Bangladesh News Desk
Published:28 Feb 2021, 03:12 PM
Bangabandhu, Bangalees and Relevant Thoughts
Bangabandhu,
Bangalees and Relevant Thoughts- originally written in Bengali by Professor Dr.
Mijanur Rahman, Vice-Chancellor of Jagannath University (JnU) and translated by
Khandoker Montasir Hassan, Director and Associate Professor of English,
Institute of Modern Languages (IML) and Rabita Rahman, Lecturer of Institute of Modern Languages (IML), JnU.
The book
was launched on December 20, 2020 and published by Merit Fair Publication. The
book is a compilation volume of 14 thought provoking and impeccable write ups
by Professor Dr. Mijanur Rahman who is an academician to the core, a columnist,
political analyst, and the Vice Chancellor of JnU, Bangladesh.
According
to the translator of the book Khandoker Montasir Hassan, Director, Institute of
Modern Languages (IML), JnU: “The book will introduce readers to the innovative
and uncommon ideas of Professor Rahman that stretch beyond the traditional
boundaries of thoughts, providing contexts to a wide variety of contemporary
issues. The distinctive nature of the writer’s individualism and outlook
towards anything and everything that matters is inescapably noteworthy for
anyone who comes across his writings.
Not a single major incident of contemporary Bangladesh within the time
frame of writing these articles remained untouched from author’s concern.
Against every problem he has his own point of view, his own style of
observation, and most of which are unique in nature. He has his own style of
thinking by standing against the traditional misconceptions.”
Altogether,
there are fourteen columns in the book. On the basis of theme, the columns can
be classified into five broad categories (1) Bangabandhu, Bengalis and
Bangladesh (2) International Politics (3) Philosophical: two columns. One is Today
is not like yesterday and tomorrow will also be different from today. The
second one is Palm-tree and Relevant Thoughts (4) Economic: two columns. Only
Agriculture Can Save Bangladesh and Social Marketing in the management of
unwholesome demands; and (5) Religious Education: Recognition of Qawmi
Certificates {History and Politics}.
About
the book Dr. Arun Kumar Goswami, Professor of Political Science writes: in the
collected volume of Professor Mijan’s columns we witness the work of a
multi-talented and erudite scholar of the country. He believes that the thought
provoking columns are enormously helpful for understanding contemporary
Bangladesh society and these are also inspirational for building a
knowledge-based society.
Professor
Dr. Siddhartha Shankar Joarder, Former Chairman of the Department of
Philosophy of the university writes,
“Professor Mijanur Rahman sees everything from two different perspectives, one
as an educationist and another from political standpoint. As a result, a nice
synthesis has been interwoven in almost all essays written here. Lot of
citations is addressed ranging from political personality to economist,
philosopher to Business leader. For obvious reason, readers will find their
immense interest relating those issues to present sociopolitical problem of
Bangladesh.”