Shamsur Rahman

Menace-bus

Thu February 4, 2010 - 10:06pm BdST

Most of the bus drivers in Dhaka are virtually blind because they manoeuvre their vehicles through traffic using verbal directions given by the helpers. If a driver hits a pedestrian he may not know the extent of the damage, as he is often too callous and cowardly to stop and find out. And sometimes the passengers actually help these drivers get away with a hit-and-run. That is precisely what happened when bus driver Shamsur Rahman killed a five-year-old boy in the capital yesterday.

Shamsur Rahman: Impression of effortless eloquence

Sat October 24, 2009 - 11:04am BdST

Shamsur Rahman (October 24, 1929-August 17, 2006) was a leading poet, columnist and journalist of his time. Rahman published over 60 books of poetry. Major themes in his poetry and writings include humanism, relationships, romanticised rebellion of youth, the emergence of and consequent events in Bangladesh, and opposition to religious fundamentalism. Today marks the 80th birth anniversary of the poet.