Essay / Celebrating literary minds: Reflections on editing festschrifts
26 September 2026
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Essay
“Festschrift” is a German word coined in the 19th century by combining ”fest”, meaning “celebration” or “festival,” with ”schrift”, meaning “writing” or “script,” to signify “celebration writing” or “festival publication.”
Creative Nonfiction / Birthdays to remember
26 September 2026
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Creative non-fiction
BOOK REVIEW: FICTION / Lost in translation, looking for home
25 September 2026
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Books & Literature
INTERVIEW / In conversation with Lucky Karim: The story behind ‘Born Lucky’
25 September 2026
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Books & Literature
Inside Asia’s Hidden Heritage Treasures: ANN releases new e-book on continent’s shared culture
24 September 2026
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Books & Literature
News Report / NSU Writing Center offers certificate course for professionals
21 September 2026
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News
Fiction / The winter ballot
19 September 2026
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Fiction
Poetry / Four poems on healing
19 September 2026
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Poetry
Poetry / Sacred sorrows
19 September 2026
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Poetry
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 / Special Discussion Marks Abul Hasnat’s Birth Anniversary: ‘Nabiner Shahittya: Shwapna O Shwapnabhongo’
19 July 2026
A special literary discussion titled ‘Nabiner Shahittya: Shwapna O Shwapnabhongo’ was held on Friday, July 17, 2026, at 5:00 P.M. on the third floor of Bengal Shilpalay in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. This discussion was organised to commemorate the birth anniversary of distinguished poet, essayist, and literary editor Abul Hasnat. The event brought together prominent writers and editors to discuss the literary pursuits of emerging authors and the pivotal role editors play in nurturing new literary voices.
News Report / Jamir Nazir wins 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize following AI review
3 July 2026
Set in rural Trinidad, “The Serpent in the Grove” explores themes of betrayal, survival and the resilience of a woman's will.
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
Jibanananda Das’ “Ananto jibon jodi pai ami”
If I get to live forever— then forever, I’ll be all alone—
If I return to the paths of the world, I’ll see green grass
Sprouting—will see yellow grass scattering— the sky
Whitening in the morning—like a tattered munia bird,
Breast blood-stained in the evening—again and again I’ll see stars
And view a strange woman untying braided hair and leaving
Alas, her face devoid of traces of the setting sun’s soft glow
25 February 2022
Ulysses turns 100
On Thursday, February 2, 1922, a young woman was pacing the platform of the Gare de Lyon while waiting for the express train from Dijon. At 7:00 am precisely, the train arrived, stopped slowly, the conductor got off, looking around for the young woman who rushed to him and took a package from his hands, holding it tight while running towards the boulevard below, where she hailed a cab, her heart pounding.
25 February 2022
Boi Mela weekend updates
The Ekushey Boi Mela, which was inaugurated on February 15, witnessed good footfall over the weekend, which led to crowd gatherings near popular pavilions.
25 February 2022
Bengal Boi’s ‘Fagun Shomirone’ spring fair ends tomorrow
Bengal Boi has been hosting their spring fair, Fagun Shomirone, at their premises in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, which is due to end on Saturday, February 26.
25 February 2022
Only one thing missing from the Boi Mela
As the Ekushey Boi Mela comes and goes, I feel a certain dread of losing creatively admired people who are anticipated in our cultural celebration of intellectualism.
23 February 2022
Unique stall decor at the Ekushey Boi Mela
This year, while strolling across the Ekushey Boi Mela, I came across a variety of styles in stall decor.
23 February 2022
Books to read on the Bangla language movement
Countless stories, poems, essays, and novels have been written about the Bangla language movement of 1952. Biographies of martyrs have been authored.
23 February 2022
Rakhine, Bangla, and English: Freedom in three languages
Growing up in a bicultural household, I was exposed to two languages, two cultures, as a child. I picked up both the languages as my mother tongue—Bangla and Rakhine. Eventually, a third language,
23 February 2022
Gyankosh hosts author talk at Ekushey Boi Mela
Popular publication house, Gyankosh Prokashoni, hosted an Author Talk at its stall premises yesterday, on February 18. In an attempt to connect authors with their readers, Gyankosh took on this initiative and mentioned that such enterprise would help in bringing people closer to reading and promote bookish conversations.
19 February 2022
Sufia Kamal’s “Ekusher Kobita”
A day unforeseen as such! None mourns the dead
Nor do they fear death; Intrepid, what illumination
Brightens their weary frames, and faces; steps
Evince staunchness clad determination, ignite thus
The tenacious resolve!
18 February 2022
Remembering Prof. Rafiqul Islam
He did not look at me once. His eyes were engrossed in deep thought; to me he seemed to be dipping in the deep waters of memory. Bent with age, he sat at his desk.
18 February 2022
At the Wake of Dawn
The man set out for town at the wake of dawn. It was the month of Phalgun. A nip of chill was still in the air. Wrapping himself in a tattered shawl, he started walking. He had a long way to go, a small river to cross. And then, the town would come into view.
18 February 2022
Wanna read Bangla eBooks online? Check out these eBook reader apps
In the digital age, eBook reader apps have partially, or in some cases, fully replaced conventional printed books.
17 February 2022
Alison Bechdel's 'Fun Home': A family grows into its skeletons
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (Houghton Mifflin, 2006) unfurls with heated family dysfunction, subtle and soaring ugliness, shame, and queer confusion. This is a story of a closeted gay father and his queer daughter, and how their bearings align.
16 February 2022
Boi Mela begins. Are publishers prepared?
First, the government authorities are always behind in planning and leave things for the last minute to reach concrete decisions, and often, these decisions don’t take into consideration pragmatic solutions that are sustainable and maintainable in the long term.
16 February 2022
What does it take to prepare for Ekushey Boi Mela?
Amar Ekushey Boi Mela has been one of the most celebrated literary events of the country for decades. Every February, this book fair celebrates our love for language and literature, with a festive mood that lasts for a month. But what does it take to prepare for a fair this big?
16 February 2022
Novels to look out for at Ekushey Boi Mela this year
This novel explores the adventures of one Rustam, better known as Palowan Bhai. In Dhaka, even the wild animals fear Palowan Bhai for his quick-to-rise temper. But what happens when he visits the calm community of a village?
16 February 2022
Before the Last Breath
After so many years, more than a decade or so, when you pass my home,
don’t forget to take a look at the humble roof of haystack and wattle
if not the humble me waiting to have a look at your eyes for an epoch.
11 February 2022
Beach Bodies
North Avenue beach was crowded with the Gold Coast moneyed, the downtown young and rich, the tanned, tight-bodied volleyballers, all of them white, and a healthy portion of the rest of the city’s masses, a United Colors of Benetton sampler, among which numbered the five of us. School was out for the summer, the next three months sprawled before us like the city from the Skydeck of Sears Tower.
11 February 2022
Down the memory lanes of journalism
Sirjaul islam Quadir is both an individual and a representative of his time says Prof. Sirajul Islam Chowdhury in his ever-eloquent words put together in the forward to the book.
11 February 2022
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