literary award
Faria Basher named Asia Regional Winner of Commonwealth Short Story Prize
She is the first writer of Bangladeshi origin to win the regional prize
14 May 2025
Bangladeshi writer Faria Basher shortlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2025
“An Eye and a Leg” has been described as "a darkly humorous and surreal take on the trope of the ‘expiring’ South Asian woman"
15 April 2025
What to make of the diversity in the International Booker shortlist
Several threads of commonality tie the books together just as their origins showcase their differences.
10 May 2023
Young writers and poets awarded by IFIC Bank and ‘Kali O Kalam’
The prestigious Kali O Kalam Torun Kabi O Lekhak Puroshkar 2022 was conferred on January 28 at an award ceremony at Bengal Shilpalay in Dhanmondi, Dhaka.
29 January 2023