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
"In The Light of What We Know" By Zia Haider
ZIA Haider's 'In The Light of What We Know' is a recent addition to the long list of post colonial literature by a host of post colonial authors.
12 April 2015
Travel Adventures in the Balkans and Tibet || By Akhter Matin Chaudhury
HARDLY travelogues are written in English here in book form that deserves a review. But Travel Adventures in the Balkans and Tibet is a different
12 April 2015
Nuclear Power & Rooppur Issues & Concerns || By Dr. Abdul Matin
IN my review (TDS, April 7, 2012) of Dr. Abdul Matin's book on Rooppur and the Power Crisis I had stated that books on technical
12 April 2015
EDITOR’S NOTE
Karl Marx once said, “Society does not consist of individuals but expresses the sum of interrelations, the relations within which these individuals stand.”
10 April 2015
TEA WITH MISS BROOKS
Once in Darjeeling, when I was 12 years old, I remember standing in front of a smallish bank, staring at all the flowers neatly planted in rows.
10 April 2015
The Kerala Journal
I wake up to the chirping of birds. So many different types of sounds! There are beautiful Koels singing on the tree tops.
10 April 2015
The Book of Unknown Americans
Cristina Henriquez's latest novel The Book of Unknown Americans is a tale of diaspora, dreams and desperation. In literary terms, diaspora refers to the dispersion of people from their motherland to other countries for economic, political, religious or other reasons.
5 April 2015
Ganamadhyam
The world of mass media in Bangladesh is very rich. But as in other places, it also has many challenges and opportunities.
5 April 2015
North and South
North and South, a novel written by Elizabeth Gaskell, was published in 1855. The novel is set in the nineteenth century industrial Britain, in a township named Milton, similar to the manufacturing center of England, Manchester.
5 April 2015
Classics Corner
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell or simply known as Mrs. Gaskell was born on the 29th of September in 1810 in Chelsea.
5 April 2015
Fantasizing in Dhaka traffic: An interview with Saad Z. Hossain
Saad Z. Hossain writes in a niche genre of fantasy, science fiction and black comedy with an action-adventure twist.
3 April 2015
EDITOR’S NOTE
Today’s SLR is all about accomplishing what you have set your heart on. We meet Bangladeshi author Saad Z. Hossain whose debut novel was recently released in USA.
3 April 2015
Bucket List: The Kerala Journal
The glorious backwaters of Kerala have been calling me for years.
3 April 2015
Where Do I Belong
Rummana Chowdhury announces herself, or, at least, part of her feelings, in this line: “Some things are forever ingrained in the innermost crevasses of your heart, no matter where you live or what you do” (“Hot Apple Fritters and Hot Roshogollas”).
29 March 2015
MAHFUZAMANGAL
‘MAHFUZAMANGAL' or 'In praise of Mahfuza' is an extraordinary book of poetry penned by Mozid Mahmud; the poems of which were composed mainly in the 1980s with the exception of a few poems added later to the book.
29 March 2015
“Oriental Tales: Selected Bangla Fiction” -- By Helal Uddin Ahmed
Helal Uddin throws light on the many aspects of Bangladesh's Oriental Society, through his compilation of “Oriental Tales: Selected
Bangla Fiction”.
29 March 2015
Classics Corner
Dear readers and writers, we are going to start a corner titled “Classics Corner” where reviews from you on timeless Classics and very popular books published between 1900 and 2000 will be printed.
29 March 2015
The Writer's Wilderness Survival Kit
I suspect that the qualities useful to an aspiring writer are very similar to those considered desirable in a writer who is already successful.
27 March 2015
SLR WRITING COMPETITION
Aspiring writers are invited to send in a short story or poem that must contain the number “twenty-two” in some form or manner.
27 March 2015
Getting out of the way of the story
I have just finished the draft of a novel. I shall ask a couple of people to read it – a fellow novelist with whom I've swapped work since we were both beginning our first books ten years ago, and a nonfiction writer I can trust to be honest about her response.
27 March 2015
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