CREATIVE NONFICTION / The devil wears Maria B
7 March 2026, 02:13 AM Creative non-fiction
POETRY / ‘The Unnamed’ and ‘Incomplete’: Two poems
28 November 2025, 19:31 PM Books & Literature
CREATIVE NONFICTION / The Solitude of ’69
19 November 2025, 10:28 AM Books & Literature
CREATIVE NONFICTION / Writer in the dark
19 September 2025, 19:09 PM Books & Literature
CREATIVE NONFICTION / A visit before the journey
5 September 2025, 18:59 PM Books & Literature
FICTION / The dawn’s return
5 September 2025, 18:58 PM ⁠⁠Fiction
Poetry / Silence, our witness
22 August 2025, 19:02 PM Books & Literature

ULAB Press seeking manuscripts to publish

ULAB Press will published PhD monographs, original research, translations of seminal texts, creative works and textbooks, as well as manuscripts comprising photography of cultural heritage or national significance.
14 May 2023, 08:34 AM

Marooned

A dream of me in a sea of green.
12 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Padmavat: Under the lens of history, politics, and literature

Padmavat, a tale of a mythical queen featuring love, honour, and sacrifice, has captured the imagination of readers and audiences for centuries.
12 May 2023, 18:00 PM

The man, the rat and the room

It began with a faint sound of walls being scratched. Initially, the man believed it to be the normal sounds of an old home settling during the middle of the night.
12 May 2023, 18:00 PM

What to make of the diversity in the International Booker shortlist

Several threads of commonality tie the books together just as their origins showcase their differences.
10 May 2023, 12:55 PM

Samaresh Majumdar—A rebel to look up to

In his novels, Samaresh Majumdar always made his characters walk against the current.
9 May 2023, 15:06 PM

Foraying into Tagore’s short stories

It is important to set unconventional examples at the time that they are written; Tagore’s work did this.
9 May 2023, 08:25 AM

Tagore’s 'Shesher Kobita': A timeless exploration of love and freedom

There are times I envy Labanya, sometimes I wish I could be as rebellious and as free-spirited as her; other times I feel empathy for her, it makes me believe and accept myself more as an individual
7 May 2023, 05:07 AM

The Mandalorian

The Mando, having more pressing matters To protect the kid, no bounty, no task ordained To him. He loves its cooing, its soft forehead, Appealing spell cast by the marveled eyes.
5 May 2023, 18:00 PM

An odd memory in Dhaka city

The only thing I like about this city is the thought of leaving it. And I was leaving it finally, after one and a half months, my longest stretch of stay in the last three years. Juggling my luggage with one hand and my phone with the other to get Google Maps directions while I balance myself on the rickshaw racing through bumpy Dhaka roads–it is a metaphor that sums up my life in this city.
5 May 2023, 18:00 PM

So, ChatGPT can write? Ahem!

The correlation between writing and technology is as old as writing, for writing IS technology.  Technological advances such as papyrus, the printing press, the mechanical pencil, the fountain pen, and  the typewriter have complemented writing.
5 May 2023, 18:00 PM

How you too can nearly, almost, probably become a Jedi Knight

At its core, 'Star Wars' is a classic tale of underdogs taking on a powerful enemy; it's a story of hope and perseverance, of standing up for what's right even when the odds are against you.
3 May 2023, 13:00 PM

My first foray into fiction with Feluda

Growing up, I never analysed what drew me to the Feluda novels. It is only now that I marvel at how Feluda remained the fiction novel read at leisure by a self-proclaimed Bookworm such as myself for so long in my childhood.
2 May 2023, 12:57 PM

Robbers, teachers and graveyards

'In Extreme Need of Guidance', the book being serialised here, captures the first 16 years of Sultana Nahar's life. "The Engineer" is the sixth chapter in the book.
30 April 2023, 15:00 PM

Alternative routes

The book as a whole is a rigorously pursued exercise in the close reading of a fascinating and diverse array of modern texts that aren't quite in the category of the canonical mainstream.
28 April 2023, 18:00 PM

The birth of Smriti

Inside her womb, my tunneling vision
28 April 2023, 18:00 PM

One rainy evening

An overcast sky,
28 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Three stops to Jigatola

Amidst the joyous occasion of Eid greetings and smiles, I stood still in solitude–wearing my red, torn half pants, topless from the navel up
24 April 2023, 08:21 AM

Today's selections: Curtain call on Sehri Tales 2023

The top selections in poetry, flash fiction and artwork for Day 29 of the Sehri Tales challenge; prompt: Curtains
21 April 2023, 16:28 PM

‘O mon Ramjan er ei rojar sheshe elo khushir Eid’: On Nazrul and his ode to Eid

Written almost a century ago, Nazrul’s song till today adheres to the cultural conscience of Bengali Muslim society.
21 April 2023, 13:23 PM