HARDLY travelogues are written in English here in book form that deserves a review. But Travel Adventures in the Balkans and Tibet is a different

IN my review (TDS, April 7, 2012) of Dr. Abdul Matin's book on Rooppur and the Power Crisis I had stated that books on technical

Once in Darjeeling, when I was 12 years old, I remember standing in front of a smallish bank, staring at all the flowers neatly planted in rows.

I wake up to the chirping of birds. So many different types of sounds! There are beautiful Koels singing on the tree tops.

Karl Marx once said, “Society does not consist of individuals but expresses the sum of interrelations, the relations within which these individuals stand.”

The world of mass media in Bangladesh is very rich. But as in other places, it also has many challenges and opportunities.

North and South, a novel written by Elizabeth Gaskell, was published in 1855. The novel is set in the nineteenth century industrial Britain, in a township named Milton, similar to the manufacturing center of England, Manchester.

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell or simply known as Mrs. Gaskell was born on the 29th of September in 1810 in Chelsea.

Cristina Henriquez's latest novel The Book of Unknown Americans is a tale of diaspora, dreams and desperation. In literary terms, diaspora refers to the dispersion of people from their motherland to other countries for economic, political, religious or other reasons.

Saad Z. Hossain writes in a niche genre of fantasy, science fiction and black comedy with an action-adventure twist.

Today’s SLR is all about accomplishing what you have set your heart on. We meet Bangladeshi author Saad Z. Hossain whose debut novel was recently released in USA.

The glorious backwaters of Kerala have been calling me for years.

Rummana Chowdhury announces herself, or, at least, part of her feelings, in this line: “Some things are forever ingrained in the innermost crevasses of your heart, no matter where you live or what you do” (“Hot Apple Fritters and Hot Roshogollas”).

‘MAHFUZAMANGAL' or 'In praise of Mahfuza' is an extraordinary book of poetry penned by Mozid Mahmud; the poems of which were composed mainly in the 1980s with the exception of a few poems added later to the book.

Helal Uddin throws light on the many aspects of Bangladesh's Oriental Society, through his compilation of “Oriental Tales: Selected Bangla Fiction”.

Dear readers and writers, we are going to start a corner titled “Classics Corner” where reviews from you on timeless Classics and very popular books published between 1900 and 2000 will be printed.

In commemoration of the Bangladesh Independence Day on 26th March, today's SLR starts with a poetic salute to our past; moves on to a proclamation of love for our present; and ends the poetic trail with an optimistic wish for our future.

I sing of Heroes

Not gold, not silver, not pearl, neelam it is not.

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high;