- “In those parts of Asia which have been under British rule for one or two generations, one cannot go far without uncovering the shadows of the Raj; but in old Bengal, the shadows have a way of turning into sudden shafts of light.” – Amitav Ghosh, from “The Shadow Lines” (1988)
- “The Mughals, like the Muslims in general, never destroyed books. Indians had thus the opportunity of assimilating scientific, medical and philosophical knowledge preserved in the libraries and universities of the defeated protagonists.” – R.C. Majumdar, from “The History and Culture of the Indian People: The Mughul Empire” (1954)
- “Through the country of Bengal, this wide land/ Shall not a single soul be bold to stand/ In service honest, shall no person spring/ To launch the Light upon a sunken ring!” – Rabindranath Tagore, from “The Cycle of Spring” (1924)
- “My Bangladesh, your dreams and your voices/ Are an anthem of hope breaking through the rain/ Of darkness that seems to cloak our land again.” – Taslima Nasrin, from “My Bangladeshi Colleague” (2004)
- “Bangladesh is not simply a country, it is a direction; a struggle; a history; a language; and spiritual expressions written by a river, articulated by human lives.” – Zia Haider Rahman, from “In the Light of What We Know” (2014)
- “With tulips of love are the fields of Bengal, and we have their fine arts of understanding.” – Michael Madhusudan Dutt, from “The Captive Ladie” (1839)
- “Bangladesh is a poem in my vein.” – Syed Shamsul Haque, from “Amar Shonar Lengi” (1973)
- “The story of Bengal is like a tearful ballad, unrevealed and unseen in the pages of history.” – Kazi Nazrul Islam, from “Dhumketu” (1932)
- “The rivers run deep in their veins, connecting them to the roots of Bengal’s rich cultural heritage.” – Selina Hossain, from “The Silent Whistle” (2006)
- “Bangladesh, my Bengal of gold, I love you.” – Shamsur Rahman, from “Adhunik Kobita” (1959)
WANDERLIST: Ten great travel quotes about Bangladesh
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