Essay / A humanist in the age of AI
8 August 2026
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Books & Literature
For centuries, literature asked us to believe that language is more than information, that it’s a rich repository of history, memory, grief, longing, humour, silence, and entire ways of seeing and making sense of the world.
Fiction / Sapiosexual
8 August 2026
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Books & Literature
Essay / Rabindranath, Nazrul, Jibanananda: Predecessor and contemporary
7 August 2026
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Essay
Review: Short story of the month / Anxiety, unmarriedness, and ‘An Eye and a Leg’
6 August 2026
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Books & Literature
Book review: Fiction / Three realms, one unforgettable love story
6 August 2026
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Books & Literature
Poetry / Ode to my girls
2 August 2026
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Poetry
Essay / A beginner’s guide to ‘Khwabnama’
31 July 2026
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Books & Literature
Book review: Nonfiction / Witnessing Alzheimer’s through Ernaux’s unflinching prose
31 July 2026
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Books & Literature
Interview / In conversation with Sonia Bahl: Author of ‘Eighteen Inches Apart’
What becomes increasingly evident across Bahl’s three novels is her sustained fascination with the emotional significance of almosts and maybes.
Event Report / Dhaka Zine Mela 2026: A celebration of creativity and community
11 June 2026
On June 6 and 7, 2026, at Goethe-Institut, Dhanmondi, Zine Mela Dhaka 2026 was held, organised by Sister Library (Dhaka) and Colors Publishing. The two-day event brought together independent artists, writers, and creators to celebrate self-publishing, artistic expression, and community engagement.
Interview / Diaspora, national identity and reality TV with Pajtim Statovci
9 June 2026
Not every story ends with rejoicing. Not all questions are answered within one lifetime. Not everyone will get to fulfil their dreams. All my protagonists are incomplete until the end. And the end itself offers no catharsis. It’s the same darkness that was present when the reader met them the first time. I write about the world and the people within it the way I have experienced the world.
The shelf / 7 Asian healing fiction recommendations for rainy days
18 June 2026
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The Shelf
You know when the sky trades its brightness for a low, silver hue, and you wrap your fingers tightly around your tea, seeking that small, steady pulse of warmth. This is the essence of healing fiction. Often rooted in the Japanese concept of iyashikei, these stories focus on the quiet spirit through small, everyday moments. You may have already heard of Days at the Morisaki Bookshop or We’ll Prescribe You a Cat. While those popular favourites have opened a door for many, there are a few other tales worth the read.
Reflections / In the age of AI allegations
13 June 2026
Fiction / Body Selim
18 April 2026
Unique Glimpses: A Portrait of Bangladesh Through Their Eyes
Until recently not many people were aware of autism or thought about it. The subject was a social taboo. No one talked about it and
23 June 2017
The Burdens of Translation: Nawab Faizunnesa's Rupjalal
In 2003, while getting ready for my PhD oral examination on English women writers of the British Raj, I read Sonia Amin's The World of
23 June 2017
1971: A New Horizon in History
“I could hear the incredible voice of Sheikh Muzibur Rahman, 'Make your homes forts. Fight with whatever comes handy. Our struggle will
16 June 2017
Scientific Outlook in Education for Social Progress
Literature is full of delicate perceptions that help fill up voids existing in our minds. Its purpose is more than pleasure; it promotes
16 June 2017
Blue Venom and Forbidden Incense
Blue Venom and Forbidden Incense are translations of two novellas, Neel Dongshon and Nishidhho Loban, by the eminent Bangladesh
16 June 2017
Homing into Darkness
As I see it, Zia Haider Rahman debut novel In the Light of What We Know (2014) turns on a high voltage light bulb of knowledge to
16 June 2017
Inheritance
“… they shall inherit the earth.”
16 June 2017
Santahar
No, I've never been to Santa Fe.
16 June 2017
Debendranath Tagore
This year is the bicentennial of Debendranath Tagore (1817-1905), the eldest son of Prince Dwarkanath Tagore, who was also known
16 June 2017
Outcasts on a Mission
Six of Crows is the one of the fewest books I have read so far that is actually worth the hype and high ratings surrounding it.
14 June 2017
Maach Khor
“That one is empty. The ribs are those giant bones on a full grown ilish, ilish with eggs”, thought Gamcha Miya, staring at Harun's skeletal boy with a ballooned stomach.
9 June 2017
Valediction
The day of our last parting, the rain refused to let up, pelting the window
9 June 2017
A Wild Kingdom
Shravan: the beginning of monsoon. For many days, the rain clouds had dispersed their burden. From the vicinity of Nada or Lobtulia, or from the vantage point of Grant Sahib's banyan tree, one could look in any direction and see only a verdant sea of fledgling reeds.
9 June 2017
RAIN, RAIN
Sudden panic sends colorful homebound crowds –
9 June 2017
GRISHMA, BARSHA
The azan goes
9 June 2017
Oi Ashe Oi Oti Bhairob Horoshe
There, there they come— monsoonal clouds—
9 June 2017
Tagore and Rainy Days
Emon dine tare bola jay! On a dreamy day of endless showers, a sunless day of dense clouds, one could share the kind of mystery with
9 June 2017
Oxford Dictionary Review: The verdict will surprise you!
For some reason, nobody approaches you when you're reading The Oxford English Dictionary.
7 June 2017
Arundhati Roy releases first novel in 20 years
Arundhati Roy's eagerly-awaited second novel goes on sale, two decades after her prize-winning debut "The God of Small Things" propelled her to global fame and launched her career as an outspoken critic of injustice in her native India.
6 June 2017
How Poets Sleep
Our minds don't stop,
2 June 2017
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