetodash". During the same year, he made his debut in the showbiz industry with the television drama "Kon Kanoner Phool", which earned him praise for his performance. Alongside television, he has also acted in several movies. In 2009, he debuted his silver screen with the film "Doriaparer Douloti".
22 April 2024, 18:05 PM
James Joyce was never more profound than in 'Dubliners'
The universality of Dubliners is found not just in its structure as a short story collection, but also in the minute details of the way the people inhabit the stories, the city, and the world at large. The way they breathe help the city come to life, and the geography of the city has never been better realised by Joyce than right here
4 February 2024, 12:31 PM
Celebrating Rokeya
Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain (1880–1932) was exceptional in many different ways. Born on December 9, 1880, in a sleepy village in Rangpur, undivided Bengal, she died on the same day, 52 years later,
6 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Remembering Dr. Saleemul Huq, the climate stalwart
Dr. Huq steered a generation of climate researchers and activists, having inspired most of the leading climate activists and actors active currently
1 November 2023, 14:00 PM
T.S. Eliot and on living in unreal cities
I once again find myself drawn to "The Waste Land"—though this isn’t about just the one poem, not really—where so much of the old world exists in motifs in a tattered landscape.
26 September 2023, 15:55 PM