'Govt has no plan to censor books'
'Govt has no plan to censor books'

Cultural Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki on Saturday said the interim government has no plans to censor books. He made the statement while speaking at the National Poetry Festivals inauguration at Dhaka University A media report quotes a police officer suggesting pre-publication review by the...

Kazi Nazrul gets state recognition as ‘National Poet’
Kazi Nazrul gets state recognition as ‘National Poet’

Kazi Nazrul Islam received state recognition as the national poet of Bangladesh. A gazette notification has been published declaring him the national poet of Bangladesh since his arrival in Bangladesh on May 4, 1972. A gazette notification signed by Md. Ataur Rahman, Secretary of the Ministry...

Proposal to publish gazette recognizing poet Nazrul as 'National Poet' approved
Proposal to publish gazette recognizing poet Nazrul as 'National Poet' approved

The Advisory Council has approved the proposal to publish gazette honoring poet Kazi Nazrul Islam as National Poet. The Advisory Council meeting on Thursday approved this proposal to publish gazette honoring poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. The meeting of the Advisory Council was held at the office of...

Autocrat's associate orchestrating events deliberately: Mirza Fakhrul
Autocrat's associate orchestrating events deliberately: Mirza Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has warned that the possibility of fascisms return has grown, and urged everyone to come together in response. He said, The associates of the autocrats are deliberately orchestrating various events. We cannot allow the sacrifices to go in vain....