Tribute

Remembering Satyendra Nath Bose

SN Bose’s recruitment at DU was by the institution’s first vice-chancellor, PJ Hartog.

POETRY / One who stands alone in the crowd

A lonely soul treads on the street cultivating the sweet pain of defunct love; like a solitary artist, he rambles through the alleys of the city

TRIBUTE / ‘Je Jole Agun Jole’ was first published under the title ‘Kar Ki Noshto Korechilam’

'I dedicated a lion's share of the life I've lived to poetry. I've thought of poetry as a guiding star'

POETRY / The shabby turtle without a shore

Some label you a poet of love so true

TRIBUTE / Story of an ‘Unaccompanied Minor’: A tribute to Matthew Perry

It's almost as if Matthew Perry was destined to write this book.

Matia Chowdhury: When personality surpasses politics

After the completion of one year in prison, she quoted from Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace: "Don't grieve dearie/trouble lasts an hour/but life lasts forever."

Abu Saeed Khan: A Champion of Connectivity

We celebrate a life well lived and mourn the loss of a valued friend and colleague

Tributes pour in for late actor Waliul Haq Rumi

Rumi's journey in acting began in 1988 with the play "Kreetodash". During the same year, he made his debut in the showbiz industry with the television drama "Kon Kanoner Phool", which earned him praise for his performance. Alongside television, he has also acted in several movies. In 2009, he debuted his silver screen with the film "Doriaparer Douloti".

TRIBUTE / James Joyce was never more profound than in 'Dubliners'

The universality of Dubliners is found not just in its structure as a short story collection, but also in the minute details of the way the people inhabit the stories, the city, and the world at large. The way they breathe help the city come to life, and the geography of the city has never been better realised by Joyce than right here

May 7, 2023
May 7, 2023

Tagore’s 'Shesher Kobita': A timeless exploration of love and freedom

There are times I envy Labanya, sometimes I wish I could be as rebellious and as free-spirited as her; other times I feel empathy for her, it makes me believe and accept myself more as an individual

March 5, 2023
March 5, 2023

Legends Never Die

We have lost not only a great man and a charismatic person, but also a real guardian and a visionary business leader.

January 21, 2023
January 21, 2023

The Dreamer and Doer

One of his finest strengths was his ability to communicate at all levels. He could comfortably address a roomful of diplomats, academics and policymakers, and not miss a beat when speaking to them about his dreams. He could mix with ordinary people from all walks of life, speak in their local dialects, and relate to their problems just as easily.

January 15, 2023
January 15, 2023

Goodbye, Indigo Lady

She was a central leader of Bangladesh's craft industry – of its Jamdani revival, and for the small but strong niche that it had begun to carve out for itself within the subcontinent's field of crafts.

January 3, 2023
January 3, 2023

Pele lives on in 738 Peruvian children named for football star

The world lost Pele, the "king" of football in 2022, but his name will live on in more than 700 Peruvian children born last year, according to a list published by Peru's National Registry of Identification and Civil Status.

January 2, 2023
January 2, 2023

Brazil begins paying final respects to football giant Pele

An emotional Brazil began paying its final respects Monday to football legend Pele with a wake at the stadium where he first took the world's breath away with his dazzling skill.

September 26, 2022
September 26, 2022

Hilary Mantel gave richness to historical fiction

She wrote with vitality, a realness that seemed somewhat dangerous on paper. 

August 16, 2022
August 16, 2022

Remembering the heavenly harmonies of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Today marks the 25th death anniversary of the Qawwali legend.

July 28, 2022
July 28, 2022

The origin of the om: Ahmed Sofa’s aura

With the death of Ahmed Sofa on July 28, 2001, Bangladesh (or modern Bengal in historical perspective) lost not simply one of its most original thinkers; it also marked the passing of an age.

July 23, 2022
July 23, 2022

Remembering the honest and natural voice of Amy Winehouse

Once you hear a voice like that, you know there’s a story behind all this.