Friday, March 27, 2015

Kazi Nazrul Islam

Kazi Nazrul Islam
Kazi Nazrul Islam was born on the 25th May in 1899. He is popularly known as a rebel poet. He was the first to make poems talking about intense spiritual fight against all types of social oppression. Nazrul is the national poet of Bangladesh. He is also remembered in India. He was born into a Muslim family in India, Nazrul received religious education. He worked as a muezzin at a local mosque. He learned of poetry, drama, and literature while working with theatrical groups. After being in the British Indian Army, Nazrul made himself a journalist in Kolkata. He was against the British Raj in India. He talked about revolution through his writings. Some examples are Bidrohi in 1922 which remains his most famous work, Agni Bina in 1922, Bisher Bashi in 1924 as well as his publication Dhumketu in 1961. 


His work in the Indian Independence Movement often led to going to jail by British authorities. While in prison, Nazrul wrote the "Rajbandir Jabanbandi". Nazrul's writings are about themes such as love, freedom, and revolution. He was against all bigotry, including religious and gender. Throughout his career, Nazrul wrote short stories, novels, and essays but is best known for his poems. He started new forms such as Bangla ghazals. Nazrul wrote and composed music for his nearly 4,000 songs. In 1942 when he was 43 years old, he began to suffering from an unknown disease. He was losing his voice and memory. It is often said, the reason was slow poisoning by British Government. He lived alone for many years. Invited by the Government of Bangladesh, Nazrul and his family moved to Dhaka in 1972. He died four years later on the 29th August in 1976.
 Md. Saiful Alam
B. A. Honours and M. A. in English
Lecturer in English
Queen’s College, Dhaka

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Paragraph: How to Learn English Well


Story: A Liar Cowboy


A Liar Cowboy
Once there lived a cowboy in a village and he used to tell lies. He often made the villagers foolish by telling lies. At one afternoon, he was grazing (চরানো) his cattle (গরু-ছাগল) in a near-by field. The field was near a deep forest and there lived wild animals in the forest. Suddenly (হঠাৎ), he cried out saying (চিৎকার করে বলে উঠলো) “Help! Help! Tiger! Tiger!” But actually, there was no tiger. He said that to make the villagers foolish. On hearing the shout of him (তার চিৎকর শুনে), villagers came out to save him. But he laughed (হেসে উঠলো) saying that there was no tiger. I made fun. He did the same thing three times to fool (বোকা বানানো) the villagers. Another day he went to the field with his cattle and it was almost evening. On the day a tiger attacked (অক্রমন করলো)him and his cattle. At that time, he was crying out saying “Tiger! Tiger!” but nobody came to save him. People thought that he was making fun too. He lost his life on the day because of telling a lie.

Moral of the Story:
We should remember that we should never tell a lie because nobody believes a liar.

Md. Saiful Alam
B. A. Honours, BEd (1st Class) and M. A. in English
Assistant Teacher of English 
Machkhola Secondary School, Satkhira

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Proper Treatment of Bangaladesh



>>Hapless Bangladesh, help her!<<
Bangladesh at her 45 looks shabbier than her age as she is diagnosed with fatal maladies that require treatment but there is hardly any doctor who came forward to provide proper and prompt treatment or any nurse who can nourish her to recovery. Each and every one is saying that she needs treatment but nobody has come forward to help her. How selfish and materialistic we are not to assist her in danger! She is crying, sobbing, weeping and groaning with her ceaseless pain but her sons and daughters are blind-folded in a way that they hardly think of her deteriorating condition. 
However, it is high time we loved our mother and it is we who can take better care of our mother than other people on earth in the way she nurtured us at our young age. Wake up the young hearts from sleep! Do something for her before it has been too late or she will visit the place where all have entry permission but no exit or escape.

Md. Saiful Alam
B. A. Honours and M. A. in English
Lecturer in English
Queen’s College, Dhaka
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Monday, March 9, 2015

Paragraph: How to Learn English Well

How to Learn English Well
English is an international language. However, learning a language is not an easy matter. It would be easier for us, if we try to improve the four skills in a language. The four skills are as:  listening, speaking, reading and writing. Actually, there are two ways to acquire a language. One is called acquisition and the other is named learning. First, if a person wants to improve in listening skill, he needs to be a careful listener. He can also listen to the B.B.C radio news and can enjoy other programmes in English. Gradually his listening skill will be developed. Secondly, speaking is the most important skill of all. To improve the skill we must converse in English as much as possible. There is no other way to do better in the skill but to practise speaking. We should not be much worried about our mistakes while speaking. Thirdly, reading is the third skill. We can be successful in the skill only by reading a great number of books. And they must be written in English. One can read short stories, English newspapers, English grammar books by the English and so on. Finally, writing is another essential language skill. To be good at writing, we must write regularly and for this, we can choose any topic. Although, it is hard to be a good writer, only rigorous practice may help us in this regard. Thus we can both acquire and learn English well.    

Md. Saiful Alam
BA Honours, BEd (1st Class) and MA in English
Assistant Teacher of English 
Machkhola Secondary School, Satkhira

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