Police officer Mirza Sharaf is hardly convinced of the evidence found and the discovery of the victim's journal leads to a series of unnerving revelations

The information in the book was either in the public domain scattered everywhere, maturing in secret cellars or in somebody's heart never discussed in public. It needed a herculean teamwork of coordination and passion to present the game of cricket.

Be it the use of vibrant shades, taking inspiration from rickshaw art, or relying on the simplicity of monotone, the stalls this year feature a variety of artistic styles and innovative concepts.

The landmark event not only united the nation to speak up against oppression but paved a new direction for what ultimately led to our independence.

Bookworms are simple creatures. All they want in life is to read. While it is a simple desire, it is equally frustrating and sometimes, an anxious one.

Still today, we are plagued by the most intrusive, and least sensical question asked of female solo travellers is “Are you travelling alone?”

'In Extreme Need of Guidance', the book being serialised here, captures the first sixteen years of Sultana Nahar's life. "Mercolized Wax" is the second chapter in the book.

In addition to all the cognitive benefits associated with reading, reading in your first language has plenty of other benefits, including knowing about your country and countrymen in the language of the land.

Let’s take a look at the top 6 inspirational books at this year’s Ekushey Boi Mela.

Children of the Indian subcontinent grew up listening to the fascinating stories of the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. Both of these epics are set at a time when the lives of gods and men still intersected and weaved narratives full of great complexity.

50 years pass but Tanes still carries Zohra's photograph and letter in his chest pocket. 

Ebooks have come a long way in recent years and can now mimic the experience of reading a physical book in many ways.

These books have made me fall for the idea of love, and believe in it.

How Mingherians responded to the infectious plague in 1901 isn’t altogether different from our response to the Covid-19. They too hid their patients in fear of stigma and isolation.

With Valentine’s day falling at the same time as Boi Mela, what could be a better gift than books?

A journey that shreds castes and creeds to heal the self-esteem of a woman.

SHOUT sat down with the team behind “Source?” to discuss the future of the magazine and the potential it has for cultivating manga culture in Bangladesh.

A face may launch a thousand ships but the very woman with the face has a passive presence in literature.

All of it–the material right for my level, the books a bit too adult for me at the time, the texts where I could only guess at the brilliance but would have to shelve until I could revisit them a couple of decades later for better comprehension–all of it has led me to become myself: For better or for worse. 

Historical fiction, romance, essays, and travelogues.