Publisher: Picador Publications Date of Publication: July 2016. Price: 6.99 GBP

Fun, pun, humor and satire are what characterize most of Syed Manzoorul Islam's works and his newly published Bichitra Swader Galpa(2017)ceases to be an exception.

I do not really know. I never really thought I would or could write. The first piece I wrote was of course some old Grimm Brothers' fairy

A copper coloured dog bit her

Dazzling diamond,

Sylvia Plath indeed died memorably as foreshadowed in a poem written in the final months of her life.

Women of the World tells this story of personal and professional struggle against the dramatic backdrop of war, super-power rivalry and

One of the greatest cities of the Himalaya, Kathmandu, Nepal, is a unique blend of thousand-year-old cultural practices and accelerated urban development. In this book, Thomas Bell recounts his experiences from his many years in the city—exploring in the process the rich history of Kathmandu and its many instances of self-reinvention.

The success of a novelist lies in unfolding the complexities and different hues of our lives. Hansdsa Sowvendra Shekhar seems to be

William Butler Yeats, the greatest star in the 20th century sky of literature, was at the same time a poet, dramatist, Irish Senator and

Untold Stories of Migrants: Dreams & Realities is a book of immense contemporary relevance. The theme of the book—the experience

I came across this gem of a book by a complete chance of fate. I bought it as a present for my little sister's birthday. She was desperate to have me read it as soon as she was done. Given my penchant for children's books and the beautiful drawings both on the cover and inside, I dove right in.

A teacher of a small village was so overwhelmed by the atrocities of the landowners or zamindars of colonial India that he decided to write something in protest. A former employee of a British-owned indigo production factory, he was a first-hand witness of the cruelties against the workers who gave their sweat and blood to only be further exploited by the zamindars and the British Raj.

“I see, these books are probably law books, and it is an essential part of the justice dispensed here that you should be condemned not only in innocence but also in ignorance.”

Not by rules

Celebration was in the air and the temperature was dipping fast. No-one seemed to care as children were out enjoying snowball fight

I was about to write my promised piece on Anna Karenina, when my editor suggested that perhaps it would be a good idea to mention

Noted poet and journalist Sazzad Qadir dies of old age complications at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital in Dhaka. He was 70.

Bangajayi is a book of poetry by Md Shazzad Hossain, a textile engineer by profession.

Je Ful Kotha Koy o Banglar Lokojo sahitto, is a collection of folklores compiled by Lutfun Naher Anam. This book consists of two parts -