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Reflecting on the defiant verses of Sikandar Abu Zafar

Iftikhar Hossen

Noted poet, journalist and editor, Sikandar Abu Zafar is perhaps most prominently known for the song 'Amader Sangram Chalbei'. He played an instrumental role in penning words against the Pakistani oppression up till 1971. He founded and edited the monthly literary magazine, Samakal, and used it extensively as his mouthpiece for protest. Today marks his ...

Poet Jasimuddin: A journey through his literature

The poet\'s 44th death anniversary

Iftikhar Hossen

Poet Jasimuddin: A journey through his literature

The poet's 44th death anniversaryJasimuddin was a Bengali poet, songwriter, prose writer and folklore collector. He is commonly known as Polli Kobi, for his superb rendition of Bengali folklore in his literary works. His poetry is a demonstration to the simple, timeless appeal of rural Bengal and folk life. His poetic rhythms are drawn from ...

Plunging deep into traditional folk motifs

Quamrul Hassan\'s 32nd death anniversary

Iftikhar Hossen

Plunging deep into traditional folk motifs

Quamrul Hassan's 32nd death anniversaryQuamrul Hassan (1921-1988) was one of the significant painters of Bangladesh, recognised for reintroducing our folk and traditional elements through his art. He was one of the founders of Dacca Art College (now the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka). He was an influential artist working in almost all media ...

Tribute to Suchitra Sen on her 6th death anniversary

Iftikhar Hossen

Suchitra Sen was easily the most popular actress that Bengali cinema has ever seen. Her ethereal beauty coupled with her phenomenon screen presence and immense box office popularity, particularly her on-screen pairing with the late Uttam Kumar, gave her a legendary cult status in Bengal. She in fact created a new image in Bengali cinema ...

Literary reflections on the middle class

Remembering Akhteruzzaman Elias

Iftikhar Hossen

Literary reflections on the middle class

Akhteruzzaman Elias (1943-1997) was a novelist and short story writer. Though he wrote a few novels, critics place Elias in the pantheon of great Bengali novelists. In the context of the novels of Bangladesh, he is possibly the second person highest acclaimed after Syed Waliullah. He is one of the early post-modernist writers in Bangla ...

Ahsan Habib, a sophisticated and urbane poet

Iftikhar Hossen

Ahsan Habib earned acclaim as a poet in the 1940s. He was an urban poet through and through -- both in terms of language and sensibility. His poems reflect the social reality of his times, relationships, and focus on the concerns of the middle class.The poet was born in 1917 in the village Shankarpasha, under ...