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BOOK REVIEW: FICTION / When the waters rise and the food disappears

6 August 2025, 18:00 PM
The quote above seems to capture the heart of this novel set in a near-future dystopian Kolkata rendered uninhabitable by political corruption, inequality, and the ominous package of climate crisis–floods, famine, overheating.
6 August 2025, 18:00 PM
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INTERVIEW / Into the world of speculative fiction: An Interview with 'Small World City'

3 September 2024, 14:30 PM
This past August, Dhaka’s speculative fiction magazine 'Small World City' enjoyed their first anniversary. The magazine, over this last year, has published some of the more striking works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry coming out of the country
3 September 2024, 14:30 PM
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A case for funding the Bangladeshi English-writing scene

27 March 2024, 14:00 PM
If the country’s literary potential is not given generous support, we may never create favourable conditions for aspiring writers to devote time and energy to the art
27 March 2024, 14:00 PM
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BOOK REVIEW: FICTION / A country coming to life

13 March 2024, 13:45 PM
Weaving the grand themes of politics and history, the book is a revelation into how the ordinary lives within a country are buffeted by constant changes.
13 March 2024, 13:45 PM
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REVIEW: LITERARY MAGAZINE / Explosive speculative fiction in the latest issue of ‘Small World City’

11 December 2023, 13:55 PM
What struck me the most about these stories is the firm, unflinching, and confident authorial voice sneaking up on and dictating the reader’s thoughts, orienting them to feel sympathy for the characters no matter how unlikeable they are.
11 December 2023, 13:55 PM
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4 fully funded Creative Writing MFA programs in the US worth exploring

2 April 2023, 12:45 PM
While Canada, and now some programs in the UK, have also started offering the degree, it is in the United States that it is most common and rigorous.
2 April 2023, 12:45 PM
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6 UK small presses that consider unsolicited submissions

24 February 2023, 04:00 AM
This means you can submit a manuscript on your own, without a literary agent.
24 February 2023, 04:00 AM
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A fellowship of humanity and the wild

22 February 2023, 18:54 PM
Martell’s narrative journalism is a lesson for those in the field as to how a writer can instil empathy for the others around. The reader can taste affection for both the animals and humans in his storytelling.
22 February 2023, 18:54 PM
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In a world crippled by biotech apocalypse…

Jeff Vandermeer beautifully paints a dystopian imagery in his latest title, Borne. He welcomes the readers to a dangerous city by a toxic
7 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Run for your life

Run for your life

“Zombies, Run!” is a rather dramatic shift to a regular running app, with engaging zombie apocalypse based storylines. It's basically designed to make running more motivating since the thrilling missions are engrossing and help a user run accordingly.
24 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Struggles of having a unisex name

Struggles of having a unisex name

The day people stop making gender assumptions based on my name, the colours pink and blue will finally be free from the shackles of gender roles related stigma.
24 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Winter, Grief, and Glee

Winter, Grief, and Glee

The sky was a sickly shade of sepia.
24 January 2018, 18:00 PM
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YouTube channels for tech junkies

YouTube is a great place to feed your curiosity concerning the latest releases that excite the tech scene and make headlines.
24 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Artemis

Artemis - A porter's guide to the moon city

I haven't read “The Martian” yet, but the reviews steaming with overwhelming appreciation definitely had me hyped for the author's latest title, Artemis. Did I enjoy my first Andy Weir book? Keep reading.
10 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Friends from old days

Friends from old days

“Hovering above the age old banyan tree that is standing on the field with its long tentacles and intruding roots, they used to herald the possibility of a bleak future, or at least, the people thought so.
10 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Hands vs. Cutlery

Hands vs. Cutlery

While there are many other important battles to stress about, there is this one battle which catches everyone's attention while dining in public: hands vs. cutlery.
10 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Puppets of time

Puppets of time

Time is a puppeteer with glasses—Round, squeaky clean, and gold rimmed.
3 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Masterpiece

Masterpiece

She is an empty mansion-
27 December 2017, 18:00 PM

An ode to 2017

While it is funny how the onslaught of Salt Bae memes and fidget spinner craze still feels like something that erupted yesterday, it is
20 December 2017, 18:00 PM
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Grow your forest of productivity

If you've ever found yourself sneaking into your phone to check how many reactions you got on your Facebook post when you are
20 December 2017, 18:00 PM
The Phoenix

The Phoenix

I'll be nestled into the oak's crown.
13 December 2017, 18:00 PM
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The Goat from the Other Side of the River

“Doctor,” I chalk on the charcoal board. I ponder for several long seconds until I put two crosses on it with the kind of exertion that
8 December 2017, 18:00 PM
A Novel dripping with tragic tales of history

A Novel dripping with tragic tales of history

With the aforementioned Akan proverb, Yaa Gyasi welcomes the readers to her novel, “Homegoing”, where dark history unravels itself, reminding the readers of the slave trade that has carved its marks on history's shoulders.
6 December 2017, 18:00 PM
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Pros and cons of having an identical twin

Please bear up with me while I try to make this article as relatable as possible to all the kids with doppelgangers out there.
6 December 2017, 18:00 PM
What is happen to our education

What is happen to our education?

Scratching your head while reading the title? Terribly phrased questions like “What is happen to disobey law?”, "What would happen if no the Mujibnagar govt was formed?", “What is happened in the people of this country as a result of 'divide and rule' policy of British?
29 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Vultures

Vultures

The thin man had his heart chained to his rusty bicycle. The squealing bell, rubber handles, plastic paddles, leather seat, all of them absorbed his presence like oxygen. As if it were an animal and he were a tree, both needing each other to live.
29 November 2017, 18:00 PM
The Plymouth in Blue

The Plymouth in Blue

Susanna was running towards home as the sky gaped and water plunged down, bending the teaks, wetting the grass, sprouting tea puddles on the rough roads, feeding the lakes, and driving the cows into their barns. It had been six months since it rained after
22 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Six hours of Lana Del Rey

Six hours of Lana Del Rey

Am I going to discover myself in Lana Del Rey's fandom for a lifetime after six hours? Or will these six hours be the death of me?
22 November 2017, 18:00 PM

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