Monday, January 28, 2013

Nakshi Kantha is tradition of Bangladesh.


Nakshi Kantha is a kind of embroidered quilt. The name was taken from the Bengale word, `nakshi kantha’ which means artistic pattern. It is a kind of traditional craft and is said to be indigenous to Bangladesh and West Bengal in India. The art has been practiced in rural Bengal for centuries. The name `Nakshi kantha’ become popular after the poet Jasimuddin’s poem `Nakshi kanthar Math’ was published in 1929.
Traditional kanthas are made for family use. Old or new cloth and thread are used to make these quilts. Mynemsingh , Jamalpur, Rajshahi, Faridpur, Bogra and Jessore are most famous for this craft. Now it is produced commercially. You can find them in many expensive handicraft shops in cities. The quilts are now in great demand because of the colorful patterns & designs embroidered on them.

Friday, January 25, 2013

Hason Raja is a poem of Bangladesh


Hason Raja is mystic bards of Bangladesh whose name and fame spread beyond Bangladesh. Hason Raja was born in 1854 in a wealthy landlord’s family in Sylhet. He did not receive much formal education. In his youth, he led a life of luxury. He did not tack aiyting-money , comfort or pleasure. But then a time came when he started to find all these comfort & joy meaningless. He gave away his landed property, his money and wealth. He started to think deeply about the Grater, about life and death and mankind. Hason Raja wrote a lot of song, some say about a thousand in number. His book called “Hasom Udash” was published in 1906. The book had 206 songs in it. In his songs Hason called himself `Crazy Hason  Raja’ or the `Pagla Hason Raja’. A volume called `Hanson Raja Samagra ( Complete Works of Hason Raja) was also published. The book contained 500 poems and Song-Some of the songs were always popular in Sylhet. But  very soon they spread all over Bangladesh  and beyond. In India’s West Bangal , some eminent flok singers made Hason’s songs popular. When  you grow older, you will learn more about this great mystic poet through reading and listening to his songs. Hason Raja’s one song is 
 People say my home is no good ,
        But what home can I build
       In the midst of emptiness ?”       

Monday, January 21, 2013

Historical place of Bangladesh



Bangladesh have many historical place . The Shat Gambuj  Mosque is one of them. In mid-15th century, a Muslim colony was founded in the inhospitable mangrove forest of the Sundarbans near the seacoast in Bagerhat district by a saint Ulugh Khan Jahan. He was the earliest torchbearer of Islam in the South who laid the nucleus of an affluent city during the reign of Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah (1442-59), then known as `Khalifatabad’
(present Bagerhat). Khan Jahan adorned his city with numerous mosques, tanks, roads and public buildings. The most spectacular of which is the imposing multimode mosque in Bangladesh, known as the Shat Gambuj Masjid. The stately fabric of the monument stands on the eastern bank of a vast sweet- water tank, clustered around by the heavy foliage of  a low-lying countryside characteristic of the seacoast landscape. The mosque is roofed over with 77 squat domes, including 7 chauchala of four-sided domes in the diddle row. The vast prayer hall is provided with 11 arched doorways on east and 7 each on north and south for ventilation and light. It has 7 longitudinal aisles and 1 I deep bays by a forest of slender stones columns. From these columns spring rows of endless arches, supporting the domes. The arches are six feet in thickness, have slightly tapering hollow and round walls. The interior and exterior of the mosque give a view of rather plain architecture but the interior western wall of the mosque is beautifully decorated with terracotta flowers and foliage. Besides being being as a prayer  nail the mosque was also used as the  court of Khan Jahan Ali. Now it is one of the greatest tourist attractions and best architectural beauties of Bangladesh .

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Symbol of Bangladesh Nation


The National Memorial  at Savar Dhaka in the Bangladesh. It is a symbol of the nation’s respect for the martyrs of the War of Liberation . It is built with concrete, but made of blood. The National Memorial stands 150 feet tall, but every martyr it stands for stands so much taller. It is an achievement the dimensions of which can be measured, but it stands for an achievement, which is immeasurable . It stands upright for the millions of martyrs who laid down their lives so that we may stand upright, in honour and dignity , amongst the nation of the world.
Most prominently visible is the 150 feet tower  that stands on a base measuring 130 feet wide. There is actually a series of 7 towers that rise by stages to a height of 150 feet . The foundation was laid on the first anniversary of the Victory Day.  There is actually a plan to build huge complex in several phases. The entire complex will cover an area of 126 acres . The plan of this complex includes a mosque, a library and a museum. The relics of the liberation war will be kept in the museum. They will ever remind our countrymen and all who would come to visit the museum of the valiant struggle to all oppressor that the weapons of freedom need not be very big, & that oppression will always be defeated. The will of people prevails, for man is born to be free.      

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Pahela Baishakh of Bangladesh

Pahela Biashakh is a main culture of Bangladesh. Pahela Biashakh mines the first day of Bangla year. The day will be celebrated with traditional festivities across the country, The day is public holiday. In keeping with the age-old tradition, traders and shopkeepers will open halkhata ( fresh account book) and offer sweets to their customers & clients.  Different socio-cultural organizations have drawn up elaborate programmes to celebrate the day. The day's  first programme will begin at dawn at Rammna Batamul. Chhayanat, a leading cultural organization, will organize the  programme . A large number of people, wearing traditional dresses are expected to attend the programme . Bangladesh Television will telecast live the programme from 6 in the morning. National dailies will bring out special supplements while Bangladesh Betar & Bangladesh  Television will air special programmes on the occasion. Students and teacher of the Fine Arts Institute (IFA) of Dhaka University will bring out a colourful procession from the Institute premises at 9:30 am carrying festoons, placards, posters, banners & wearing masks to welcome the Bangla New Year .
Shilpakala Academy will organise a cultural function on the Academy premises. Jatiya Press club will hold a cultural function on the club premises at 6pm .

Thursday, January 17, 2013