Kashfia Nahreen

“There is no place on earth where women are safe,” declares Inés, the protagonist of Isabel Herguera’s animated film Sultana’s Dream (2023).

On the chilly afternoon of January 10, Bookworm Bangladesh, in collaboration with Voices Shaping Society, hosted the book launch of The July Resolve, a collection of 36 narratives that depicts the strength and struggles of people from all walks of life during the Monsoon Revolution of 2024.

Focusing on themes of systemic injustice, and resistance, Counterattack at Thirty is a captivating and timely read—perfect for anyone interested in personal narratives infused with keen social commentary. 

Review of Abulrazak Gurnah’s ‘Theft’ (Riverhead Books, 2025)

You thought you had escaped, didn't you? / Outran everything that weighed you down

teardrops trickling down / the valley / mingling with the static— / hollow waves of Kaptai lake

Echoes of your voice ring in my ears / As the world turns scarlet in front of my eyes

We have built a civilisation / of sky-high buildings, / of concrete cities, / of disconnected communities