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
The Good Liar
Roy is a conman living in a leafy English suburb, about to pull off the final coup of his career.
14 February 2016
Tales of dreams, struggles and triumphs
One of the finest reviews of the book is Purnendu Patri, a dedicated soul of entire Bengal. Many of us know that Patri equally contributed to different genres of art and literature. He had a special fascination for cinema and art. Rahman thinks that Patri was deeply influenced by the philosophical thoughts of Manik Bandyopadhyay.
14 February 2016
Of human nature and a dose of the supernatural
"... readers will find that my flair as a storyteller and strength as a writer reside primarily in the imaginative recreation of the borderland between the margins of the known and the preternatural world."
14 February 2016
Try It! Superfoods Super Fast
Which fruit can build your resistance to disease? Which vegetable is good for your liver? Eat your way to super health with Try It Superfoods, Super Fast.
14 February 2016
Three Poems
Morning comes upon us, a yawn...
12 February 2016
ROSIE
Oh Rosie, Rosie my girl
12 February 2016
OUT OF THE SHADOWS: LITERARY LIFE IN MYANMAR
Though Wiles is absent from these narratives, their seamless clarity is evidence of her skill as an interviewer and editor. Her introductions are
invaluable in setting these writers in the context of their physical and cultural environment.
12 February 2016
SADDEST BOOK EVER?
“All the Bright Places” is Jennifer Niven's first YA novel that came out in January 2015 and is set to be adapted into a movie.
10 February 2016
A pedagogue's authorial feat
The most eye-catching feature of all textual feats by Associate Professor Sarwar Morshed is his amazing dexterity to exercise...
7 February 2016
Tale of humour and pathos ...
The novel has all the hallmarks of Vargas Llosa's unique skills. To connect with the reader with his easy-flowing style; his ability to detail the lives of ordinary people.
7 February 2016
Whose blame is it anyway?
The three-part novel begins in 1965 when Laila is still a teenager who is attracted to her poor Hindu neighbor Santo.
7 February 2016
Inspiring storytellers to join Daily Star's silver jubilee gala
During 25 years of its journey, The Daily Star has unfolded inspiring stories and taken numerous initiatives to make a difference. In alignment with this spirit, The Daily Star arranged an online campaign marking 25 years of Journalism without fear and favour where online readers were urged to submit their inspiring stories.
3 February 2016
Happy birthday Hasan Azizul Huq
Eminent short story writer of Bangla literature Hasan Azizul Huq turns 77.
2 February 2016
TWINKLE
She cruised through her grades with tremendous ease and ended up giving the school finals a year earlier than her peers. She was fifteen then.
29 January 2016
Sounds of the night
The night was still, sacred and dark
29 January 2016
Upon Ruining the Rickshaw Economy in Uttara
Every day unbundles pain for this stranger in his cycle of despair.
29 January 2016
Remembering Virginia Woolf with her best novels
One of the foremost modernists of the Twentieth century, Virginia Woolf gained fame for her nonlinear, free prose style which not only inspired her peers but also earned her accolade. Yesterday was her 134th birth anniversary and to commemorate the day we have put together a list of the writer’s most iconic works.
26 January 2016
A wistful sense of nostalgia
Neeman Sobhan'sbook of short stories “Piazza Bangladesh” is a collection of eleven short stories, richly layered and delicately nuanced, that convey an amazing diversity of insights into different spaces, both actual and of the mind.
24 January 2016
Tale of two ghazal kings
It was memory-evoking undertaking for this reviewer to go through the two books written on two maestros of ghazals who belonged to two different times. The first book is titled "Talat Mahmood: The Velvet Voice" authored by Manek Premchand and the other is "Baat Niklegi Toh Phir: The Life and Music of Jagjit Singh" by Sathya Saran. The first book has been published by Manipal University Press and the second one by HarperCollins Publishers India.
24 January 2016
Refashioning of the Revenge Mode
My copy of the novel, A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif was published by Random House India from London in 2009. It's a paperback edition consisting of 364 pages, and the yellow cover shows the image of a black crow, not mangoes, being exploded. It's Hanif's debut novel and it received rave reviews from major international newspapers such as the NY Times, Washington Post and the Guardian.
24 January 2016
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