autobiography

A tribute to Jowshan Ara Rahman

I got to know Jowshan Ara better when I visited her home to interview her husband, Mahbub ul Alam Chowdhury, the poet who wrote the first poem on Ekushey.

Tribute / The alter ego of Agatha Christie

Absorbing these books is like viewing the world through the writer’s eyes—the pain she felt, the love she did not receive and the manner she perceived the people around her.

A life of light and perseverance

While going through Monsur’s autobiography, one’s attention is bound to be drawn to facts about current affairs penned with meticulous precision. He conveys his experience of 1957—the horrendous experience of losing eyesight—along with being victim to the cruelty of harsh remarks. 

Imdadul Haq Milan: A life in words and images

The memoir is no less than a novel—replete with sorrows, disappointments, love and joy. How many people the author has received neglect from in his life?

7 books to get you pumped up for football World Cup season

With the FIFA World Cup 2022 starting today, tensions run high around the country. Avid football fans have already dawned on their favourite team’s jerseys and hoisted their country’s flags alongside that of Bangladesh’s. The entire world will be glued to their tv screens till a winner emerges to claim the Football World Cup.

Graphic novel on Bangabandhu launched

The Centre for Research and Information (CRI) launches the first episode of graphic novel series on autobiography of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

November 10, 2024
November 10, 2024

A tribute to Jowshan Ara Rahman

I got to know Jowshan Ara better when I visited her home to interview her husband, Mahbub ul Alam Chowdhury, the poet who wrote the first poem on Ekushey.

September 20, 2023
September 20, 2023

The alter ego of Agatha Christie

Absorbing these books is like viewing the world through the writer’s eyes—the pain she felt, the love she did not receive and the manner she perceived the people around her.

April 5, 2023
April 5, 2023

A life of light and perseverance

While going through Monsur’s autobiography, one’s attention is bound to be drawn to facts about current affairs penned with meticulous precision. He conveys his experience of 1957—the horrendous experience of losing eyesight—along with being victim to the cruelty of harsh remarks. 

February 15, 2023
February 15, 2023

Imdadul Haq Milan: A life in words and images

The memoir is no less than a novel—replete with sorrows, disappointments, love and joy. How many people the author has received neglect from in his life?

November 20, 2022
November 20, 2022

7 books to get you pumped up for football World Cup season

With the FIFA World Cup 2022 starting today, tensions run high around the country. Avid football fans have already dawned on their favourite team’s jerseys and hoisted their country’s flags alongside that of Bangladesh’s. The entire world will be glued to their tv screens till a winner emerges to claim the Football World Cup.

March 17, 2015
March 17, 2015

Graphic novel on Bangabandhu launched

The Centre for Research and Information (CRI) launches the first episode of graphic novel series on autobiography of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman