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There is far more to be said about Serajul Islam Choudhury's significance as an intellectual and literary-cultural critic.

New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs

To bring about a political change in the country, people will need to prepare themselves culturally, Professor Emeritus Serajul Islam Choudhury said yesterday.

My teacher Professor Kashinath Roy (1947—2021)—poet, short story writer, essayist—died on January 17, at 74. Or did he die? Professor Roy was my direct teacher in the Department of English, Dhaka University (DU), where I studied as an undergraduate. I recall the moment when I first saw him: he immediately stood out from the crowd because of his attire and appearance. Indeed, his immaculate white pyjama and panjaabi remained constant in his life—attire that also seemed organic to his b...