21st February: Are we achieving the goal of the language martyrs?

21st February is a day of national mourning and reflection. It is the Language Martyr’s Day. On this day in 1952, Barkat, Rafiq, Shafiur, Jabbar and Salam and many others sacrificed their young precious lives for honour and preservation of

I too am ‘sorry’ – Sabrina Quader

If I could apologise a thousand times over I would. Even though I was not even born in 1970, when the last of the forcible retrieval of indigenous children had taken place, nor have I had direct contact with anyone

আমার মতন আর নাই কেউ – দিলরুবা শাহানা

My Feelings on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s Apology to Australia’s Stolen Generations

Today, the 13th of February 2008, is National Reconciliation Day. This is truly a historic day for Australia. The Prime Minister of Australia, Mr. Kevin Rudd, by addressing his unconditional apology to the “people of oldest continuing cultures in human

মায়াবী সে মিথ্যা – দিলরুবা শাহানা

A Dilruba Shahana Article

চেয়ে চলে যাই হেসে বলে যাই – দিলরুবা শাহানা

Tajuddin is a role model for all Bangladeshi patriots

Shimin Hussain Rimi, daughter of the Late Tajuddin Ahmed, first Prime minister of Bangladesh, came to Canberra last Sunday to speak in the ongoing series titled Itihash Kotha Koy – History Speaks. The initiative was born out of concern over

Into Bindi’s World by Ahmed Imran

Bindi Irwin, the 8 year-old daughter of Steve Irwin, emerged as a star worldwide after the sad demise of her father. Steve, a devoted family man and Aussie icon ‘The Crocodile Hunter’, died last September while doing something he always

We salute our Martyred Intellectuals

Today is the day to remember our martyred-intellectuals who were picked up and killed by Razakars Al-Shams and Al-Badar at the dawn of our Independence, the time when we were marching towards Dhaka for the final victory of our National

মেলবোর্নে জীবনানন্দ স্মরণে অনুষ্ঠান

Dramatist, Novelist Journalist Anisul Huq visits Canberra

When many amongst us were longing for a qualitative change in our audio-visual entertainment arena almost clogged with low-quality, cheap & sex-themed plays & movies, Anisul Huq brought in a breather of fresh air through his captivating drama-serials the like

The Hijacking of Multiculturalism

বহে যায় দিনঃ পর্ব ২২, নিউজিল্যান্ডের প্রধানমন্ত্রীর সংগে কিছুক্ষন

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