K.M. Arefin
EVENT REPORT / ‘Barisal and Beyond’ reprinted: Celebrating Clinton B. Seely’s essays on Bangla literature
Dr Seely’s story in Bangladesh begins in Barisal Zilla School in 1963, while working as a volunteer for the American Peace Corps.
19 October 2025, 13:29 PM
19 October 2025, 13:29 PM
LITERARY CURTAINS / ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’: 97 years of pages, pixels, and performance
Similar to how the play starts, it also ends with the colourful, subtle image of the butterflies flying spontaneously, creating a strong symbolism encapsulating Paul's dream of freedom, nature, and his ambition of becoming a writer
23 August 2025, 09:45 AM
23 August 2025, 09:45 AM
CREATIVE NONFICTION / Something smells fishy
The large green pond of Dhanmondi Lake was probably the first source of natural water that I had witnessed. It sheltered a huge number of people who have lived,
22 November 2024, 18:00 PM
22 November 2024, 18:00 PM
THE SHELF / 5 Postcolonial novels: Voices from the Bengal Province
Here is a short list of her chants in fiction, creating a narrative of Bangali postcolonial resistance
17 November 2024, 15:30 PM
17 November 2024, 15:30 PM
INTERVIEW / In conversation with Shazia Omar: Fiction, wellness, readership, and everything in between
'I would like to see more writing coming out of Bangladesh,' Shazia Omar said. 'We are still behind'
23 March 2024, 16:00 PM
23 March 2024, 16:00 PM
EVENT REPORT / A flowing conversation at Dhaka Flow Festival 2024
On the midday of a warm spring, Dhaka Flow Fest 2024 organised a delightful reading session at Baridhara Lakeside Rajuk Park with authors Farah Ghuznavi, Neeman Sobhan, Salahdin Imam, and Nahiyan Ameen
18 March 2024, 16:00 PM
18 March 2024, 16:00 PM