Pamelia Khaled is a doctoral student at the University of Toronto. Her doctoral research aims to explore the curricula of madrassa and secular education systems and the socio-political processes that shape the current Bangladesh secondary education system. She has a keen research interest in multicultural approaches in curricula for Bangladesh and for other multicultural societies,…

Nurul Kabir Syed, a critic, philosopher, theologist, and translator, served the government of Bangladesh as Programmer in Ministry of Defence, Department of Ciphers for seven years. Working as IT operation and Administration in Canadian Companies for last fifteen years, Nurul’s books, published from U.S.A and Bangladesh, includes:  Suhail-E-Yaman, Bayyanah (Illustration),  Al Bab (The Door), Mathnavi of…

Nurul Huda Palash, born in Sirajganj, Bangladesh, did his BSc honors and MSc in Botany from Dhaka University and a PhD in Marine Microbiology from the University of Tokyo. Currently living in Saskatoon, Canada and working as a Research and Development Scientist in an international biotechnology company, Nurul has more than 20 articles in various…

Neamat Imam, born in Chandpur, Bangladesh, in 1971, now lives in Edmonton. His books include Elephant Road (play, 1997), Boidik (novella, 1999), Amaar Rashtro Amaar Nagorik (novella, 2010). His first novel, written in English The Black Coat was published by Penguin Books India in 2013. Periscope imprint of Garnet published it in Britain in 2015 and in Canada in…

Mustafiz Rahman is a poet, novelist, short-story writer. By profession he is an architect-urban planner, educationist and artist. His first published book was a novel named “Nishiddho Jubokera” published in 2001 from the publisher Magnum Opus, Dhaka. The poems of Mustafiz depicts imageries frequently glide into the dreamlike and intangible, captivating astounding leaps to transcend…

Mustafa Chowdhury completed a BA (Honours) and Masters in English Literature at Dhaka University. In Canada, he earned a Master’s in Library and Information Science from the University of Western Ontario and an MA in Canadian History from Carleton University. He retired in 2011 and has been involved in a number of organizations doing charity work.  He has written many articles on…

Mozammel Khan was born in 1949 in Faridpur, Bangladesh. He obtained his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1972 from BUET and obtained his PhD in 1979 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. He is currently a Professor and Speaker of the Senate at Sheridan Institute of Technology, Oakville-Mississauga-Brampton. He is a contributing…

Mou Modhubontee, born in 1964 and raised in Bangladesh, spent most of her life in America and Canada. A poet, writer, stage performer and human rights activist, Mou pursued her Master’s Degree in Geography from Dhaka University. Her poetry, both in English and Bengali, has been published in many national newspapers and little magazines. In…

Mitra Chattopadhyay, the daughter of noted Bengali poet Birendra Chattopadhyay, was born in Kolkata in 1956. Completing her Master’s from Kolkata University, Mitra served as a geologist for about twenty years. She got training on Environmental Management from the United Kingdom in 1995 and graduated in Environmental Technology from Canada. An owner of Sohojiya Publishers,…

Masud Khan, a noted poet, writer, translator, was born in 1959 in Bangladesh. His books include: Pakhiteerthadiney (1993), Nodikuley Kori Baas (2001), Saraikhana O Harano Manush (2006), A(n)dhartoma Alokrupe Tomay Ami Jani (2011), Ei Dheer Komolaprobon Sondhyay (2014), Deho-otirikto Jwar (2015) and Projapoti O Jongli Phuler Upakhyan (2016).  His poetry has also been translated into…