
English: Puroshobha Road, from Comilla central bus terminal toward the city center. Office of the District Administration and Municipality Administration lie by this road. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Sabethville is located in a small town named Comilla. I grew up here. My Mom, my siblings and I spent a long time here. It is a quiet and peaceful town where the schools and colleges are not too far from our home.
Sabethville is named after my Dad, Abdus Sabeth. He died when I was twelve years old. This is my way of remembering my Dad.
Hello friends I am Ranu. I am a Bengali. I spent my early childhood away from my country Bangladesh.
My father’s job took him to a variety of cities. We were fortunate,we were exposed to these cities and also learned their language.
I was in sixth standard when my Dad passed away. The school was run by Irish nuns,who did believe the saying,”spare the rod spoil the child.”
After my Dad’s passing, my Mom wanted to move to Bangladesh. The first year we moved we stayed in my maternal Grandpa’s village. Then To Comilla.
I was lucky I was able to carry on my education. I successfully completed my Bachelor’s degree from Dhaka University.I completed my Master’s degree from the same university.
I got a scholarship to study B.Ed. from the university of Punjab,in Lahore,Pakistan. I was able to fulfill my dream of studying in London University, England. I received a diploma in”Teaching English As A Foreign Language.”
After my marriage I moved to Montreal Canada. A year later to Gander,Newfoundland. I taught in an elementary school for a while. I moved again with my family to the capital of Newfoundland.
I think this is it.I have no intention of moving anymore.
Greetings,
I’ve been reading about Comilla, and looking at pictures. It’s a very beautiful place.
It appears to be rich in multiple cultures. When I look, I see mosques and temples.
Has it changed greatly? Does it still remain quiet and peaceful?
All good wishes,
robert
It has changed.There are more people now.People are moving to Comilla from the nearby villages to find work.
It is not as quiet as it used to be.It still is more peaceful than Dhaka.
Hello Ranu,
I know it is the 12th of January, but I hope it is not too late to wish you a wonderful New Year. May 2013 bring you more happiness, love, and success. I would like to thank you because you continue following my blog. I hope my short stories and poems do not disappoint and that your visits in there have been a joyful ride. Thank you again, many blessings and much love to you, Ranu.. 🙂
Subhan Zein
First of all ,a very happy new year to you too,Zein.It is not too late.
Thank you.All my best wishes for you.May this ‘New Year’ bring you health
and happiness,dear friend.
Ranu
Thank you, Ranu, blessings to you.. 🙂
Hello, I have nominated you for the Liebster award.
Check it out here,
http://mindinundated.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/so-the-first-liebster-nomination/
Congratulations!!
Thank you Himani,I am ecstatic you nominated me for the award.
My best wishes to you.
Regards,
Ranu
You’re most welcome! 🙂
Thanks,Himani.
Ranu
Thank you so much.
Ranu
Thank you again.
Ranu
Hey Ranu, so nice to meet you!
Great blog. you have such sweet and honest writing. I’m glad I stumbled upon you.
Good luck and Best Wishes 🙂
Thank you Zarfasheen,the feeling is mutual. You really made my day,thank you so much!
Regards,
Ranu
Pleasure was all mine. 🙂
P.S I can’t help but ask how do you know my name? Is it on a billboard or something? 😛
Not on a billboard but from your Hotmail address.
Regards,
Ranu
Haha…now I see!
Thank you. I was kidding by the way about the billboard thing 🙂
Really,I thought you are one of those famous people running to be re-elected and was frantically vying for votes.
I’m joking of course!
Ranu
Hahaha…maybe I am, maybe I was just checking out how famous I am ! 😀
Did you find out?
Sadly, yes ! 😐
My finding is that; I’m not as famous as I thought I were ! 😛
There is always a price for fame.But you’re aware it I know.
Yeah I know, I’m kidding. I don’t want fame. I’m happy as I am ! 🙂
YES!
Can you please help me with something?
How may I help you,dear friend?
I’m having a hard time understanding how my E-mail is public as I never made it so. Can you please tell me where was my E-mail address visible?
Thank you.
I saw it after I approved your comment.It wasn’t visible before.
You saw it where? I mean when you approved my comment where did my email appear?
On my left.
Can you still see it or was it momentarily?
Yes I can.
Thank you so much, I dream too,but within limits.I’m so happy to read about you.
Regards,
Ranu
I know, I do have fun with people with sense of humor.
I have nominated you for two awards. Please check:
http://flowersandbreezes.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/the-two-awards/
Thank you Sheen.
Nice Blog
Regards
Thank you.
You are welcome
Hey Ranu . You have a great place.
May Allah bless you
Thank you Afsheenanjum.
you are welcome
I have nominated you for an award do check it out
http://momentsthrulens.wordpress.com/2014/01/21/oh-wooww-me-and-very-first-award-at-wordpress/
Hey there – I nominated you for a Liebster Award. You can pick it up here: http://mindofmonique.wordpress.com/2014/02/10/liebster-im-not-even-german/ If you don’t have time to accept, no worries! I definitely understand. (looks like you are popular!) You are doing a great job on your blog and I just wanted to let you know that I enjoy your posts.
Thank you Monique for nominating me.No,I’m not that busy. I gladly accept your nomination. I will answer the questions and also
intend to name the five bloggers.Thank you, all the best to you.
You are very welcome.
I like that. I have no intentions of moving anymore 🙂 I’m happy you’ve found the place you want to be.
Yes I have It’s a small city, there are a lot of friendly and nice people.
That’s important – to feel part of a communuty 🙂
Yes Mel, I live in Canada now.
I want you to know that I’ve chosen you and your blog for a Field of Flowers Award. I have enjoyed reading your posts. http://jenyrunningbrook.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/i-am-honored-to-accept-the-field-of-flowers-award/
Oh thank you very much for the award.
thank you for sharing, it’s great to get to know who you are and where you are from. you must have been an exemplary student to gain the scholarship! hard work i’m sure!
Thank you I am glad to meet you.
I am happy to know you.
Thanks for visiting me and commenting–I look forward to getting to know you. (Canada is very different from Bangladesh, eh?)
It certainly is.I’d like to know you as well.
I live in Manitoba where we have six months of winter. This has been one of the worst ever. I begin gardening in the middle of May and am done by end of September. You mention it is too cold to garden where you live. Just wondering what makes you think you live in a too cold climate to garden?
It is St. John’s newfoundland.
I don’t think I realized you were in Canada, Ranu. Maybe we’ll visit you someday in St. John’s. Do you have any plans to visit PEI?
Do you live in PEI? Sure we’d love to see you in our windy city,it’s an interesting one.
I’m sure you’d love it.
Ranu
It’ll be awesome if you visit ST. John’s.
lovely sweet blog, feels so near to heart
Thank you Sarwat.
Hello,
I am very glad to nominate you for the SUNSHINE AWARD.
I really feel you spread peace in your own way. Check this post and reason why i nominated you 🙂
http://afsheenanjum.wordpress.com/2014/03/18/1299/
May Allah bless you and your loved ones. ameen
Thank you Afsheen for nominating me. What do I have to do,can you kindly let me know.
May Allah bless you and your loved ones too.
🙂 the rules are mentioned in the post. Follow and enjoy 😀 …
Thank you.
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Hi, I just wanted to let you know I nominated you for the Liebster Award. Thanks for your contributions to the community. I really enjoy your blog. Mel
Thank you Mel,what do I have to do kindly let me know.
You’re welcome. If you go to the recent post on Featured Fiction it gives you the rules. They are basically to thank the person who nominated you. To choose 11 blogs to nominate. Ask them 11 questions and answer the ones I put in the post 🙂
Thank you.
Thank you so much for the Nomination,Mel.
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Congratulations to you!
Hi Ranu, Thank you for visiting and following my blog 🙂 You have a very unique and beautiful blog, there is something very serene about it:) I am a Bengali and I just read your translations of Rabindranath Tagore’s poems. They are really good 🙂 I am so glad I came across your blog 🙂
Hi Pranita, I am a Bengali too,thank you for your comment,it made my day,bless your heart.
Me too especially because I am a Bengali too.Thank you.
Good content on the blog…
Thank you ywwp.
Hi Ranu! I have nominated you for the Liebster award. However, it looks like you’ve already been nominated (sorry I missed that upon nomination). Anyways, I just wanted to acknowledge you and mention (again) that I really enjoy your blog. 🙂
Thank you Liane, yes I was nominated,I didn’t know what I was supposed to do,
if you please let me know the requirements I’d be glad to accept your nomination.
Thank you very much.
Ranu
Oh yay! The rules are here: http://merakigeek.wordpress.com/2014/04/14/a-to-z-l-is-for-liebster-award/
Thank you Liane.
Ranu
Hi! I really love your blog. Your stories are great and I always enjoy visiting to see what you have posted. I’ve nominated your for the Liebster Award 🙂 http://kiwibeeblogger.wordpress.com/2014/04/18/the-liebster-award/
Have a great weekend!
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Thank you.
Hello Ranu,
I love the quality of your blog, each post inspires and informs. I have nominated you for the Beautiful Blogger award
http://litadoolan.net/2014/04/25/beautiful-expectations/
Congratulations and my best regards!
Lita
(of course do not worry if you do not wish to accept!)
Thank you Lita, I want to accept but finding ten or fifteen bloggers is a problem for me. If this number can be lowered
to five I’d gladly accept.
Thank you so much for the nomination.
Regards,
Ranu
Hello Ranu,
I think it is OK to nominate less than the specified amount, I think the number given is a maximum. Wishing you a super weekend.
All my good regards
Lita
Dear Lita,
Another week-end is upon us since you nominated me, I was so busy trying to write and read other peoples posts, I
did not have a chance to nominate anyone or thank you for nominating me. If I am too late to do any of those things I sincerely
thank you for thinking of me and consider me worthy of your nomination. Maybe next time I’ll take care of my obligations
before anything else,please forgive me this time.
All is good! Have a great weekend Ranu. Sun is shining here as I hope it is with you. Lita
Thank you Lita, we are having snow flurries here,it’s not that bad.
Ah enjoy the snow. We missed out on it at the bottom of England this year!
We only had a bit,now it has melted,no trace is left.
I love the way snow slowly disappears! So gradual.
I too love watching the snow disappear,this winter we had more than we could handle.
I guess that’s the other side of the coin. Not so delightful when it holds up your day!
Yes you are right.
It must be a wordpress fluke but I cant get in to see your recent work the page is blank 😦
I don’t know why the page is blank,Leslie.
Hi, nice to meet you Ranu, Greetings from Pakistan, you have a wonderful blog here 🙂
Thank you I know a Pakistani you may know him, he is a writer, his name is Khurram Ali Shafique.
im afraid iv never read him… 🙂
It’s okay, I thought you might.
I am glad you commented on my blog, which means I am fortunate to come across yours. I read about Comilla, and all the famous people from there – had no idea S.D.Burman was from Comilla. Nice knowing you Ranu 🙂
Thank you so much Darshana.
Assalamu’alaikum ranu, I just nominated you for two awards (Very Inspiring and creative blogger awards) please visit the link if you don’t mind. I dunno if you have received them. Here is the link : https://ishlahii.wordpress.com/2015/05/06/the-very-inspiring-and-creative-blogger-awards/
thank you! ❤
Dear Fatma, thank you so much for the awards. No I did not receive them. 🙂
And I’m so sorry for your dad. May Allah put his soul in beautiful place! Ameen! I love your blog! I also love read about yourself, especially about your study. Masha’Allah, you’re great! 🙂
Thank you dear Fatma and wassalam. 🙂
I love your tagline! I saw some pictures and Sabethville seems really nice and peaceful!
Thank you Arti, nice to hear from you. 🙂
Dear Arti,
Thank you. 🙂
Very impressive. You seem like an amazing person.
I am a very simple person, I like people, my favorite poet is Tagore whom I learned to love from a very young age.
Thank you for your beautiful comment. 🙂
I am lookiing forward to explore your blog even more…so far I love it, and even though you are not a “small” blogger, I hope you take it as a compiment 🙂
I’ve nominated you for the Liebster Blog Award. Here is the link to the post with nominations and more information about the award: https://rageelrock.wordpress.com/2015/10/12/liebster-award-challenge-accepted/
I do not take compliments lightly, in fact I treasure every single compliment I get.
Thank you for your compliment and also Thanks to you for nominating me. 🙂
What a moving and beautiful “About” page, Ranu! Thank you for telling your readers all this about yourself! And thanks for visiting my page today! I’ll check out your work, too!
Thank you so much, I’m still trying to figure out how to write a sonnet. Isn’t it awful? 🙂
Another Bangladeshi here Ranu :3
Hi ,nice to know. 🙂
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Thank you Jahnavi. 🙂
Nice to meet you Ranu!
It’s simply awesome to find out you’ve decided follow my blog and thank you for your comment. 🙂
Your about post is heart felt, and it has captured great amounts of interest from me to see more of your so uniquely set out blog. I am really bound to have a nice time, glad to have been following you and discovered your blog this early! – Cezane
Thank you and my very best wishes to you. 🙂
Hi there,
Where did you get the story about Darlene Decker that you posted 8 years ago?
Thank you,
Jenn