Doves and Dogs of War

Wars, great and small, have been a part of recorded human history. Given the varied elements that go toward the making of
21 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Becoming a Janeite

I cannot exactly pinpoint the first time I read Austen. Back in high school? Or in one of my earlier semester breaks as an undergrad?
21 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Romancing a Royal Favour: The Dedication Page of Emma

Of the six novels written by Jane Austen, Emma is the only one to include a dedication page. It reads, "To His Royal Highness, The
21 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Austenland Revisited

I advance towards the bookshelf, a pleasurable hum of anticipation running through me – today is that most rare of opportunities: an
21 July 2017, 18:00 PM

A walk in the wake of destruction

In all likelihood these [the rings] are fragments of a former moon that was too close to the planet and was destroyed by its [Saturn's] tidal effect...
20 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Benimadhob

Benimadhob!My darling Benimadhob!
14 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Poetry

Poetry springs from childhood memories. It's mother's pale face
14 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Writing April

We knew each other only through our articles. I liked Tulip Chowdhury's dreamy, messy, stream of consciousness essays. She didn't
14 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Between the Covers of Books

“I could never have dreamt that there were such goings-on
14 July 2017, 18:00 PM

A Liberation War Novel for Our Time

The title of Habib's work is suggest why did our valiant freedom fighters liberate this country? Why did the martyrs go through hell for
14 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Men, Memories and Missing Pieces

Men Without Women, Haruki Murakami, ISBN 9780451494, Bond Street Books, 2017
14 July 2017, 18:00 PM

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

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

You Said

Notun Bazar was burning, burning!
7 July 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