Milon Speaks

Ershadul Hoque
Pen Name: Milon Syed (মিলন সৈয়দ)
Nickname: Milon

📆 Date of Birth
15 September 1979 (Saturday)
As per official records: 29 September 1979

📍 Place of Birth
Chikonmati, Domar, Nilphamari, Bangladesh

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family
Father: Syed Md. Nazmul Ahsan
Mother: Aysha Ahsan
Siblings:
Sayeda Umme Nafisa Akter (Mila, b. 10 Dec 1981)
Sayed Zamsedul Haque (Mithun, b. 18 Dec 1985)

💍 Marital Life
F

irst spouse: Afshari Khanam Dola (m. 12 May 2016 – d. 02 June 2017)
Second spouse: Afra Anam Keya (m. 19 August 2022 – present)

👶 Children
Son: Syed Anirban Ershad (b. 19 May 2017) with Afshari Khanam Dola

🎓 Education
Primary Education:
Shaheed Smrity Govt. Primary School, Domar (1985)
Later transferred to Samiran Nesa Govt. Primary School and Lal Bihari Pilot Govt. High School, Panchbibi

Secondary Education:
Domar Multi-Lateral High School
SSC (Science), Rajshahi Board, 1995 (First Division)

Higher Secondary:
Domar Govt. College, HSC (Science), Rajshahi Board (First Division)

Tertiary Education:
B.Com, National University, 2001 (Second Division)
Enrolled in Rangpur Law College for LLB (could not complete due to financial hardship)

🔥 Political & Cultural Activism
1996–2004: Joined Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), Domar Upazila Branch-
Secretary of School-Students Affairs
Later Joint Convener

2002: Joined a cultural initiative led by Golam Mostofa Baula
19 Oct 2002: Co-founded Domar Shahitya O Sangskrity Parishad

2004: Moved to Dhaka, became involved with TSC-based recitation and poetry groups

2007 (26 March): Founded his own literary-culture platform KOBITASSROM (কবিতাশ্রম)

2011 (3 August): Launched literary magazine AkaalBodhon (অকালবোধন) as mouthpiece of KOBITASSROM. Till date, 20 printed issues published

✒️ Literary Life
Writes poetry since childhood; involved in recitation since college. Editor & publisher of AkaalBodhon, a Bengali little magazine with the following mission:
1. Analysis of modern imperial culture (especially the Roman legacy)
2. Political-social evolution of the Indian subcontinent
3. Governance critique of Bangladesh

Published Book:
Ekti Asomapto Golpo (একটি অসমাপ্ত গল্প), poetry collection (2015, Vinnochokh)

🪧 Activism in Shahbagh Movement (2013)
A. Published the first special issue of AkaalBodhon supporting the movement. Organized two major events:
1. "Hang war criminals and ban Jaamat-Shibir" with 6800 candles
2. On 21 February, "Ban Jaamat-Shibir" lit with 1952 clay lamps