Jail Killing Day / ‘Those in power are often the biggest obstacles to justice’
3 November 2025, 02:00 AM
To uncover the truth, we need to start with self-criticism.
3 November 2025, 02:00 AM
An Ekushey Book Fair breaking with tradition
21 September 2025, 13:05 PM
What authors, publishers are saying about an ‘off-season’ book fair
21 September 2025, 13:05 PM
Why shy away from prioritising culture?
3 June 2025, 08:00 AM
Just as healthcare keeps the body well and politics energises society, culture gives life its rhythm and soul.
3 June 2025, 08:00 AM
We want an inclusive society this new year
14 April 2025, 12:00 PM
Pahela Baishakh is the biggest non-communal and soulful festival of Bangalees.
14 April 2025, 12:00 PM
Would I be the kind of person to forget history?
26 March 2025, 06:00 AM
Forgetting history and dismissing sacrifices seemed ingrained in Bangalee's nature.
26 March 2025, 06:00 AM
Reaction / Bittersweet, say Al Mahmud's fans
25 March 2025, 09:38 AM
The literary giant deserved the honour years ago
25 March 2025, 09:38 AM
127th birth anniversary of Abul Mansur Ahmad / Abul Mansur’s lament was the unfulfilled promise of democracy
18 March 2025, 02:31 AM
Following autocracy's fall, debates on the constitution, elections, & democracy intensify, echoing Abul Mansur Ahmad's insights.
18 March 2025, 02:31 AM
The Pen Against Power in the Fight for Justice
15 December 2024, 18:00 PM
On the brink of victory in 1971, as the masses fought for freedom, Pakistanis stained December 14 with the blood of the nation’s leading educators, journalists, doctors, and writers. Since then, the day has been marked as Intellectuals’ Day, a reminder that true intellectuals, regardless of their beliefs, fearlessly speak and write the truth against injustice.
15 December 2024, 18:00 PM
“We need writers to know what society will look like in the future”
A large number of contemporary writers in the country think of avoiding politics. But that itself is also a kind of politics—the politics of the status quo.
6 October 2023, 13:38 PM
‘Good books will always find good readers’: Dipankar Das
The crux of the issue is whether or not good books are reaching the intended readers.
20 June 2023, 05:27 AM
“Books need to be highlight to elevate a country to the global level”: Abdullah Abu Sayeed
This is how the gradual exchange of literature and culture takes place.
6 May 2023, 11:38 AM
Ranajit Guha was the youngest at heart: Dipesh Chakraborty
"The enthusiasm which Ranajit Guha created in our minds in the field of thinking and writing history for more than a decade has never been replicated in the past nor will it be replicated in the future", Dipesh Chakraborty said.
29 April 2023, 15:00 PM
War in the waters: Looking back at Operation Jackpot, 1971
Operation Jackpot was the first—and allegedly best—campaign of naval commandos during the Liberation War of 1971, a deadly blow against the Pakistani invasion forces carried out on August 16, 1971.
5 April 2023, 19:41 PM
Panihar Public Library: A heritage in ruins
A library containing more than 7702 periodicals, encyclopedias and books on literature, religion, poetry, science and economics—all wasting away from neglect.
10 November 2022, 03:45 AM
Rising dollar prices impact book trade
Publishers are fearing that the number of readers as well as buyers will gradually decrease.
2 October 2022, 11:47 AM
‘I enjoy being alone’: Helal Hafiz
Helal Hafiz has been suffering from glaucoma for a long time, alongside complications with his kidney, diabetes and nerve complications.
5 September 2022, 10:23 AM
Abul Mansur Ahmad saw the world for what it could be
As a visionary and an intellectual, Abul Mansur Ahmad was far ahead of his time.
2 September 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Society is evolving; we have to evolve with it’
Renowned novelist Selina Hossain, after retiring as the director of the Bangla Academy, has recently been reappointed as its chairperson. In a conversation with Emran Mahfuz of The Daily Star, she talks about the academy, the Ekushey Book Fair, society, culture and more.
17 February 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Nazrul initiated our awakening’
Professor Rafiqul Islam was a writer, linguist, researcher and an educationist. He was the first Nazrul professor and director of Nazrul Research Institute at the Bangla department of Dhaka University (DU).
1 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Boi Mela 2021: Huge blows dealt to the publishing industry
Very few visitors were seen on the last day of the Boi Mela yesterday, it being a working day.
13 April 2021, 12:58 PM
Gyantapas Abdur Razzak Essay Competition celebrated
The results of the essay competition organised by Gyantapas Abdur Razzak Foundation, conducted virtually through Zoom, were announced on April 5. Each of the winners has been awarded with certificates and cash prizes.
8 April 2021, 11:43 AM
History books more popular at this year’s Boi Mela
Sales are starting to look up at the Boi Mela compared to the beginning of the lockdown. More visitors, most wearing face masks, were seen at the book fair premises yesterday given the availability of public transport.
8 April 2021, 11:34 AM
Boi Mela sees no activity under lockdown
As per government mandated instructions, the Ekushey Boi Mela opened at 12 pm today while the rest of the city observed a lockdown. No visitors were seen at the entrance for the first 45 minutes of opening.
4 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Boi Mela updates as of Friday
The Ekushey Boi Mela, which was inaugurated on March 18, 2021, is stretching out across an expanded space of 1500,000 sq ft to accommodate the 834 stalls allocated to 540 organisations this year.
21 March 2021, 13:42 PM
“Boi Mela-centric love for books poses obstacles for the publishing industry.”
Minar Mansur, the current director of the National Book Centre (Jatiya Grantha Kendro), was born on July 20, 1960 in the Barlia village of Chittagong.
3 February 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Bangabandhu was a man void of vanity, a leader free of ego’
Apart from being a renowned educationist, Dr Fakrul Alam is also an eminent scholar, editor and translator. He has translated Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Ashamapto Attojibon”, “Karagarer Rojnamcha” and “Amar Dekha Noya Chin” (yet to be published).
14 August 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Revolutionary change needed in existing systems’
Prof Serajul Islam Choudhury, a leading public intellectual and academic of the country, talks to Emran Mahfuz of The Daily Star about the government’s handling of the impacts of Covid-19, inequalities and injustices in society, future threats and the need for reforms. The following is a translated excerpt.
30 July 2020, 18:00 PM
A torchbearer of our generation
Prof Serajul Islam Choudhury, a luminary in the field of our literature, has been influencing the spheres of politics, education and media for decades now.
22 June 2020, 18:00 PM