Students at the University of Liberal Arts, Bangladesh (ULAB) crowded into a packed classroom on a winter morning on Sunday, November 30, awaiting the start of a program that would be part interview, part poetry reading. “Meet the Poet: Shaheen Dil—In Conversation with Dr Mushira Habib” organised by the Department of English and Humanities was an hour-long dive into the life and work of poet Dr Shaheen Dil, a Bangladeshi writer and retired academic, banker, and consultant living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

What is motherhood, exactly? While biomedical sciences tell us one answer, the undeniable social experiences we gather throughout our lives say otherwise. What happens when technologies such as IVF (In-Vitro Fertilisation) allow women to surpass natural barriers to become mothers? Does it make women free from the constraints of motherhood, or does it reinforce them?

With the aid of Duniyadari Archive, Pavel Partha’s soon-to-be-published book Sultan Er Krishi Jiggasha is a new addition, which looks at Sultan’s work from an eco-critical perspective.

The Department of English and Modern Languages (DEML) at North South University hosted a session of its Colloquium series titled “Zia Haider Rahman in Conversation with Dr Nazia Manzoor” on Tuesday, this week.

He responded to the situation with grace, mentioning “I like people who have a sense of humour".

Through its blend of art, technology, and literature, “Celebrating Kafka” offers more than homage–it invites audiences to confront the absurdities of modern life and recognize that Kafka’s strange, unsettling world is still unmistakably our own.

Dr Seely’s story in Bangladesh begins in Barisal Zilla School in 1963, while working as a volunteer for the American Peace Corps.

Particularly striking is her choice of working only in black and white, letting both the poetry and her art speak for themselves in their rawest forms.

Each year, one writer contributes a text that will remain unpublished and unread until 2114.

The launch brought together literature, art, and reflection, marking the arrival of Breaking Dreams as a work that speaks both to individual lives and to the wider social realities of Bangladesh.

Ahmed shared his journey with Netra News and his undercover work for them shedding light on the countless enforced disappearances that took place in the country during Hasina’s regime.

The 2025 Booker Prize longlist was revealed on Tuesday, July 29, showcasing a diverse ensemble of literary brilliance, with novels that spanned continents, genres, and narrative styles

She discussed the increasing recognition of translated literature, as evidenced by prestigious awards such as the International Booker Prize and the Commonwealth Short Story Prize

Nazimuddin is widely known in Bangladesh for his fast-paced crime and psychological novels

To commemorate the milestone, Baatighar will host a series of events throughout the year across all four divisional branches.Ba

This was a syncretic tale of the Sundarbans that was reinterpreted into being at Goethe-Institut Bangladesh on Saturday, June 28, by Folklore Expedition Bangladesh in a puthi path titled “Bon Bibir Jahuranama”

The revolutionary novelist, playwright, and fierce advocate, passed away on May 28 in Bedford, Georgia

The event commenced with a promise of memorable tales about memory, femininity, modernity, identity, and more

She is the first writer of Bangladeshi origin to win the regional prize

A poetry reading and discussion session on writer and poet Naseef Faruque Amin’s poetry collection, Tamadi (Boitoroni, 2025)