Book Review: Nonfiction / Love, wounds, and the making of ‘Hemingway’s Women’
10 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Books & Literature
Some books announce their ambition quietly. Others reveal it at a glance.
Essay / On ‘Bridgerton’: When romantic escapism clashes with the realities of class
10 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Essay
The Shelf / 5 books that capture the soul of lunar exploration
7 April 2026, 19:50 PM
The Shelf
CREATIVE NONFICTION / Melbourne: Where weather performs live
4 April 2026, 04:10 AM
Books & Literature
THE SHELF / 4 fictional case studies in incel pathology
4 April 2026, 04:05 AM
Books & Literature
BOOK REVIEW: FICTION / A wintry account of the human experience
2 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Reviews
BOOK REVIEW: FICTION / Stories from under the waves
2 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Reviews
FICTION / Somebody’s son, nobody’s daughter
1 April 2026, 18:37 PM
Fiction
BOOK REVIEW: NONFICTION / Homage to Rani-ma on her centenary year
Non-fiction review
BOOK REVIEW: FICTION / The wilderness in me
Books & Literature
REFLECTIONS / The fading appeal of the Eid magazine
Reflection
Long before Pinterest boards and Instagram FYP, the Eid shongkha dictated what we wore.
EDITORIAL / Why read?
Books & Literature
REFLECTIONS / Moon, memory, manifesto: A personal, lyrical essay on Atrai
Books & Literature
REFLECTIONS / The risk of becoming: Notes on translation and transformation
Books & Literature
REFLECTIONS / Hope, doubts, and the fate of this year’s Amar Ekushey Boi Mela
19 February 2026, 19:01 PM
News
EVENT REPORT / Md Ashanur Rahman receives the International Creative Arts Award 2025
19 January 2026, 17:38 PM
Books & Literature
NEWS REPORT / Arundhati Roy’s Mother Mary Comes to Me secures 2026 NBCC Award, continues global recognition
28 March 2026, 17:07 PM
News
Atopor Shabdayan becomes Bangladesh partner of global poetry platform Lyrikline
22 March 2026, 10:37 AM
Poetry
EVENT REPORT / ‘Unlearning the Book’: When stories escape the page
17 March 2026, 15:35 PM
News
NEWS REPORT / NSU DEML launches inaugural certificate course in creative writing
17 January 2026, 16:00 PM
Books & Literature
EVENT REPORT / Bangladesh’s first interactive mental health book launched
15 January 2026, 13:43 PM
Books & Literature
EVENT REPORT / Unveiling ‘The July Resolve': Stories of resilience & resistance
14 January 2026, 16:01 PM
Books & Literature
On the chilly afternoon of January 10, Bookworm Bangladesh, in collaboration with Voices Shaping Society, hosted the book launch of The July Resolve, a collection of 36 narratives that depicts the strength and struggles of people from all walks of life during the Monsoon Revolution of 2024.
EVENT REPORT / Singing a 900-year-old song: Exploring Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam with Zeba Rasheed Chowdhury
3 January 2026, 10:26 AM
Books & Literature
EVENT REPORT / NSU DEML Winter Fest 2025 celebrates storytelling, art, and youth voices
14 December 2025, 08:17 AM
Books & Literature
North South University’s Department of English and Modern Languages (DEML) concluded its first-ever Winter Fest spanning December 10-11, bringing together literature, performance, film, and visual art in a two-day celebration of creative expression on campus.
NEWS REPORT / NSU’s DEML ‘Winter Fest’ to debut with art, literature, and campus-wide celebrations
9 December 2025, 13:02 PM
Books & Literature
FLASH FICTION / Chand raat at Mohakhali
20 March 2026, 20:20 PM
Fiction
The scramble was almost instantaneous and without mercy. Men in freshly tailored panjabis—stitched for the next morning's prayers—threw elbows for the simple right to go back home.
CREATIVE NONFICTION / Sweetened ice and other lessons in kindness
14 March 2026, 01:59 AM
CREATIVE NONFICTION / The devil wears Maria B
7 March 2026, 02:13 AM
ESSAY / Romance, radical hope, and the modern happily ever after
27 February 2026, 00:05 AM
FICTION / Little Grey - Part 2
21 February 2026, 01:27 AM
THE SHELF / If characters from different books went on a date
12 February 2026, 00:00 AM
POETRY / Potatoes are burning in the fryer
17 January 2026, 00:00 AM
THE SHELF / 5 books to read as a performative male
3 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Do we need a Harry Potter reboot?
In regards to the Harry Potter universe, many fans have expressed their interest to see the story of the Marauders or a prequel about the Hogwarts founders.
8 April 2023, 12:45 PM
The magic of muscle memory
While talent might determine the quality of the writing, and many of our Talers have these in buckets, the basic skill is actually a result of something more mundane: consistent practice.
7 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Are you what you read?
Few experiences in life can prepare us to be more sensitive, more inclusive, and generally kinder human beings than reading.
7 April 2023, 18:00 PM
‘Last Words’: Sehri Tales selections, Day 15
The top selections in poetry, flash fiction and artwork for Day 15 of the Sehri Tales challenge; prompt: Last Words
7 April 2023, 16:59 PM
Reading habits: Completing the Quran during Ramadan
For a large number of practicing Muslims, completing the Quran during Ramadan is an annual goal.
7 April 2023, 09:00 AM
‘Street’: Sehri Tales selections, Day 14
The top selections in poetry, flash fiction and artwork for Day 14 of the Sehri Tales challenge; prompt: Street
6 April 2023, 16:00 PM
No Longer Human: Dazai’s tale of distortion, degeneration, and decay
No Longer Human is perhaps more relevant today than it has ever been.
6 April 2023, 08:17 AM
Dhaka’s Arman Chowdhury shortlisted for Commonwealth Short Story Prize ‘23
“Deficiency Notice” presents the daily life of an 11-year-old boy who is speech-impaired
6 April 2023, 03:00 AM
‘Turn’: Sehri Tales selections, Day 13
I'm not sure when I realised we'd met before. At first, you were just the elderly man seen pottering around our communal rooftop.
5 April 2023, 19:59 PM
War in the waters: Looking back at Operation Jackpot, 1971
Operation Jackpot was the first—and allegedly best—campaign of naval commandos during the Liberation War of 1971, a deadly blow against the Pakistani invasion forces carried out on August 16, 1971.
5 April 2023, 19:41 PM
Homegrown heroine
This story, which originally began as a short story, features a headstrong heroine putting her desires above what society expects of her, in order to realise her destiny.
5 April 2023, 19:22 PM
Badruddin Umar: The life and works of a revolutionary
Badruddin Umarer Jibon o Kaj is an excellent collection of essays, articles and recollections about Umar written by many renowned national and international scholars.
5 April 2023, 19:08 PM
Love and caste collide in Perumal Murugan’s 'Pyre'
It is the story of young lovers, Kumaresan and Saroja, who get secretly married and run away to Kumaresan’s village to start a new life. Murugan has written before about the intricate tragedies of domestic life and how they bring about the worst of our community.
5 April 2023, 18:45 PM
Sun, surf, and soul searching
These are novels where the suspense is often drawn from the subtleties of character development, which become more evident as the story unfolds.
5 April 2023, 12:50 PM
A life of light and perseverance
While going through Monsur’s autobiography, one’s attention is bound to be drawn to facts about current affairs penned with meticulous precision. He conveys his experience of 1957—the horrendous experience of losing eyesight—along with being victim to the cruelty of harsh remarks.
5 April 2023, 09:40 AM
Penguin unveils the Penguin Book Vending Machine
The titles in the vending machines will be updated regularly, including both new and old books, and will highlight books relevant towards contemporary issues.
5 April 2023, 09:20 AM
‘Switch’: Sehri Tales selections, Day 12
The top selections in poetry, flash fiction and artwork for Day 11 of the Sehri Tales challenge; prompt: Switch
4 April 2023, 16:04 PM
‘Changes’: Sehri Tales selections, Day 11
The top selections in poetry, flash fiction and artwork for Day 11 of the Sehri Tales challenge; prompt: Change
3 April 2023, 18:55 PM
Should book adaptations always be faithful?
When it comes to casting, direction, design, and other varying aspects of production, the author being at the heart of it all can be a huge asset, assisting in the transformation of their ideas and offering tidbits of inspiration or knowledge that may otherwise be missing.
3 April 2023, 12:45 PM
‘Puzzle’: Sehri Tales selections, Day 10
The top selections in poetry, flash fiction and artwork for Day 10 of the Sehri Tales challenge; prompt: Puzzle
2 April 2023, 17:13 PM
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