Syed Badrul Haque

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s date of birth is being commemorated this year with the added dimension of his birth centenary.

The 44th death anniversary of Abdus Salam, editor of the English daily Bangladesh Observer (formerly Pakistan Observer), on February 13, went past quietly, unnoticed both by the press circle and civil society.

Amidst the relentless continuum of the coronavirus crisis, our lives have become constrained by the realities of the pandemic.

Syed Mohammad Ali, popularly known as SM Ali, a distinguished journalist of Bangladesh, was born ninety-one years ago in this month—on December 5, to be specific—in a well-known literary family of Sylhet. His is a candid portrait of a journalist who decided early in life to devote his intellectual and writing gift to serving the nation.

Bangabandhu's 99th birth anniversary was commemorated on March 17, the date with an asterisk mark in our nation's calendar.