Mahmud Shah Qureshi

Honouring André Malraux’s Legacy

During the middle of the past century, two Frenchmen were known and admired around the world. They were General de Gaulle and André Malraux.

Remembering Zahir Raihan: A Language Activist and Trailblazer

In 1954, when  I was admitted into the Dhaka University Bengali honours course after an interview with Dr Muhammad Shahidullah, a host of talented fellows were to be my friends in the next four years.

Syed Waliullah in Paris

It is well-known that Bangla literature took a new turn in the 1940s. Following the revolutionary work of Kazi Nazrul Islam, we got four powerful poets among Bangalee Muslims: Farrukh Ahmad,

20th Death Anniversary of Syed Ali Ahsan: Life and work of a great intellectual

As the vice-chancellor of three universities, professor in three other universities, chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC), and an education minister, Syed Ali Ahsan influenced his contemporaries with his unparalleled speech and writings.

The War of Liberation and my humble participation

During a lifespan of more than 80 years, I have had the opportunity to experience a lot of extraordinary events. But there cannot be a parallel to what I saw and felt, sometimes I acted and reacted, in 1971. This was the year of our War of Liberation.

The first-ever bangla grammar and dictionary by a portuguese priest

EVEN the school children at the primary school level today would tell us that the very first Bangla grammar and dictionary was written

April 10, 2023
April 10, 2023

Honouring André Malraux’s Legacy

During the middle of the past century, two Frenchmen were known and admired around the world. They were General de Gaulle and André Malraux.

February 21, 2023
February 21, 2023

Remembering Zahir Raihan: A Language Activist and Trailblazer

In 1954, when  I was admitted into the Dhaka University Bengali honours course after an interview with Dr Muhammad Shahidullah, a host of talented fellows were to be my friends in the next four years.

November 7, 2022
November 7, 2022

Syed Waliullah in Paris

It is well-known that Bangla literature took a new turn in the 1940s. Following the revolutionary work of Kazi Nazrul Islam, we got four powerful poets among Bangalee Muslims: Farrukh Ahmad,

July 25, 2022
July 25, 2022

20th Death Anniversary of Syed Ali Ahsan: Life and work of a great intellectual

As the vice-chancellor of three universities, professor in three other universities, chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC), and an education minister, Syed Ali Ahsan influenced his contemporaries with his unparalleled speech and writings.

December 14, 2021
December 14, 2021

The War of Liberation and my humble participation

During a lifespan of more than 80 years, I have had the opportunity to experience a lot of extraordinary events. But there cannot be a parallel to what I saw and felt, sometimes I acted and reacted, in 1971. This was the year of our War of Liberation.

February 21, 2016
February 21, 2016

The first-ever bangla grammar and dictionary by a portuguese priest

EVEN the school children at the primary school level today would tell us that the very first Bangla grammar and dictionary was written

push notification