For over a century, the struggle for women’s emancipation in this land has been more than a chronicle of names and events—it is the very story of Bengali society’s quest for self-definition. At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, when women’s education was nearly forbidden, Begum Rokeya wielded the pen as a weapon. […]

Abdul Jabbar, the playback singer—more than a name, a chapter of history; more than a voice, an era. He was a symbol of inspiration deeply embedded in the Bengali heart. At moments when wounded hearts—scarred and heavy with sighs—sought even fleeting solace, it was Abdul Jabbar whose mellifluous voice offered a gentle balm. On the […]

Mahesh Chandra Bhattacharyya was a homeopathic medicine trader, social reformer and a true philanthropist. Yet the defining light of his identity rests on his extraordinary ideal of dedicating his entire earned wealth to the welfare of the country, society and humanity. The quiet, selfless and enduring example he set in the field of philanthropy remains […]

Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah holds a singular place in the educational and spiritual history of Bengal. He was not merely an educator, but a visionary reformer of education, a devoted humanitarian, and a great thinker whose intellect was far ahead of his time. He was born on 27 December 1873 in Nolta village, Kaliganj Upazila (then […]

Fourteen years of widowhood have passed.I am exhausted from seeing so many kinds of people, from glimpsing faces hidden behind masks. Watching the inhumanity, arrogance, ego, pettiness and vindictiveness of so-called great people, I often feel that Jahangir Sattar Tinku truly was a compassionate, genuinely great human being. Today I am sharing once again an […]

Anil Mukherjee was a fearless soldier of the revolutionary movement, labour politics, and communist ideology in the Indian subcontinent. He was simultaneously a renowned revolutionary, organiser, political theorist, and writer—whose life was devoted to the relentless struggle for a society free from exploitation. Born on 10 October 1912 in Munsiganj, Anil Mukherjee’s political consciousness emerged […]

Nafisa Kabir, a valiant and committed activist of the 1952 Bengali Language Movement, passed away on 7 February 2022 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, after a long period of residence abroad. Throughout her life, she remained an unwavering champion of the Bengali language, advocating for its recognition and preservation beyond the borders of her homeland. […]