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Sangskriti Sangsad
Sanskriti Sangsad was a cultural organization of Dhaka University, Bangladesh. It was renamed to Dhaka Vishwavidyalay Sangskriti Sangsad during its lifetime. History Sanskriti Sangsad was established in as left-wing secular cultural organization inspired by the Bolshevik revolution in Russia. It was founded by Anwarul Azim, Hasan Hafizur Rahman, Khan Sarwar Murshid, Munier Choudhury, and Obaidullah Khan. Khan Sarwar Murshid was the founding President and the founding General Secretary Mustafa Nurul Islam. On 4 September 1951, the organization presented its debut play, an adaption of ''Jabanbandi'' by Bijon Bhattacharya. This was the first play in Dhaka University to have female students perform in it. Aside from holding plays it hosted literary conferences and discussions. It help programs marking the birthdays of famous Bengali writers such as Kazi Nazrul Islam, Rabindranath Tagore, and Sukanta Bhattacharya Sukanta Bhattacharya (; 15 August 1926 – 13 May 1947) was a Beng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhaka University
The University of Dhaka (), also known as Dhaka University (DU), is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in the country. The University of Dhaka was founded in 1921 under the Dacca University Act 1920 of the Indian Legislative Council. The establishment of the university in Dhaka was initiated with 600 acres of land requisitioned by the British government in 1905 after a new province of East Bengal and Assam was formed with Dhaka as its capital. Part of the land requisitioned belonged to the estate of Nawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Salimullah. It is modeled after British universities. Currently it is the largest public research university in Bangladesh, with a student body of 46,150 and a faculty of 1,992. It has made significant contributions to the modern history of Bangladesh. After the Partition of India, it became the focal point of progressive and democratic movements in Pakistan. Its students and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated with a population of over 171 million within an area of . Bangladesh shares land borders with India to the north, west, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast. It has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal to its south and is separated from Bhutan and Nepal by the Siliguri Corridor, and from China by the List of Indian states, Indian state of Sikkim to its north. Dhaka, the capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city, is the nation's political, financial, and cultural centre. Chittagong is the second-largest city and the busiest port of the country. The territory of modern Bangladesh was a stronghold of many List of Buddhist kingdoms and empires, Buddhist and List of Hindu empir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasan Hafizur Rahman
Hasan Hafizur Rahman (; 1932–1983) became the editor of the daily Bengali newspaper ''Danik Bangla'' right after the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. He also worked for the government as a high official and edited an account of the independence struggle called ''The Liberation War of Bangladesh'', which was published in sixteen volumes. He was the author of thirteen books including eight collections of poetry and ''Adhunik Kobi O Kobita'' (''Modern Poets and Poetry''), a book of critical essays. Awards * Adamjee Literary Award (1967) * Bangla Academy Literary Award (1971) * Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak () is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of martyrs of the Bengali language movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contributions in a number of fields, including culture, education, and e ... (1984) References 1932 births 1983 deaths Bengali writers Recipients of the Independence Award Bangladeshi male writers Recipients ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khan Sarwar Murshid
Khan Sarwar Murshid (; 1 July 1924 – 8 December 2012) was a Bangladeshi educationist, diplomat and intellectual. Early life and education Sarwar Murshid was born on 1 July 1924 in his maternal home, the Munsef Bari of Comilla in Meghna Division, Tipperah District, Bengal Presidency, Bengal Province. He belonged to a Bengali Muslim family of Khan (title), Khans hailing from the village of Nasirabad in Nabinagar Upazila, Nabinagar, Brahmanbaria District, Brahmanbaria. His father, Ali Ahmed Khan, was an advocate and All-India Muslim League politician, and served as a member in both the Bengal Legislative Assembly (1937—1947), Bengal Legislative Assembly and the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly. Murshid was raised largely in Brahmanbaria town. After completing his primary education at home, he enrolled at the George High School in Brahmanbaria from where he passed his matriculation in 1939. Murshid then proceeded to complete his Intermediate of Arts, FA from Feni Govern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
