Fiction / Sahara
29 August 2026
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Fiction
I have not eaten today. Not on purpose. I will eat later. I simply have not thought of it yet.
Poetry / The finality of nostalgia
29 August 2026
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Poetry
Poetry / Dinner time and death
29 August 2026
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Poetry
Literary Curtains / Patriarchy inversed: Reimagining Rokeya’s Ladyland in 2026
23 August 2026
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Books & Literature
Book Review: Fiction / A novel of radical softness
20 August 2026
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Books & Literature
BOOK REVIEW: FICTION / Cooking up heat
20 August 2026
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Books & Literature
Event Report / In Transit: The Third Annual Slam Poetry at North South University
19 August 2026
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News
Essay / Poet Shamsur Rahman’s drama translation: Eugene O’Neill’s ‘Marco Millions’
15 August 2026
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Essay
Interview / In conversation with Sonia Bahl: Author of ‘Eighteen Inches Apart’
What becomes increasingly evident across Bahl’s three novels is her sustained fascination with the emotional significance of almosts and maybes.
Event Report / Letters across a lifetime: The 20th staging of Love Letters
21 June 2026
On June 19, 2026, the occasion was the 20th staging of “Love Letters”, A. R. Gurney’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated play, translated and adapted into Bangla by writer and translator Professor Abdus Selim. Directed by veteran theatre actor and director Tropa Majumdar and staged by Group Theatre at the Dr. Nilima Ibrahim Auditorium, the production brought together the acting power couple, Ramendu Majumdar and Ferdausi Majumdar. Their performances transformed what could have easily been a simple reading of letters into something deeply intimate and profoundly human.
News Report / NSU DEML offers certificate course in creative writing for the second time
16 June 2026
The Department of English and Modern Languages (DEML) at North South University is pleased to announce the second offering of its Certificate Course in Creative Writing, set to begin in Summer 2026. This innovative seven-week intensive program is designed to cultivate the next emerging literary voices by providing a structured, mentor-led environment that emphasises Bangladesh’s rich cultural narratives.
The shelf / 7 Asian healing fiction recommendations for rainy days
18 June 2026
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The Shelf
You know when the sky trades its brightness for a low, silver hue, and you wrap your fingers tightly around your tea, seeking that small, steady pulse of warmth. This is the essence of healing fiction. Often rooted in the Japanese concept of iyashikei, these stories focus on the quiet spirit through small, everyday moments. You may have already heard of Days at the Morisaki Bookshop or We’ll Prescribe You a Cat. While those popular favourites have opened a door for many, there are a few other tales worth the read.
Reflections / In the age of AI allegations
13 June 2026
Fiction / Body Selim
18 April 2026
PRIMAL KNOWLEDGE
So many years gone by, but oh! wonder, yet to learn...
2 September 2016
Mamunur Rashid's Oeuvre
Shakespeare found the world a stage. Similar comments could be found in literatures, oral or written, of places across the globe.
2 September 2016
Coming of Age in a Dystopia
Once you get into reading-intensive courses in university, it's difficult to read books that don't come assigned with the courses.
31 August 2016
Not Your Regular Fiction Genres
If someone asked me what my favourite fiction genre is, I would probably reply with a predictable “fantasy” or “romance”.
31 August 2016
The Hanging of Afzal Guru and the Strange Case of the Attack on the Indian Parliament
ON 13 December 2001, the Indian Parliament was attacked by a few heavily armed men. Eleven years later, we still do not know who was
28 August 2016
The Pakistan Paradox: Instability and Resilience
THE idea of Pakistan stands riddled with tensions. Initiated by a small group of select Urdu-speaking Muslims who envisioned a unified
28 August 2016
Essays on an esoteric subject
On 2 August 2006, Selig Harrison, a highly-regarded American journalist, wrote an op-ed piece on Bangladesh in The Washington Post
28 August 2016
Verses of Concealed Agonies
Poets, authors and playwrights have all along expressed different dimensions of feelings through their literary works. Tales that we
28 August 2016
I DO NOT WISH EXILE ANYMORE
I do not wish exile anymore
26 August 2016
Commitment
In the coming spring I will love you
26 August 2016
When your word is someone else's bond
Within minutes of Melania Trump finishing her speech at the US Republican Convention, the news was out that she had plagiarised a
26 August 2016
Sometimes the sinner, always a saint!
...the book is not just about being the Saint; in fact it's about the life of a man whose entry into adulthood was marked by an adventure which would only be right for someone who would eventually go on to play the slightly unorthodox Simon Templar.
21 August 2016
It's all about happiness
The trademark of a great writer like Munro is that her words never get old. While I have read many of the short stories of this collection, and immediately recognized many of the titles, and as I kept on reading these many of the characters, names, and plots seemed familiar, I can't say I felt bored or had the urge to skip a line or two as I had done earlier.
21 August 2016
Threshold
An everyday face
19 August 2016
The Colour of Season
Whenever, I had come over to Sydney to spend time with my family, we met most of the times on road or cottage fence and
19 August 2016
On a Train
Sue and Glen, standing on the moving train, stood facing each other as they held a steel pole for support. Crowded with office
19 August 2016
More Fan Fiction Than Sequel
We were sceptical, but that didn't stop us from grabbing the first copy of The Cursed Child we could find. While I wasn't hoping to be blown out of my mind, it's disheartening how my only sentiment towards the story is an indifferent “Meh”.
17 August 2016
Two Poems by Masud Khan
I never went to Kurigram.
12 August 2016
The Colour of Season
The winter has begun from of 1st of June officially in Australia. I wonder, if the season does follow the calendar.
12 August 2016
Why humans need to communicate
Two concepts—communications and communication—mistakenly or unknowingly are used interchangeably in the applied filed of communication in Bangladesh.
7 August 2016
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