Bengali is one of the Eastern Indo-Aryan (Magadhan) languages,evolved from Magadhi Prakrit and Pali languages native to the Indian subcontinent. The core of Bengali vocabulary is thus etymologically of Magadhi Prakrit and Pali languages. However,centuries of major borrowing and reborrowing from Arabic,Persian,Turkish,Sanskrit,Austroasiatic languages and other languages has led to the adoption of a wide range of words with foreign origins;thus making the origins of borrowed and re-borrowed words in the Bengali vocabulary numerous and diverse,due to centuries of contact with various languages.
Ahmed Sofa was a Bangladeshi writer,thinker,novelist,poet,philosopher and public intellectual. Sofa is considered by many,including National Professor Abdur Razzaq and Salimullah Khan,to be the most important Bengali writer after Mir Mosharraf Hossain and Kazi Nazrul Islam. A writer by occupation,Sofa wrote 18 non-fiction books,8 novels,4 collections of poems,2 collections of short stories,and several books in other genres.
Atish Dipankar University of Science &Technology,abbreviated as ADUST,is a private university in Uttara,Dhaka,Bangladesh. The university was named after Atish Dipankara Srijnana,the ancient Buddhist scholar.
Bangla TV is a Bengali-language satellite television channel based in the United Kingdom and Bangladesh. It was established in the United Kingdom on 16 September 1999,targeting Bengali audiences both there and in Europe. It commenced transmissions in Bangladesh on 19 May 2017.
Aminul Islam is a poet and essayist from Bangladesh. He has written 25 books including 20 books of poetry. He has been involved in creative writing for some 25 years. Aminul Islam is a popular poet and essayist of contemporary Bengali literature in Bangladesh. He is regarded as a powerful Bengali poet with poetic thought and language of his own. He has attained fame and popularity as a literary researcher as well.
Salimullah Khan is a Bangladeshi writer. Khan explores national and international politics and culture using Marxist and Lacanian theories. Informed and influenced by Ahmed Sofa's thoughts,his exploration of Bangladesh's politics and culture has a significant following among the country's young generation of writers and thinkers. Khan translated the works of Plato,James Rennell,Charles Baudelaire,Frantz Fanon,Dorothee Sölle into Bengali. In Bangladesh,he is a regular guest in talk shows on national and international political issues.
Mozid Mahmud is a Bangladeshi poet and essayist. He is recognized as a major poet of the 1980s,with more than thirty books to his credit.
Khalil Rahman is a Bangladeshi political cartoonist. His cartoons have been appearing on the front page of some leading Bengali dailies including Prothom Alo,Jugantor,and Samakal.
Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury is a Bengali poet and a member of the Bangladesh Civil Service. He currently holds the position of Chief Coordinator of the National Implementation Committee for the Celebration of Mujib Borsho,the Birth Centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,the founding father of Bangladesh. He is a former Principal Secretary of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
Aminur Rahman is a modern Bangladeshi poet who writes in Bengali. He is considered to be a Rabindranath Tagore follower. He is also engaged in literary translation and literary criticism.
Kancher Deyal is a 1963 Bengali-language Pakistani film. It was written and directed by Zahir Raihan. Anwar Hossain,Sumita Devi,Khan Ataur Rahman in the lead role and others supporting role were portrayed in the film.
Bangla Bhasha Procholon Ain,1987 is an Act by the Government of Bangladesh to implement and enforce the article 3 of the Constitution of Bangladesh. It is the 2nd Act of 1987. According to this act,all records and correspondences,laws,proceedings in court and other legal actions must be written in the Bengali language in all courts,government or semi-government offices,and autonomous institutions in Bangladesh.
Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq is a Bangladeshi writer,essayist,translator,critic,columnist and activist. He is a former professor of Bengali language and literature at the University of Dhaka. He is the convener of Rashtrabhasha Bangla Rokkha Komiti. He received Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1981.
Swatta is a 2017 Bangladeshi romantic tragedy film. The film directed by Hashibur Reza Kallol and produced by Sohani Hossain under the banner of Taranga Entertainment. It is a story written by Sohani Hossain and a screenplay and dialogue written by Ferdous Hassan. The film features Bangladeshi superstar Shakib Khan and Paoli Dam in the lead roles and Kabila,Nasrin,Rina Khan,Don and many have played supporting roles in the film.
Rabiul Hussain was a Bangladeshi poet and architect. He was one of the trustees of the Bangladesh Liberation War Museum. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2009 for poetry. In recognition of his contribution to Bengali language and literature,the government of Bangladesh awarded him the country's second highest civilian award Ekushey Padak in 2018.
The Mazharul Islam Poetry Award,is given by the Bangla Academy of Bangladesh in recognition of creative genius in advancement and overall contribution in the field of Poetry. It was introduced in 2010 to honor the memory of Bangladeshi poet,folklorist,and academic Mazharul Islam.
Mashrur Arefin is a Bangladeshi writer,novelist,poet,translator and banker. He is known for his Bengali translation of Homer’s Iliad and Franz Kafka's stories,and his novels,August Abchchaya and Althusser (2020). He received the BRAC Bank-Samakal Literature Award for his translation of Franz Kafka's stories in 2013,he won the Gemcon Shahitya Puroshkar 2020 for his first novel August Abchhaya. and he received IFIC Bank Literary Award 2019 for the novel August Abchaya.
Soumitra Sekhar Dey;is a leading Bengali linguist,educationist,and writer from Bangladesh. Currently he is serving as the 6th vice chancellor of Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University.
Mukul Chowdhury was a Bangladeshi lyricist and musical artist. He has written many songs for radio,television and more than hundreds of films including 'O Madhobi Go Theko Mor Antore,' 'Tumi Accho Sobi Acche,' 'Ek Chor Jay Chole' etc. He has also penned the song 'Ore Nil Doriya Amay De Re De Chhariya.'
