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…
Manzu Man Ara, a poet, writer, reciter and academic from Bangladesh, obtained her Masters of Education degree from Monash University, Australia. Manzu’s first book of poetry ‘Onuvobe Onuvuti’ was published in 2016. Her poems were also included in ‘71 poems of Bangladesh (translated in both English and Hindi)’, ‘Shahityo Potrica: Tushar Dhara’, ‘Bangladesher Kobita’, ‘BLRC Shahityo…
Mamunur Rashid, a singer and organiser, was born on November 22, 1954 at Chandpur of Bangladesh. Receiving his schooling in his own town, Mamun completed his Honours and Master’s degrees in Public Administration from Dhaka University. Afterwards he served in offices in England, India and Singapore. Since 1997 Mamun has been living in Toronto with…
Mahmuda Nasrin studied and taught English Language and literature at the Universities of Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia. She started writing in magazines and newspapers including the Prothom Alo, Ittefaque, Jonokontho since her university life in Bengali and English. Her first Bengali book Canada-Bangladesh Diaspora Life has been published in 2024. She is a regular writer…
Latiful Kabir, P.Eng., is a Bangladeshi-Canadian writer, mainly writing fictions in Bangla. His specialty on applying magic realism in short stories and in novels distinguishes him from others. Graduated as Master of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering from Ryerson University, Toronto in 2011, he moved to Calgary in 2012 and has been working with an…
Jasim Mallik, born in 1962 in Barisal, Bangladesh, received his post graduate degree from the University of Dhaka. A novelist and short story writer Jasim has 35-year experience in journalism. He has portrayed the truths and realities of life. His spontaneous, structured and emotional writing and choice of subject matter has always been eye catching….
Jalal Kobir passed hard times after finishing his college life in Sylhet to see the agitating political scenario of Bangladesh. Becoming speechless at the brutal assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the Bangladesh nation, Jalal left his motherland with hatred, tears, and wounds in heart. Till then, travelling and experimenting with his luck…