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  Political elements make great literature: Mojaffor

  Dhrubo Sadiq | Updated at 11:24pm on June 16, 2021

  Fiction writer Mojaffor Hossain said that he considers fictions larger than life as fictitious characters give a glimpse into different aspects of life. He draws...

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  Samaresh Majumdar admitted to ICU

  Culture Desk | Updated at 11:44pm on June 12, 2021

  Renowned Indian author Samaresh Majumdar has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of a hospital in Kolkata, reports zeenews.india.com. Samaresh has been suffering chronic...

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  Four named for Kali O Kalam Tarun Kabi O Lekhak Puraskar

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 11:40pm on June 12, 2021

  Four young writers have been named for Kali O Kalam Tarun Kabi O Lekhak Puraskar 2020, said a press release. Writer Mojaffor Hossain will receive...

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  ‘I am Sheikh Mujib’ launched globally

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 11:00pm on June 08, 2021

  Sweden-based Bengali poet Anisur Rahman’s work ‘I am Sheikh Mujib: An Epic Monologue’ was launched globally at a programme held in a hybrid format at...

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  Online recitation show pays tribute to Farzana

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 11:38pm on June 05, 2021

  Bangladesh Abritti Samannay Parishad organised an online programme on its Facebook page on Friday to pay tribute to the late recitation artiste Farzana Islam Dina. The programme...

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  France’s David Diop wins Int’l Booker with WWI novel

  Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 11:16pm on June 03, 2021

  French novelist David Diop on Wednesday won the prestigious International Booker Prize for books translated into English with his World War I-set novel, ‘At Night...

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  Likhan’s Natun Prithibir Protham Banmorag available at bookshops

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 11:02pm on June 02, 2021

  Aspiring poet Nihar Likhan’s collection of poems entitled Natun Prithibir Protham Banmorag is now available at different bookshops and online platforms. Boibhob Prokashoni published the...

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  Anubad Sahitya Puraskar launched

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 11:00pm on June 02, 2021

  Bangla Translation Foundation has launched the Anubad Sahitya Puraskar to encourage the translators of the country, said a press release. Books that have been translated...

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  Writing simply happened to me: Kizzy Tahnin

  Dhrubo Sadiq | Updated at 10:57pm on June 02, 2021

  Fiction writer Kizzy Tahnin is sending ripples in contemporary Bangla literature with her stories. Since her childhood, she felt a compulsion to get into a...

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  Nazrul’s birth anniv celebrated

  Rakib Hasan | Updated at 11:14pm on May 25, 2021

  Different government and cultural organisations celebrated the 122nd anniversary of birth of the national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam on Tuesday. Cultural affairs ministry, Kabi Nazrul...