Event Report / Project Ladyland 2026, a theatre production inspired by Sultana’s Dream, premieres on 13 August at Bangladesh Mohila Samity
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Project Ladyland 2026, a theatrical production inspired by Begum Rokeya’s classic fiction, Sultana’s Dream, was launched at Aloki on August 8th, 2026. The project is sponsored by HerStory Foundation, supported by the British Council, and Women of the World (WOW) Foundation.
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Fiction / Sapiosexual
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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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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’
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Books & Literature
Book review: Nonfiction / Witnessing Alzheimer’s through Ernaux’s unflinching prose
31 July 2026
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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.
News Report / NSU DEML offers certificate course in creative writing for the second time
16 June 2026
The Department of English and Modern Languages (DEML) at North South University is pleased to announce the second offering of its Certificate Course in Creative Writing, set to begin in Summer 2026. This innovative seven-week intensive program is designed to cultivate the next emerging literary voices by providing a structured, mentor-led environment that emphasises Bangladesh’s rich cultural narratives.
Interview / Kishwar Chowdhury on Bangali culture and culinary storytelling
11 June 2026
When the MasterChef favourite Kishwar Chowdhury and writer Samai Haider caught up to talk about Chowdhury’s debut cookbook Smoke, Rice, Water (Hardie Grant Books, 2026), the conversation quickly morphed into something much larger than publishing deadlines and recipe testing.
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
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Fiction / Body Selim
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“Dirghosthayee Soksova”
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Passion for Bengali, admiration for a father!
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REVIEWED BY DR. ABDULLAH SHIBLI
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Seeing femme fatale with a humane lens
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Margaret Atwood says Trump win boosted sales of her dystopian classic
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Requiem for the Youth
Killing innocent people, killing yourself,
10 February 2017
Two Poems
I learnt the essence of life sacrificing most invaluable treasures
With bitter experiences and losing the memories of the past
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Life and Peace
The apartment is quiet when Sarah wakes up this morning. She doesn't feel like getting up from bed and wants to just lie there, as though frozen, for a few minutes.
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'When Money Stops Talking and Starts Working!'
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7 February 2017
'A Study Tour through the Life of a Middleclass Boy.'
Being a poet myself, I know how difficult it is to fit an entire story in a few words and two lines. Not only did Kingkor Ehsan do exactly that in the novel, but also created the poems, broke them into pieces and turned them to stories again.
6 February 2017
Women of the World: The Rise of the Female Diplomat
Women of the World tells this story of personal and professional struggle against the dramatic backdrop of war, super-power rivalry and global transformation over the last century and a half.
5 February 2017
Avimani Tomar Daknam
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5 February 2017
Journey on the trail of love
Tazrian is a young writer endowed with the gift of imagination. She has revealed her creativity and adeptness in writing short stories that surely will make readers discern her distinctive style.
5 February 2017
Romance, togetherness and parting
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5 February 2017
An engrossing perspective on the Chittagong Hill Tracts
Almost as soon as Bangladesh emerged as a sovereign independent country, a protracted armed struggle began in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), based on, in Tamina H. Chowdhury's construct, “the claim that the hill people of the Tracts were ethnically distinct from the majority 'Bengali' population of Bangladesh, and therefore needed special protection to preserve their traditions and customs.”
5 February 2017
Kathmandu
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5 February 2017
'Super Fun Stories that Rhyme Too!'
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4 February 2017
Boimela Picks: The Ghost of Pahartoli
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Cry When Sad, Shout When Mad
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Finally - A road trip worth REMEMBERING
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