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Reflection / Harper Lee at 100: An enduring echo of justice
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Tribute / Humayun Azad and the courage to dissent
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Interview / Writing what silence carries: Mohua Chinappa on memory, pain, and inheritance
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Features
Expectations to climb social ladder
Set in the mid-nineteenth century England, Great Expectations is one of Dickens' most famous works and is even considered his best
28 February 2016, 18:00 PM
An Advisable Handbook for Boosting Research Skills
GOBESHONAY Hatekhori (Introduction to Research Methods)
28 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Insane
Your nails are long...
26 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Dreams
I clawed at my throat; my nails digging into my skin. The pressure of my nails was good enough to leave some crescent shaped bruises.
26 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Tagore and Keats
John Keats (1795-1821) and Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), two great idealists...
26 February 2016, 18:00 PM
One Little Ghost, Too Many Adventures
Vuter Naam Ramakanto Kamar is a graphic children's novel first published at Ekushay Boi Mela 2016 by Mahbubul Haque of Ikrimikri Publication.
24 February 2016, 18:00 PM
11 children's books with moral stories launched
Eleven children's books with short moral stories and colourful graphic arts were launched during a meeting at Biam auditorium in the
23 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Wildlife finds place at book fair
There is something majestic about the national animal of our country. The reddish orange with narrow black, gray or brown stripes and
23 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Swagatam Chakma's book launched at Boi Mela
"The Future of Ethnic Minority the Jummo Nation" by Swagatam Chakma was launched at the Ekushey book fair yesterday, published by Bateswar Bornon. The book could be found at the stall no 192.
22 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Braille books bring joy to visually impaired children
Rupom is a visually impaired child with a passion for books. Even though he can not see, he is much eager to read poems, stories and novels like everyone else. But there are not many Braille version books available for visually impaired people.
22 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Five things to know about Harper Lee
Enrich yourself with five exciting facts about Nelle Harper Lee, the author who defined true grit, and moved readers with her persuasive style of storytelling.
22 February 2016, 08:26 AM
The ruler every nation desires to have
The prince', written by Italian political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli, is one of the leading works of modern political philosophy.
21 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Edge of Eternity: Fiction and Geopolitics Integrated
Ken Follett, an eminent Welsh author of our time, has a superb knack for blending political events with the personal lives of people through his fictional works.
21 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Story of a street vendor
Orhan Pamuk is one of today's best-known novelists who writes in Turkish.
21 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Journalism books make mark
The media often itself becomes talk of the town -- sometimes for objective journalism and sometimes for yellow journalism. Since the beginning, the practice of journalism has evolved with the advent of newer technologies and thus given birth to new challenges. But there have been always efforts to overcome the challenges and bring journalism closer to the audience.
21 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Fair crowd getting bigger
The number of visitors at Suhrawardy Udyan seemed to have multiplied yesterday, with the queue becoming longer than ever.
20 February 2016, 18:00 PM
PM hands Ekushey Padak 2016
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hands over Ekushey Padak for 2016 to 16 eminent personalities in recognition of their outstanding contributions in their respective fields.
20 February 2016, 07:48 AM
Italian author-philosopher Umberto Eco dies
Italian author Umberto Eco, who became famous for the 1980 international blockbuster The Name of the Rose, died on Friday, Italian media reported. He was 84.
20 February 2016, 03:56 AM
Fleeting Clouds
Where do they go these white puffs of cloud?
19 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Monday Morning Blues
It was on a Monday morning that I was running late for work. To compound my problems, traffic was heavier than usual and only later,
19 February 2016, 18:00 PM