Star Literature

Leaf

A poem about the Fall.
13 November 2022, 16:01 PM

On Literary Matters: Cultural Representation through Translation

The 5th session of "Literary Matters" focuses on literary translation in Bangladesh.
2 November 2022, 11:18 AM

The Hour Before Fajr

A story recounting a mysterious phenomenon.
31 October 2022, 04:05 AM

Remembering Syed Shamsul Haq

On the occasion of the sixth death anniversary of Syed Shamsul Haq, Sabiha Huq writes on the versatile writer.
27 September 2022, 01:24 AM

Home in the World: The Autobiography of a Well-Known Bengali

The dust jacket cover of Amartya Sen’s absorbing and remarkable memoir shows him as a young boy, with his sister and a cousin at home, looking out at the world. An apt cover image of a fittingly titled book about someone who would be always taking in the world as he went all over
16 September 2022, 18:00 PM

The Day I die

Poignant lines on wishful death
5 September 2022, 12:10 PM
31 August 2022, 09:22 AM

Recipe of Panta Bhat with a Few Survival Tips During a Riot

Hermit-crab fiction use ready-made templates such as recipes, shopping lists, meeting minutes and other forms and is a great way for experimenting with form in short fiction.
29 August 2022, 00:09 AM

An Untold Story of Sri Lanka

This is a memoir of Sumaiya Samad Mehtaj who visited Sri Lanka this past June as part of a conference team. She was moved by the Lankans handling the critical situation of their country and decided to write this piece.
24 August 2022, 08:07 AM

Warm Red

A portrayal of a complex psychology, "Warm Red" tells the story of a terribly insecure man.
21 August 2022, 14:12 PM
17 August 2022, 01:48 AM

Kolimoddi Dafadaar

The banks along the river Shitalakshya flooded on a regular basis. During the rainy season, most villages around the area turned into islands.
17 December 2021, 18:00 PM