‘They want to grab our land’: Aroma Dutta on row over Dhirendranath Dutta’s house
The Daily Star (National) · ৮ নভে, ২০২৬
The granddaughter of Language Movement pioneer and Liberation War martyr Dhirendranath Dutta questions the motives of NCP activists demanding preservation of the family’s historic Cumilla property
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- Aroma Dutta, granddaughter of Language Movement pioneer and Liberation War martyr Dhirendranath Dutta, will not take legal action over the removal of a signboard identifying her family's ancestral property in Cumilla.
- “Those now demanding the preservation of Dhirendranath Dutta’s house after 50 years are doing so with ulterior motives,” she said.
- On the night of March 29, 1971, Pakistani occupation forces abducted Dhirendranath Dutta and his son, Dilip Kumar Dutta, from their home.
বিসিএস ও ভর্তি পরীক্ষা তথ্য ছক (Exam Fact Sheet)
হাই-ইল্ড ডেটাপ্রিলিমিনারি নৈর্ব্যক্তিক ও লিখিত রচনায় কোটেশনযোগ্য সুনির্দিষ্ট পরিসংখ্যান
| ধরন | তথ্য | প্রতিবেদনের যে বাক্য থেকে নেওয়া |
|---|---|---|
Figure | 50 years | ““Those now demanding the preservation of Dhirendranath Dutta’s house after 50 years are doing so with ulterior motives,” she said.” |
Date | March 29, 1971 | “On the night of March 29, 1971, Pakistani occupation forces abducted Dhirendranath Dutta and his son, Dilip Kumar Dutta, from their home.” |
Figure | Tk 10 | “Meanwhile, Jhawtala residents said the 15-decimal plot beside the road along Dharmasagar was currently valued at around Tk 10-15 crore, depending on the extent of any widening of the road in front of it.” |
শব্দভাণ্ডার ও বাস্তব প্রয়োগ ছক (Vocabulary Matrix)
2টি মূল শব্দএই প্রতিবেদন থেকে বাছাই করা শব্দ: অর্থ, উচ্চারণ ও প্রতিবেদনে ব্যবহার
The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.
““Those now demanding the preservation of Dhirendranath Dutta’s house after 50 years are doing so with ulterior motives,” she said.”
An attitude of consideration or high regard
Synonyms: aught, consideration, deference, esteem
“Aroma told The Daily Star that the state had failed to accord her grandfather due respect over the past five decades.”
Words chosen from this story. English meanings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA), via the Free Dictionary API.
IELTS Reading practice
Read the passage, then answer the questions. Every answer is in the passage.
Aroma Dutta, granddaughter of Language Movement pioneer and Liberation War martyr Dhirendranath Dutta, will not take legal action over the removal of a signboard identifying her family's ancestral property in Cumilla.
Aroma told The Daily Star that the state had failed to accord her grandfather due respect over the past five decades. Not even a street or alley in Dhaka has been named after Dhirendranath Dutta, she said.
“Those now demanding the preservation of Dhirendranath Dutta’s house after 50 years are doing so with ulterior motives,” she said.
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Question 1: Choose the correct answer.
1.“Those now demanding the preservation of Dhirendranath Dutta’s house after _____ years are doing so with ulterior motives,” she said.
Questions 2–3: Do the following statements agree with the passage? Choose TRUE or FALSE.
2.Aroma Dutta, granddaughter of Language Movement pioneer and Liberation War martyr Dhirendranath Dutta, will not take legal action over the removal of a signboard identifying her family's ancestral property in Cumilla.
3.Aroma told The Daily Star that the state had failed to accord her grandfather due respect over the past five decades.
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Write a short answer of 4–5 sentences (30–250 words). State your opinion clearly, give a reason, and use a fact from this story as an example.
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পাঠোত্তর প্রতিফলন ও সারসংক্ষেপ অনুশীলন (Active Recall)
প্রতিবেদনটি পড়া শেষ করার পর মূল ভাবটি নিজের ভাষায় ২-৩ বাক্যে লিখুন। এটি বিসিএস লিখিত ও ভর্তি পরীক্ষার ফোকাস রাইটিংয়ে আপনার নিজের ভাষায় উত্তর লেখার সক্ষমতা বহু গুণ বাড়িয়ে দেবে।