By Alexander Kan Svetlana Alexievich – this year’s Nobel laureate for literature – says her approach is to let “human voices speak for themselves”. She first came to prominence in 1985 when, as a 23-year-old journalist in the Soviet Union,…
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Food Tank’s fall reading list
Danielle Nierenberg From the California estuaries to the research labs of the United States military, the 22 books we’re highlighting will take you on a journey to learn about where food comes from, where the food system is heading, and…
She’s funny like that
Sudhurendar Sharma Indian husbands worship their mothers because they have seen cows being worshiped throughout their growing years!! Twinkle Khanna writes so beautifully that you read her words slowly, relishing them, enjoying them and rolling over them till a radiant…
Drones – Genie out of the bottle
Sudhirendar Sharma Drone-led covert war against terrorism is loaded with hitherto unheard social and political implications. With wars increasingly being fought between states and non-state actors, weapons armed with artificial intelligence have replaced erstwhile indiscriminate bombings with targeted killings. Fought…
The Asia Foundation donates 5,376 books in Jamalpur
The Asia Foundation Bangladesh organized a book donation event on Sunday, August 30, 2015, at Upazila Hall Room, Upazila Complex, Islampur, Jamalpur, to donate approximately 5,376 Bangla and English language books worth approximately 24.5 lakh taka to 32 local schools.…
Journalism in N. Korea in S. Korean eyes
Media experts on N.Korea worry about distorted, low-quality information due to political influence, media commercialization Journalists and media experts gathered in Seoul on Monday to discuss South Korean media’s reporting tendencies on inter-Korean relations, mainly focusing on reports from the…
The Asia Foundation donates 4040 books in Panchagarh
Dhaka – The Asia Foundation Bangladesh organized a book donation event on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at Panchagarh Government Auditorium, Panchagarh, to donate approximately 4040 books worth 22 lakh taka to 20 local schools, including 8 girls’ schools to promote…
‘Oldest’ Koran fragments found in Birmingham University
By Sean Coughlan What may be the world’s oldest fragments of the Koran have been found by the University of Birmingham. Radiocarbon dating found the manuscript to be at least 1,370 years old, making it among the earliest in existence.…
Oldest’ Koran fragments found in Birmingham University
By Sean Coughlan What may be the world’s oldest fragments of the Koran have been found by the University of Birmingham. Radiocarbon dating found the manuscript to be at least 1,370 years old, making it among the earliest in existence.…
Significance of silent reading
Masum Billah Reading education materials is one of the important early aspects in the process of learning and being educated. We do reading usually in two ways such as oral or loud reading and silent reading. Knowing the difference between…
Günter Grass obituary: theguardian
Jonathan Steele Günter Grass, who has died aged 87, was Germany’s best-known postwar novelist, a man of titanic energy and zest who, besides his fiction-writing, enjoyed the cut and thrust of political debate and relaxed by drawing, painting and making…
Will everyone get a Ferrari one day?
Even if everyone were to get a Ferrari, it will only be the Fiat of its generation. It is tough to imagine ‘de-growth’ as an idea of our times. One would argue that resisting growth is to risk economic and…
Prescribed living invites doctors’ prescription
Sudhirendar Sharma Mass production, mass consumption and resultant mass monotony has resulted in mass depression. Realizing that the French people would judge him for how happy and satisfied they felt with life during his presidency, Nicholas Sarkozy had hired some…
Review of Confessions of a Terrorist – A Novel
Anita McKone If you have ever asked ‘Why?… How could they do this?’ in response to the latest report of terrorism, then Confessions of a Terrorist http://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Terrorist-Novel-Richard-Jackson/dp/1783600020 is the novel for you. But only if you genuinely want to find…
First German edition of ‘Mein Kampf’ since 1945 stirs old feelings
By Samuel Oakford Ever since Adolf Hitler’s suicide in 1945, his manifesto Mein Kampf has gone unprinted in Germany at the behest of the federal state of Bavaria, which holds the copyright — but this will soon change. With the…
“Rosatom” unveils popular booklet on nuclear energy at Ekushey Book Fair
Dhaka – A popular science illustrated booklet with basic facts about atomic energy in Bangla was unveiled by Russian atomic energy corporation Rosatom at Omor Ekushey Book Fair at Bangla Academy. The presentation of the booklet was supported by the…
A book on agricultural journalism: “Krishi Sangbadikota Shikhhon”
–M Zahidul Haque Author: Moniruzzaman Kabir Publisher: Howladar Prakashani, Dhaka. First Print: 2015 Pages: 110 Available at: Stall no. 82, Omor ekushey book fair, Howleder Prokashani. Agricultural Journalism is comparatively a new independent discipline but it emerged as a popular…
Mukut’s book cover unveiled at Ekushey Book Fair
The cover of Sayed Mahmud Hasan Mukut’s second book of poetries ‘Mon Chuyeche Nil Shari Nil Tip” was unveiled at the Ekushey Book Fair of Bangla Academy on Friday. Former minister Mizanur Rahman Shelley, eminent novelist and writer Ali Iman,…
Magna Carta edition found in Sandwich archive scrapbook
An early edition of Magna Carta has been found in a Victorian scrapbook during a search of a council’s archives The discovery has come months ahead of the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta in Runnymede in 1215.…
New York Book fair of Mukthodhara 22-24 May
Mahfuz Adnan, New York Correspondent International Bangla festival and book fair 2015 will be held from 22 to 24 May next in New York city. Rukeya Haider, the head of Bangla Service of voice of America has been selected as…
Book publication ceremony held in Rangpur
Rangpur Shishu Niketan High School, a reputed educational institution of the city, published the ‘Anuranon’, first issue of its annual publication-2014, at a publication festival on Monday afternoon.
Comedy writer Jeremy Lloyd dies
Jeremy Lloyd, co-creator of BBC comedies ‘Allo ‘Allo! and Are You Being Served?, has died aged 84. Lloyd died in hospital after being admitted for pneumonia, his agent said. He worked with fellow comedy writer David Croft on the popular…
Book publication festival of RSSP held in Rangpur
Three books, written by three renowned literarily personalities, were published at a publication festival organised here by Rangpur Sahittya Sangskritik Parishad (RSSP) at Town Hall auditorium in the city last night.
Info Commission seeks power to charge for contempt
Dogged by a slew of challenges, the Information Commission seeks power to draw contempt of court proceedings against errant party to effectively implement the Right to Information (RTI) Act. “It’s possible to implement the Right to Information (RTI) Act effectively…
The Universal appeal of Poet Iqbal highlighted
The universal appeal of great poet Allama Mohammad Iqbal was eulogised at a seminar organised on Monday to mark the 76th anniversary of his death at the National Press Club, Dhaka. Eminent intellectuals and poets who addressed the function said…
22 girl’s colleges get Asia Foundation books on Int’l Women’s Day
Dhaka – The Asia Foundation’s Books for Asia program in Bangladesh will celebrate the International Women’s Day by distributing 4000 books across a wide variety of disciplines, such as English, Business, Management, and Computer Science, to 22 Girl’s colleges from…
107 new books hit Book Fair Thursday
A total of 107 new books hit the Amar Ekushey Book Fair on the 20th day of the show on Thursday. Among the new books, the collections of poetry with 25 titles lead the tally, followed by 16 novels, 8…
Helal Hafiz to get Bangla Academy award
Poet Helal Hafiz has been nominated for this year’s Bangla Academy Literary Award. Bangla Academy Director General Shamsuzzaman Khan announced 10 more nominees at a press conference on Thursday. Helal Hafiz, 64, will receive the prestigious award for his contribution…
‘Ancient sea monsters were black’
Some of the largest beasts in the ancient seas had black skin or scales, new research finds. Ancient leatherback turtles, toothy predators called mosasaurs and dolphinlike reptiles called ichthyosaurs all had black pigmentation, researchers report today (Jan. 8) in the…
JD Salinger stories leaked online
Three short stories by JD Salinger, which the reclusive author did not want published, have been leaked online.