Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Poet Sukanta’s death anniv observed at his birthplace

The 65th death anniversary of Bengali eminent poet Sukanta Bhattacharya was observed in a befitting manner at his birthplace at village Unashia under Kotalipara upazila in Gopalganj district. Numerous candles have been lit at the poet’s paternal home. Beside a village fair, a cultural program and discussion session on Sukanta was also organised by Gopalganj ... Read more

Poet Sukanta’s 53rd death anniversary observed

Yesterday marked the 53rd death anniversary of legendary poet Sukanta Bhattacharya. He was born in 1926 in Kalighat, Kolkata. His ancestral home is at the village Unshiya, under Gopalganj district now, in Bangladesh. His father, Nibaran Bhattacharya, was in the book selling business in Kolkata. Sukanta was one of the key figures of modern Bengali ... Read more