Event Report / Letters across a lifetime: The 20th staging of Love Letters
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On June 19, 2026, the occasion was the 20th staging of “Love Letters”, A. R. Gurney’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated play, translated and adapted into Bangla by writer and translator Professor Abdus Selim. Directed by veteran theatre actor and director Tropa Majumdar and staged by Group Theatre at the Dr. Nilima Ibrahim Auditorium, the production brought together the acting power couple, Ramendu Majumdar and Ferdausi Majumdar. Their performances transformed what could have easily been a simple reading of letters into something deeply intimate and profoundly human.
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Into the World of Bengali Literature with Soumitra
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The Trauma of Identity
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In ‘Pachinko’, a Record of Forgotten Lives
Even in the most extraordinary of political times, someone must tend to the crops. Someone must weave clothes for the winter.
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In ‘Azadi’, Arundhati Roy explores the many layers of freedom
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Beyond the Rebel Poet: Nazrul’s Versatility
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Words
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Fighting for Life.
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The First Session
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‘Shuggie Bain’ wins the 2020 Booker prize
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On Children’s Literature in Bangladesh: Then and Now
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5 NEW NON-FICTION RELEASES TO LOOK OUT FOR THIS MONTH
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Money Still Makes the World Go Round
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Reclaiming Historical Spaces through Fiction
The Adventures of China Iron by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara (Charco Press, 2019) begins in the poor encampments of a village in 19th century Argentina, with the protagonist marvelling at the hope and light she finds in the sight of a puppy playing in some dirt.
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Shada Beralera: Nitu and the spectre of a landscape
Rashida Sultana’s first novel entitled Shada Beralera (White Cats) comes in a slim package of 80 pages and is coloured by a passive discontent.
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Minefields of Memory
Ceaseless the struggle to comprehend how
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Altering the landscape of lives,
the very topography of trauma
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The Story of Stories
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Himu ki mahapurush?
Himu has none of the intelligence or powers of deduction of Misir Ali. Himu says the wrong thing at the wrong time. He helps people, but only after causing undue chaos and misery.
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Of Love and Faith
DS Books is excited to launch this new series comprising reviews of “light reads” which explore heavier, sensitive topics. In this first instalment, we look at a young adult romance novel that depicts the challenging experiences of adolescent Muslims.
11 November 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Dhaka Sessions’ brings music to a bookstore
Cramped amidst the rows and rows of books at Bookworm Bangladesh, performers, instruments, and cameras came together to produce music over the past few weeks. On Saturday, November 14, 2020, the first episode of Dhaka Sessions will be aired on YouTube, with the cult favourite band Nemesis as the first performers.
11 November 2020, 18:00 PM
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