Principal secretary in Directorate General of Information & PR, Singh has written 3 books with the latest, The Cloud Chariot, released about 3 months ago.
He died in his sleep, his family members say. Patar’s poetic works include ‘Hawa Vich Likhe Harf’, ‘Hanere Vich Sulagdi Varanmala’, ‘Patjhar Di Pazeb’, ‘Lafzaan Di Dargah’ & ‘Surzameen’.
The 28-year-old Werley Nortreus is the author of the Best Quotes of Werley Nortreus (Vol 1 & 2), and is credited with having written some of the most powerful quotations known by many.
In May 2020, 53-year-old Mushtaq Ahmed was jailed, along with 3 others, for allegedly spreading conspiracy theories and rumours against Bangladesh govt and its Covid response.
During her long exile, Taslima Nasreen’s parents, brothers, grandmother, aunts, uncles and teachers have grown old and died in Bangladesh. And she couldn’t say goodbye.
Acted in classics Manthan and Malgudi Days, Sahitya Akademi awardee Girish Karnad revisited historical figure in plays such as Tughlaq and Yayati from Mahabharata.
On her 85th birth anniversary, ThePrint remembers the poet who was unafraid of honest expression, and whose progressive stance on sexuality was ahead of her time.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
It’s great. He is a wonderful and charming intellectual personality 💜 ✨️ 💖