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THE SHELF / If characters from different books went on a date
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THE SHELF / 7 new books to look out for in 2026
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THE SHELF / 5 literary characters you might run into at a biye bari this winter
17 December 2025, 19:04 PM
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THE SHELF / 5 books that portray the ecological devastation of 1971
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THE SHELF / 5 books to read as a performative male
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THE SHELF / 5 books on women’s everyday terror to read this Halloween: The horror that persists
31 October 2025, 13:45 PM
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THE SHELF / 8 books to read if you’re fascinated by the louvre heist
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THE SHELF / 3 Partition stories for young readers
21 October 2025, 13:45 PM
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5 books to read while you’re sick
With cold waves sweeping the country, many of us have already succumbed to illnesses. For this list, we’ve compiled 5 books you could curl up with while on a sickbed
7 January 2025, 13:30 PM
Storytelling, struggles, and reimagining identity
Patriarchy would have you believe that women are inherently complicated—creatures who must be defined, boxed in, or reduced to stereotypes.
27 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Of homes and the worlds: Women, violence, and the domestic space
November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, marks the beginning of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence which goes until December 10, Human Rights Day.
27 November 2024, 18:00 PM
5 Postcolonial novels: Voices from the Bengal Province
Here is a short list of her chants in fiction, creating a narrative of Bangali postcolonial resistance
17 November 2024, 15:30 PM
Post-July remembrance
With the departure of an autocrat and the period of semi-expected-still-frightening chaos after, comes the period when we have to sit down to think of what comes ahead, know what we must not do, and get some direction on how we are supposed to go on. In light of this, the following articles and/or chapters have been curated for perspectives that might be needed in this unprecedented situation we’ve found ourselves in.
6 November 2024, 18:00 PM
5 books posed as literary cannibalism
Literary cannibalism refers to the retellings of Western classics written by colonised or formerly colonised countries. These authors aim to decolonise the mindset of the readers of the popular literary classics. Decolonisation is a violent process, and by comparing this genre with cannibalism it demonstrates the brutality of it.
30 October 2024, 18:00 PM
Six Edgar Allan Poe short stories to haunt your spooky season
Feeling guilty about something? After reading this story, you might think you feel guilty, but you'll never be quite sure if it's guilt or if your heart is just going to explode from sheer terror.
9 October 2024, 18:00 PM
8 books to read in celebration of Women in Translation month
Women in Translation Month is an annual celebration that toasts to women authors from around the globe who write in languages other than English
21 August 2024, 18:00 PM
'Joli No Udim Hitte': 5 Books to read on International Indigenous People’s Day
The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, observed each year on August 9, serves as an important reminder of the many injustices that take place in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh
9 August 2024, 15:00 PM
4 books I was grateful to read this year
It's true, I feel differently about books that I previously disliked or enjoyed reading and books that I want as a physical presence in my life
31 July 2024, 18:00 PM
6 books that shed light on student movements in Bangladesh
One of the movements which helped accelerate the Liberation War of Bangladesh was the Mass Uprising of 1969.
24 July 2024, 18:00 PM
3 essential reads on Julian Assange’s impact on journalism
With news of his newfound freedom making headlines, many may struggle to recall the original charges against him and the debates he sparked on free speech and journalistic practices
10 July 2024, 05:00 AM
5 atmospheric books to read during a kalboishakhi jhor
As long-awaited summer showers arrive to offer respite from the sweltering heat we have been experiencing, here are a few books to accompany you as you cosy up in bed and watch the rain beat down on your windows.
22 May 2024, 18:00 PM
6 Books to add to your summer reading list
As summer rolls around and our lifestyle changes to adjust to the heat, so do a lot of our books! So here are a few books that might make a good addition to this year’s summer reading list.
24 April 2024, 18:00 PM
5 short books you can read and finish on Eid day
Here is a list of 5 short and swift books for fellow bookworms (people who would much rather stay in than socialise) to nestle in with on this Eid day.
11 April 2024, 04:45 AM
2023 in Review
Some of these works have inspected the complex lives of modern Bangalis while some have traced the contours of our past often not examined. Here’s your chance to read some of the releases of this year by Bangladeshi authors, if you haven’t read them yet.
2 January 2024, 13:55 PM
4 witchy romance novels to read this Halloween
The fascination with October’s magic and mystery hasn’t subdued over the centuries. And what can be more magical than falling in love in October?
31 October 2023, 13:55 PM
Romance novels for those who aren’t in love
These books have made me fall for the idea of love, and believe in it.
16 February 2023, 12:55 PM
Books to read this Durga Puja
In The Footsteps Of Rama attempts to retrace the fabled journey of Rama, travelling from Ayodhya to the Dandakaranya forest and Panchavati (near Nashik) and on to Kishkindhya (close to Hampi), Rameshwaram and Sri Lanka.
1 October 2022, 09:55 AM