Diversities in Diasporas

Keeping in view the dichotomy of diversity within unity and unity within diversity, the Department of English, Independent University
14 July 2017, 18:00 PM

You Said

Notun Bazar was burning, burning!
7 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Paradise Lost-Dhaka in the 1950s and 60s

Memory always plays tricks on us in old age and nostalgia makes the past appear perennially serene then.
7 July 2017, 18:00 PM

From Niketan to Mohakhali: A Rickshaw Odyssey

For the three years that I lived in Niketan, Gulshan, I commuted to my workplace in Mohakhali by rickshaw. Each day was an adventure then
7 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Adventure, Nostalgia and Puran Dhaka

Shahriar Kabir, one of the first and finest children's and "Young Adult" authors of Bangladesh, hails from Old Dhaka. Most fictional works
7 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Excerpts from The Book of Dhaka

“There is no sound inside the bus now. The thumping in the passengers' chests gets louder in the quiet and the sound throbs inside
7 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Writing Dhaka

You can judge a book by its cover, banal stereotypes notwithstanding. The red lines on the slightly green graph paper, featuring on
7 July 2017, 18:00 PM

JIMMY, THE DOG

I want to write a poem about a dog though I've already written some poems that feature dogs. Sometimes I want
29 June 2017, 18:00 PM

The Acting Bug and the Curious Adventure of a Long-haired Dude

I guess I was bitten by the acting bug in my mother's womb. Otherwise, how does one explain my fascination for the theater, theatrics,
29 June 2017, 18:00 PM

A Linguistic Examination of Twelve Stories

As part of the Library of Bangladesh series, Dhaka Translation Center (DTC) has published a translation of twelve stories written by Hasan Azizul Haq, one of the most prolific writers of contemporary Bengali literature.
29 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Like Dark Clouds are Adorned

The rainy season is here. At this time, the river next to our home is filled to the brim.
29 June 2017, 18:00 PM

THE DSC PRIZE FOR SOUTH ASIAN LITERATURE 2017 TO ANNOUNCE ITS WINNER AT THE DHAKA LITERARY FESTIVAL

The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature has announced that it would be awarding its next winner at the Dhaka Literary Festival (DLF)
29 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Places

The intimate impersonality of my hotel room
23 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Thinking Beyond Boundaries: An Interview with Susie Tharu

Susie Tharu and K. Lalita are well-known in India and beyond for their path breaking publication Women Writing in
23 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Redrawing Gender Boundaries in Literary Terrains 18th and 19th May 2017.

The connections between gender and literature have a long history. Looking only at English literature, we can trace
23 June 2017, 18:00 PM

One Indian Girl, Many Indian Girls

Chetan Bhagat's latest creation, One Indian Girl is rather unique when compared with his previous works since it is written from a
23 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Tahmima Anam Wins O Henry Award

Tahmima Anam's short story "Garments" is one of the winners of the O Henry Award this year. She is one of a group 20 writers so
23 June 2017, 18:00 PM

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, 18:00 PM

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, 18:00 PM

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, 18:00 PM