THE SHELF / 6 books that I read at the end of last year… I hated 5 of them

Graphic novels or comics are a unique medium where art and literary prowess converge through both prose and imagery and bring them to life, thus giving the space for authors and artists to illustrate their stories. Sometimes these stories directly critique patriarchy, and feature feminist themes; sometimes they simply offer a mirror and the chance to reflect on women’s everyday struggles.

I’ve always been fascinated by what stories can tell us about the inner lives (what men like to call the private sphere) of women throughout history.

Through essays on sanctions, the US intervention, protest movements, and media framing, he argues that misrepresentation and political calculation have sustained a “long war” beyond the battlefield

The house in Bogura did not shout its presence. It stood quietly, as more than shelter, more than walls and roof.

Benjamin Wood’s latest novel Seascraper (Scribner, 2025), longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2025, is a tale of a young shrimp fisher Tom Flett who has an extraordinary expertise about sea and beaches.

When your bright beaming dark eyes, matched mine, locked like a stubborn vine,

At the heart of Steinbeck's literary oeuvre lies a profound empathy for the disenfranchised

With Eid expenses around the corner, smart planning can help you pick books that matter

Few genres are as unapologetically optimistic as romance. At its core lies the Happily Ever After (HEA), a convention so fundamental that it often stands in for the genre itself.

The 10th anniversary of anything is a momentous milestone. Strapped in as we are on a rollercoaster through some very strange times, though, the journey of this humble little Ramadan ritual feels particularly fateful.

Amid mango blossoms and mild breezes, Ekushey Boi Mela reaffirms the permanence of paper in an age of fleeting screens

Although The Wedding People deals with sensitive issues such as depression and suicide, it is done in a light-hearted and an endearingly humorous way.

PM Tarique Rahman to confer awards at Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026 opening ceremony

Just as Bengali women played an important role in the Liberation War, they also played a fearless role in the movement for the Bangla language before it, participating alongside men as fellow warriors.

 The Filter erases dialects, swaps backdrops, whitens skin, lifts pitch—an algorithm that functions as both beautician and censor.

As evening sets in and the stars begin to appear in the dark sky above the village, a sharp series of pops and bangs pierces through Xiaohui’s peace.

A chipped teacup, warmed in my hands, Is love when you stir in the honey, unasked,

In cold evenings, when the forecaster predicts a scatter of hail to fall

Even after the organisers and Bangla Academy offered a 55 percent subsidy on stall costs, a significant number of publishers maintained their decision to not participate.

In addition to today’s transnational corporations and the global explosion of their advertisements, the works of William Shakespeare and Karl Marx keep teaching us a great deal about the relationship between money and language.