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The fearless, experimental poetry of Binoy Majumdar

As time passed by and as the poet made an introspection in seclusion, he dug up such verses which to the reader might feel like a revelation of truth.
18 September 2023, 15:00 PM

Remembering Melville in his bicentenary year

Melville's critics, inevitably, panned him for what he had characterised self-deprecatingly and in his frustration as his fictional "botches," although his works were rarely that.
29 August 2023, 04:55 AM

The poet who shook the Ershad regime

As he had actively protested against Ayub's dictatorship, and was indeed jailed, he felt compelled to protest against Ershad's dictatorship through his poetry.
12 August 2023, 04:55 AM

The astounding optimism in Tagore’s songs

His words convince the listener that the world is actually a beautiful place where truth, honesty, and simplicity are the quenching clouds above a desolate desert of dry despair and monotony.
6 August 2023, 13:55 PM

Of nineteen thirty-four

The motor car is always a thing of darkness, In the sun and lighted roads of day And in the luminous gas at night though 
31 July 2023, 14:55 PM

Remembering Mahasweta Devi: The blueprint of subaltern activism and literature

While novelists such as Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay and Sanjeeb Chandra Chattopadhyay adopted an ambiguous position on caste discourse in their writing, Mahasweta Devi's fiction explicitly delineates the Dalits and adivasis as political, social, and psychological beings embroiled in multiple levels of oppression.
28 July 2023, 05:00 AM

Au Revoir, Milan Kundera

On July 11, 2023, the world said goodbye to Czech-born French novelist, Milan Kundera.
19 July 2023, 18:00 PM

The man whose commitment to ethics was unbending

3rd death anniversary of Latifur Rahman
30 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Tagore’s 'Shesher Kobita': A timeless exploration of love and freedom

There are times I envy Labanya, sometimes I wish I could be as rebellious and as free-spirited as her; other times I feel empathy for her, it makes me believe and accept myself more as an individual
7 May 2023, 05:07 AM

Legends Never Die

We have lost not only a great man and a charismatic person, but also a real guardian and a visionary business leader.
5 March 2023, 12:30 PM

The Dreamer and Doer

One of his finest strengths was his ability to communicate at all levels. He could comfortably address a roomful of diplomats, academics and policymakers, and not miss a beat when speaking to them about his dreams. He could mix with ordinary people from all walks of life, speak in their local dialects, and relate to their problems just as easily.
21 January 2023, 17:00 PM

Goodbye, Indigo Lady

She was a central leader of Bangladesh's craft industry – of its Jamdani revival, and for the small but strong niche that it had begun to carve out for itself within the subcontinent's field of crafts.
15 January 2023, 12:30 PM

Pele lives on in 738 Peruvian children named for football star

The world lost Pele, the "king" of football in 2022, but his name will live on in more than 700 Peruvian children born last year, according to a list published by Peru's National Registry of Identification and Civil Status.
3 January 2023, 11:03 AM

Brazil begins paying final respects to football giant Pele

An emotional Brazil began paying its final respects Monday to football legend Pele with a wake at the stadium where he first took the world's breath away with his dazzling skill.
2 January 2023, 14:37 PM

Hilary Mantel gave richness to historical fiction

She wrote with vitality, a realness that seemed somewhat dangerous on paper. 
26 September 2022, 10:59 AM

Remembering the heavenly harmonies of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Today marks the 25th death anniversary of the Qawwali legend.
16 August 2022, 13:34 PM

The origin of the om: Ahmed Sofa’s aura

With the death of Ahmed Sofa on July 28, 2001, Bangladesh (or modern Bengal in historical perspective) lost not simply one of its most original thinkers; it also marked the passing of an age.
27 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Remembering the honest and natural voice of Amy Winehouse

Once you hear a voice like that, you know there’s a story behind all this.
23 July 2022, 09:00 AM

Charlie Watts: To the Beat of the Rolling Stones

The quiet man of the Rolling Stones passed away August 24, 2021.
25 August 2021, 18:10 PM

Fans mass at Brazil football stadium to mourn dead players

Thousands of Brazilians who had been expecting to spend Wednesday night cheering their beloved Chapecoense football team in its hour of glory were instead gathering at the home stadium to mourn dead players.
1 December 2016, 05:22 AM