Canadian writer Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
8 October 2026
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News
Canadian poet and writer Anne Carson won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature," the award-giving body said on Thursday.
Interview / Booker-longlisted Kenan Orhan on exile, memory and the art of fiction
8 October 2026
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News
Interview / Silence, faith, and the unseen: Jon Fosse in conversation
8 October 2026
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Books & Literature
Book Review: Fiction / Chasing myths before midnight
8 October 2026
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Books & Literature
News Report / Best-selling British author Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86
7 October 2026
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News
Fiction / The wardrobe
3 October 2026
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Fiction
Poetry / From fawn to shore
3 October 2026
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Poetry
Poetry / Waterhen
3 October 2026
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Poetry
Essay / Celebrating literary minds: Reflections on editing festschrifts
26 September 2026
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Essay
Literary Curtains / Patriarchy inversed: Reimagining Rokeya’s Ladyland in 2026
“Ladyland is not perfect,” remarks Sultana, one of the protagonists in the much awaited play, “Project Ladyland 2026”. Produced by HerStory Foundation in collaboration with the British Council and Women of the World Foundation, the play was greeted by a full house this weekend. Staged at the Bangladesh Mohila Samiti theatre, the performance made a splash on Friday, August 14.
Event Report / Kobitabela: a soulful afternoon
9 September 2026
Event Report / “We do not live outside history”: Dr. Azfar Hussain on humanism, fascism, and the July Uprising
26 July 2026
“It is one of those questions that politely pretends to be a title, but secretly aspires to be a life’s work,” began Dr. Azfar Hussain on an overcast evening on the July 23, 2026, addressing a packed forum hall at the University of Liberal Arts, Bangladesh (ULAB), alluding to the title of his public lecture: What Does It Mean to Be Human in the Age of 'Posthumanism' and Global Fascism?
Event Report / “Our Story”: Where parents and children made memories by hand
15 July 2026
A unique and heartwarming workshop, designed to celebrate the beautiful journey of parenthood through creative expression and quality time
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
On ‘Bridgerton’: When romantic escapism clashes with the realities of class
Romance has never existed apart from inequality. The genre depends on distance—on obstacles that make love feel hard-won.
10 April 2026
Love, wounds, and the making of ‘Hemingway’s Women’
Some books announce their ambition quietly. Others reveal it at a glance.
10 April 2026
5 books that capture the soul of lunar exploration
Here are five books that celebrate the curiosity that took us to the moon. Not for conquest, but for humanity, and for the simple, profound need to know.
7 April 2026
Melbourne: Where weather performs live
When I first landed in Melbourne in January, the heat greeted me like a shockwave. 45 degrees Celsius, feeling like 48.
4 April 2026
4 fictional case studies in incel pathology
You should never judge a book by its cover, but you can definitely judge a person by the covers lining their bookshelf.
4 April 2026
“Six books that reverberate with history, humanity, heartbreak, and hope”: 2026 International Booker Prize shortlist announced
The 2026 International Booker Prize shortlist has been announced, recognizing six outstanding works of fiction from around the world translated into English. The award, known formerly as the Man Booker International Prize, celebrates the best works of long-form fiction or collections of short stories translated into English and published in the UK and/or Ireland.
2 April 2026
A wintry account of the human experience
In my early 20s, I moved to New York and started going to a commuter college. I lived far from campus, so in order to get to school, I had to take a bus and then the subway, adding up to an hour of commute each way. My classmates all commuted from various parts of the city; some of them ran to work right after classes. Having been surrounded by friends all my life and not yet knowing how to enjoy my own company, I felt extremely lonely.
2 April 2026
Stories from under the waves
Finding an independent bookstore in a new city is one of my most cherished travel experiences.
2 April 2026
Somebody’s son, nobody’s daughter
And womanhood? Well, it is messier. But it is mine. No longer something handed to me by men or mothers or traditions. Just mine.
1 April 2026
Arundhati Roy’s Mother Mary Comes to Me secures 2026 NBCC Award, continues global recognition
Celebrated author and activist Arundhati Roy’s 2025 memoir Mother Mary Comes to Me (Penguin, 2025) continues to solidify its place in the zeitgeist and its cultural impact well into 2026, with its recent win at this year’s US National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Award in the Autobiography category.
28 March 2026
Faded blue suitcase
We once lived in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City. Those days still return to me, especially when my grandmother’s death anniversary comes around.
28 March 2026
Growing up with a new nation: The Dhaka we once knew
Children of 1972–73 came of age alongside Bangladesh itself. In Azimpur’s close‑knit colony, a telephone became a neighbourhood lifeline, television was a shared ritual, and the Buriganga was our afternoon escape.
28 March 2026
Notice for the poems that won’t be written
One of these days, you will lose one or two limbs
to the slow erosion of years, the same silence
that took Grandfather’s stories mid-sentence.
28 March 2026
'Songs of Desire and Defiance' explores spiritual anatomy and womanhood
In the early 2000s, remixed versions of Bangla folk songs flooded neighbourhood corners during evening street matches and nighttime ceremonial events, which blurred the elusive nature of melancholia and yearning in the beats and celebration.
27 March 2026
The spark of ‘Red Spark’
Though human beings speak in prose in everyday life, the astonishing truth is that poetry is humanity’s first artistic love.
27 March 2026
Literature born from the fight for Bangla
Reading these literary works born from the 1952 Language Movement today reminds us of the sacrifices endured by those who fought for Bangla and shows how literature has always been one of the sharpest ways to preserve memory and keep their struggle alive.
26 March 2026
From history to mystery: 6 ‘thought daughter’ books to make you think
You know that feeling: you’re standing in front of your bookshelf, fingers trailing over spines, and you’re not just looking for a story. You’re looking for a companion—a voice that feels like a thought-daughter, a story born from the mind but nurtured by the heart, one that asks big questions but whispers them in your ear.
Lately, my own shelf has been whispering back, and it’s been telling me to pass these whispers on to you.
24 March 2026
Ophelia's flower
Once in a full moon,
Ophelia's flowers received full bloom,
beside the daffodils,
But they never saw eye to eye, as a narcissist only stares at her own reflection
23 March 2026
Atopor Shabdayan becomes Bangladesh partner of global poetry platform Lyrikline
From now on, selected works of representative Bangladeshi poets will now be available on the Lyrikline platform
22 March 2026
The fading appeal of the Eid magazine
Long before Pinterest boards and Instagram FYP, the Eid shongkha dictated what we wore.
21 March 2026
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