Studios seem to think female characters need to be glossed with a “zany” and “feisty” persona in order to be relevant. 

Writers and intellectuals are obligated to stir moral indignation at gross injustices and the plight of the masses.

The personal space is the same as the political sphere, the individual on the same strand as the collective. 

Glory is narrated by a vivid chorus of animal voices, while Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies is partly told by the malevolent cancer travelling through the body of protagonist Lia.

An engaging discussion on translations unfolded at the event.

Ali Riaz has tried to determine the current political trends as well as trends that may emerge in the future with his keen insight.

As I have grown older, my mind is calmer but it’s a void now, empty of any voice.

If this collection proves anything, then it’s that Bangalees will take to poetry like flies take to freshly cut mangoes on a hot summer day.

More than 4,000 wealthy Bangladeshis have invested in Malaysia’s expensive 10-year-residency visa programme. We, the Survivors deserves to be widely read in Bangladesh.

The movie sets the overall tone to be comic rather than tragic.

We’ll be honest—instead of all the work we had piled up today, be it taking or attending classes, editing articles, or reporting news, all we at The Daily Star wanted to do was curl up with a good book, wrap ourselves with blankets and sink into some good old, comforting storytelling.

Here are some books that, for their various tropes and themes, go hand in hand and allow us to relish these July evenings.

Perhaps his most significant occupation was one as a diarist who took it upon himself to document his life as he moved through some of the most interesting scenes of human history.

The problem with Netflix’s adaptation of Persuasion is that it doesn't know what it wants to be.

I remember Ma through her books as well, the little of her thoughts and ideas that she could share with the young me then.

The book poses a number of questions: which factors have contributed to Bangladesh’s growth?

Poet Helal Hafeez has been admitted to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in the capital at 8 PM on Wednesday.

RM, leader of the popular K-pop band BTS, is not only a musician but also an avid reader.

It is a story of discomfort. Of calm, ruthless violence. A drag-your-hands-down-to-uncover-your-eyes gaze at the oblivion we practice not only during Eid holidays, but on any regular day in Bangladesh. 

How did I get here? Can I unleash the wee bookworm that could devour books back?