Jail Killing Day / ‘Those in power are often the biggest obstacles to justice’
To uncover the truth, we need to start with self-criticism.
3 November 2025, 02:00 AM
An Ekushey Book Fair breaking with tradition
What authors, publishers are saying about an ‘off-season’ book fair
21 September 2025, 13:05 PM
Why shy away from prioritising culture?
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
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?
Forgetting history and dismissing sacrifices seemed ingrained in Bangalee's nature.
26 March 2025, 06:00 AM
Reaction / Bittersweet, say Al Mahmud's fans
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
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
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
“Poetry is a work of a lifetime”
Having dedicated his whole life to poetry, Al Mahmud is now in the twilight of his life. On the occasion of his eightieth birth anniversary, Al Mahmud (AM) talks to Emran Mahfuz of The Daily Star (TDS).
10 July 2015, 18:00 PM