Of all the residents of Dhaka, 99 percent are from various corners, districts, villages, and towns of Bangladesh. On the first meeting, the commonest question is, ‘So where do you come from originally?’ I’ve heard elderly people in Kolkata say the same thing about the
Mangal Shobhajatra in Dhaka History records that the Emperor Akbar harboured no rigid views on religion or community. In fact, quite the reverse. In recent years, however, a few extremist Hindu outfits have begun dragging his name into various issues. Last year, someone from Kolkata told
In an interview given in 1946, venerable Congress leader Maulana Abul Kalam Azad told journalist Shorish Kashmiri, “The other important point that has escaped Mr Jinnah’s (Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Dec 25, 1876-Sep 11, 1948, the founder of Pakistan) attention is Bengal. He does not know
‘I never write without reading, knowing, thinking. It takes time. Even with short pieces, I take time,” wrote Annadashankar Ray. In those short pieces, even those of a political nature, the focus was on expressing his core thoughts in as few words as possible. He