Head in the clouds, whereabouts unkno...
Subrata Roy
Head in the clouds, whereabouts unkno...
Subrata Roy is a sub-editor at The Daily Star. Reach him at roy.subrata95@gmail.com.
Reaction / In this country, even grief has a hierarchy
4 February 2026
Some receive protection, others threats
4 February 2026
Reaction / When police stand by, mobs step in
21 August 2025
Why do some cases see swift action while others get neglected?
21 August 2025
Justice for rape victims requires an empathetic system
2 July 2025
rape incidents in Bangladesh are episodes of a recurring nightmare that we just can't seem to wake up from.
2 July 2025
Nadira Yeasmin's transfer: A dangerous surrender
29 May 2025
A nation that silences its educators is a nation that jeopardises its future.
29 May 2025
Reaction / Silence the word, silence the victim
16 March 2025
The solution does not lie in avoiding the word ‘rape’, Mr Commissioner
16 March 2025
An ode to Alter Bridge: Rock ‘n’ roll’s greatest?
25 October 2022
On October 14, Alter Bridge released their seventh studio album, “Pawns & Kings”. The album comes almost three years after the band’s sixth album, “Walk the Sky”.
25 October 2022
REVIEW: SHORT STORY OF THE MONTH / No country for honest men in Shahidul Zahir’s “Woodcutter and Crows”
1 September 2022
Zahir uses crows as a symbol of magic realism, as found in local folklore, where animals serve as omens of luck both good and bad. The crows seem to bring bad luck to the couple, and wherever they go, the birds follow.
1 September 2022
REVIEW: SHORT STORY OF THE MONTH / No country for honest men in Shahidul Zahir’s “Woodcutter and Crows”
31 August 2022
Prolific writer, novelist, and pioneer of postmodern fiction in Bangla literature, Shahidul Zahir, is known for the unique practice of magic realism in his works.
31 August 2022