“They once took me to Calcutta University. There’s a paper on folk literature in MA class. They asked me to discuss folk literature. I went there with much interest. Some professors were also present there. I told them, Rabindranath Tagore
Thursday, June 13th, 2013
Author: Shobhaa De
Pages: 290
Publisher: Penguin
Cuts the illusions, brings out the grime!
First, let’s get one thing straight – this reviewer was never a fan of Shobhaa De books. The reason was that most of her works dealt with a very specific
Thursday, June 6th, 2013
Khushwantnama: The Lessons of My Life
Khushwant Singh
Penguin Viking
Pages: 188;
Price: Rs 399
The ‘lessons of my life’ under the title Khushwantnama - are particularly for those who constantly complain about life and living. In general, it is, for all of us. Not
Thursday, May 30th, 2013
Bangladesh is a melting pot of races and religious communities. Starting from the Dravidian-speaking tribe called ‘Bang’ that settled in the area around 1000 BCE down to the post-independence population, a wide variety of people has settled in this delta
Thursday, May 30th, 2013
Accidental Apprentice
Author: Vikas Swarup
Pages: 436
Price: RS 350
Publisher: Simon &Schuster
If it was not for the Movie ‘Slumdog millionaire’ then the reviewer may not have gone after Vikas Swarup’s latest release.
Vikas Swarup, writer of the hit-movie ‘Slum dog Millionaire’ interprets 7 important
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
Few Bangladeshis have contributed the international oil exploration scenario, and Dr.Tahseen is one of these rare individuals to have played key roles in many of the oil exploration land marks. Shahriar Feroze supplemented the original interview with an added Skype
Thursday, April 18th, 2013
She was the most Iconic among the Bond ladies....
Personally I was neither a big fan buy cialis online nor an opposition of the Iron lady but, she occupied when and where ever there was a Geo- political conversation that I
Thursday, April 11th, 2013
There is a shortage of comic and satiric writing in Bangladesh. Ashraf Ahmed fills this gap to some extent by adding a book entitled Kalaschhole Bola (Artful Talks) to this category. This 175-page book is published by Aagamee Prakashani in
Thursday, March 28th, 2013
Chinua Achebe, the most renowned Nigerian author died on 22nd March 2013 at Boston in USA. He was 82.His demise has shocked literature-lovers around the world. Chinua Achebe portrayed the diversity of African culture and traditions through his literary creations.
Thursday, March 28th, 2013
President Zillur Rahman passed away on Wednesday at Singapore’s Mount Elizabeth Hospital while undergoing treatment. He was 84.
Zillur Rahman, one of the organisers of the country’s Liberation War, breathed his last at around 4.47pm (BST). Contacted, prime minister’s press secretary
Thursday, March 21st, 2013
