At A Glance
Adivasi Jonogoner Odhikar
Bishoyok Jatishongher Ghoshona
Trans. Audity Falguni
Banglayon
In an era when rights are increasingly the focus of politics, Audity Falguni has done a creditable job of translating the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. For us in Bangladesh, an awareness of the provisions incorporated in the declaration is of essence. You will be enlightened by this slim volume. Nirbachito Golpo
Junaidul Haque
Shamabesh
Junaidul Haque's reputation as a writer of fiction has been upwardly mobile for the last several years. This new collection of his short stories can only add to that reputation. Included in the compilation are some stories readers may have missed on earlier occasions. The work is a fresh new insight into the progress of a writer's thoughts. General Matin-er Shwadhinotar Itishash
Bikritir Itikotha
Ali Akbar Tabi
Amader Mati
The work is a severe indictment of a book written some years ago by a military officer whose most recent assignment was as an advisor in the Fakhruddin Ahmed caretaker administration. Tabi speaks for a whole nation when he lays bare the fallacies behind Matin's arguments on the objectives of the War of Liberation in 1971. A good read. Shilpo O Shahitye Tebhaga Andolon
Sharif Atiq-uz-Zaman
Oitojjho
The Tebhaga movement is today an indelible part of Bengali history. In this new work on the subject, Sharif Atiq-uz-Zaman focuses on the literature that has rown around an uprising that was truly popular and nationalistic in character. Poetry, music, novels and art are some of the essential components of this aspect of the movement.
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