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. […]

Among the pioneers of Bangladeshi cinema, those whose efforts established the courageous presence of women on the silver screen, Sumita Devi stands at the forefront. She was simultaneously a celebrated actress, a film producer, and a valiant freedom fighter during the Great Liberation War of 1971. Throughout her life, she embodied the dignity, artistic spirit, […]

Among those who have quietly yet profoundly illuminated Bengali literature, Hassan Azizul Haque stands as a towering figure. He was a fearless narrator of human struggle and a voice for the silent anguish of society’s marginalised. Emerging in the 1960s, this eminent short-story writer and literary figure achieved a distinctive stature in Bengali literature through […]