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Nazmun Naher Shishir

We starve, burn, and we thirst. We Bangladeshi, struggle for glimpses of sun ray too. So, above these we fight back. The greenery, grass, lotus, sand in the bank of river never make us hopeless permanently. We drive our sail again in the pregnant river even after drown. We smile plucking the lotus to take ...

Remembering the Ray

Satyajit’s celluloid tale

Nazmun Naher Shishir

Cover StoryGoopy Gyne and Bagha Byne enchanted my 1996's days as soon my father brought a giant television set after his return from the UN mission along with a VCR set. Amloki and Hortuki dweller's exile made their day dreams come true and their clapping-magic make me feel so empowered that I wanted to be ...

In-Town

‘Impressions of Dhaka’ in Richard Crooks’ eyes

Nazmun Naher Shishir

Richard Crooks, a British sculptor, participated in 'Artist in Residence', a five-week programme, initiated by Bengal Foundation Visual Arts in February, 2017. He was the Head of Art at Southborough High School in London and participated in the project 'Rivers of the World' with British Council from 2012 to 2015. He has participated as 'Artist ...

Derek Walcott

Words to remember...

Nazmun Naher Shishir

Poet Derek Walcott, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1992 and helped Caribbean writing into the global spotlight, died on March 17, 2017, peacefully at his home in St Lucia today. He was 87. Here goes a glimpses of verses:"The time will comewhen, with elation,you will greet yourself arrivingat your own door, in ...

Tête-à-tête with Maruful Islam

Nazmun Naher Shishir

Maruful Islam, an author, poet, song writer, essayist, and retired government servant of Bangladesh Customs. For a brief period, he taught in the department of Bengali Language and Literature, University of Dhaka. In 1986 he was awarded with 'Special president Award' for excellent academic results from the department of Bengali Language and Literature, University of ...

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Sweat of bricks

Nazmun Naher Shishir

Limitless red dusky ashes.In Ashes your stoned black skin becomes mud.No sweat glazes in sludge.Bones of your chest are detectableas if beloved yours is in hungry stare days after days...Days after days...Rubber shoes are chewing your feats,as your staircase bits.Master your Applauds,being OverproudLoud in overlaud. But you seem Overcloud!Summer comes and goes, but rainy makes ...

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Warmth of ages...

Nazmun Naher Shishir

Being child we born. And remain so. In between ages we (embrace) with love, tender, decay and nuisance. We grow alone and lonely sometimes. But smile comes with others' eminence. Cradle of parallel ages and its upbringing visible along with cheerfulness. Whether roads of ages are red or yellow, we still cuddle the sun, kiss ...

Stepping towards dreams...

Nazmun Naher Shishir

Rakib Abdul Razzak, aged 18, working at Unmad and Kishor Alo as cartoonist, is a student of Ideal College, Dhanmondi, Dhaka. He has also contributed his cartoons in the daily Kaler Kantho. In future, he wants to join DC Comic. Being born and brought up in Puran Dhaka, he takes the beauty from everyday chaos ...

Ekushey Book Fair 2017 Inaugurated

Bangla Academy Literary Award 2016

Nazmun Naher Shishir

The Ekushey Book Fair sets its sail from February 1, 2017 honouring significant literary figures of the country by Bangla Academy Literary Award 2016 in seven of the 10 categories.Abu Hasan Shahriar got the honour for the contribution in poetry.Important books (poetry): 'Antohin Mayabi Bhromon', 'Tomar Kache Jaina Tobe Jabo', 'Aklaibba-r Punorutthan', 'Tomader Kancher Shohor' ...

Luz Maria Lopez (Puerto Rico)Interviewed by

Nazmun Naher Shishir

Born in 1963, in Puerto Rico, Luz Maria Lopez is a poet, translator, and editor; Executive Director of World Festival of Poetry (WFP-IOC) and World Poetic Front Defending Women's Rights (WM); President of Spain and Puerto Rico of Writers from Cartagena de Indias (Colombia); Ambassador at Large, Director General of World Institute for Peace (WIP), ...