Kali Krishna Majumder鈥檚 death anniv today
Today is the 35th anniversary of the death of drama artiste and anti-British movement leader Kali Krishna Majumder.
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Poet Ershad Majumder dies
Poet, translator, researcher and journalist Ershad Majumder died of old age complications while undergoing treatment at Dhaka鈥檚 United Hospital Sunday night. He was 84...
Manik Bandopadhyay鈥檚 death anniv today
Today is the 68th anniversary of death of novelist, short story writer Manik Bandopadhyay, who is often considered as one of the finest writers in modern Bangla literature...
Buddhadev Bose鈥檚 birth anniv today
Today is the 116th anniversary of birth of one of the prolific poet and essayist of Bangla literature Buddhadev Bose.
Kashinath Roy birth anniv today
Today is the 77th anniversary of birth of poet, short story writer, essayist and former professor of Dhaka University Kashinath Roy.
Rabiul Husain鈥檚 death anniv today
Today is the fifth anniversary of death of poet and architect Rabiul Husain...
Nurul Momen鈥檚 birth anniv today
Today is the 118th anniversary of birth of renowned educationist and playwright Nurul Momen...
Reduction in stall rent at Ekushey Book Fair demanded
Publishers under the banner of Srijonshil Prokashak Samity on Saturday at a rally in front of the National Press Club demanded a 50 per cent reduction in stall rent at forthcoming Ekushey Book Fair.
Kaktarua holds lecture on Madhusudan Datta in Khulna
Literary magazine Kaktarua held a special lecture titled 200 years of Michael Madhusudan Datta at the Umesh Chandra Public Library auditorium in Khulna on Friday...
Mikhail Lermontov 210th birth anniv celebrated
The Russian House in Dhaka on Tuesday organised an event to celebrate the 210th anniversary of birth of poet Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov.
Sufia Kamal death anniv today
Today is the 25th anniversary of death of the founding president of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad, and a pioneer of Bengali women鈥檚 emancipation, poet Begum Sufia Kamal.
Hasan Azizul Haque a prolific writer on 1947 partition: discussion
Writers and poets said on Monday that Hasan Azizul Haque wrote a lot on the 1947 partition of India which writings were successful aesthetically in Bangla literature, especially his short-stories...