Abed Chaudhury

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Saving the rice of Bangladesh from extinction; it is 11th hour

From the foothills of the Himalayas to the shores of Sundarbans and the beaches of Teknaaf is situated one of worlds pre-eminent rice region.  In
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Sunil’s passing; the legend will live on

These are sad days for Bangla literature, barely two months after the death of Humayun Ahmed we have to now face the news of the...
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একটি শারদীয় কবিতা - আবেদ চৌধুরী

কাশের গুচ্ছ বাঁধব বলে কি এখন শরত ?আকাশে আঁকিবুঁকি করব বলে কি এখন আকাশ নীল ?অলৌকিক এক মেয়ে বাড়ী যাবে তাই  কি  শুভ্র মেঘ ?মেঘের...
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Kasalath, a lost (and now found) rice of Bangladesh

Abed Chaudhury and Tanvir Hossain "This group [of varieties] is a real treasure chest - there are lots of stress genes preserved in it," Dr Sigrid...
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Music through the passage of time: A Canberra night by Dhrupad

“গানের ভেতর দিয়ে যখন দেখি ভুবন খানি” Music is the elixir of human soul.  Eons and eons ago, when human species had not yet arrived on...
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Shekal, a'kal, Hey Janoni

Abed Chaudhury's "Shekal, Ekal, Hey Janoni" has written in Bangla. If your computer does not support Bangla, you may consider to read attached pdf file. ...
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Eid Er Kobita - Abed Chaudhury

Abed Chaudhury's eid Kobita has written in Bangla. If your computer does not support Bangla, you may consider to read attached pdf file. ...
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Remembering Humayun Ahmed

The lights go out : Humayun Ahmed (1948-2012). Popular writer Humayun Ahmed is no more. Aged 64, he died while undergoing treatment for cancer at a New York hospital last night. ...
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Pitha, Kabita-bikel and the Dhrupad music of the night

How poetry was inspired and born in a timeless legend: Thousands of years ago in a deep primordial jungle a man, a newly reformed bandit-turned-sage,...
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Flash Back: Point Counterpoint: The golden fibre (watch exclusive video)

IN recent weeks much has been written about the "collapse" of the jute industry in Bangladesh, including heart-rending reports detailing the human tragedy in the...
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আবেদ চৌধুরীর দুটি কবিতা: 'মৃত্যু ও জন্মান্তর' এবং 'অন্য কারো মন'

১ মৃত্যু ও জন্মান্তর আবেদ চৌধুরী    শরীর বিদেহী হয় অতিকায় আত্মার দেহ প্রান্তরের দীর্ঘ ছায়া এক গাঙচিল যে জীবন দেখে নাই, সেই সব ছায়ার মিছিল পাপ পূণ্য আদিগন্ত...
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“Ami Banglar Gaan Gai”; the Indomitable Mahmuduzzaman Babu

During a program in Canberra attended by Soumitra Chatterjee, the legendary actor from Kolkata, I overheard a fellow Canberra-living Bangali, obviously from Kolkata, saying to...
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