Fiction / The winter ballot
19 September 2026
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Fiction
“I’m sorry, but choosing anywhere near the capital will delay your citizenship process by at least five years,” said the woman at the counter of the immigration office. “The capital itself will cost you a lifetime.”
Poetry / Four poems on healing
19 September 2026
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Poetry
Poetry / Sacred sorrows
19 September 2026
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Poetry
Essay / How Tumblr folk tales are rewriting digital dread into quiet sanctuaries
17 September 2026
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Essay
Essay / The menstruating body and the making of ‘womanhood’ in literature
17 September 2026
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Essay
Book Review: Fiction / Finding stillness in ‘Being Water’
17 September 2026
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Books & Literature
Essay / ‘The Odyssey’ and what we lose when myth belongs only to its heroes
15 September 2026
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Essay
News Report / BRAC Institute of Languages and The Daily Star redefine English Education for youth
13 September 2026
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News
Book review: Fiction / Finding home, identity, and art in ‘Parsa’s Pithas’
11 September 2026
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Reviews
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 / “Our Story”: Where parents and children made memories by hand
15 July 2026
A unique and heartwarming workshop, designed to celebrate the beautiful journey of parenthood through creative expression and quality time
Event Report / Letters across a lifetime: The 20th staging of Love Letters
21 June 2026
On June 19, 2026, the occasion was the 20th staging of “Love Letters”, A. R. Gurney’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated play, translated and adapted into Bangla by writer and translator Professor Abdus Selim. Directed by veteran theatre actor and director Tropa Majumdar and staged by Group Theatre at the Dr. Nilima Ibrahim Auditorium, the production brought together the acting power couple, Ramendu Majumdar and Ferdausi Majumdar. Their performances transformed what could have easily been a simple reading of letters into something deeply intimate and profoundly human.
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
7 graphic novels to read on International Women’s Day
Graphic novels or comics are a unique medium where art and literary prowess converge through both prose and imagery and bring them to life, thus giving the space for authors and artists to illustrate their stories. Sometimes these stories directly critique patriarchy, and feature feminist themes; sometimes they simply offer a mirror and the chance to reflect on women’s everyday struggles.
5 March 2026
From whispers to roars: The changing voice of women’s fiction
I’ve always been fascinated by what stories can tell us about the inner lives (what men like to call the private sphere) of women throughout history.
5 March 2026
6 Books to contextualise the present conflict in the Gulf
Through essays on sanctions, the US intervention, protest movements, and media framing, he argues that misrepresentation and political calculation have sustained a “long war” beyond the battlefield
1 March 2026
Kumu: Meye bela
The house in Bogura did not shout its presence. It stood quietly, as more than shelter, more than walls and roof.
28 February 2026
Benjamin Wood From early writing days to ‘Seascraper’ success
Benjamin Wood’s latest novel Seascraper (Scribner, 2025), longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2025, is a tale of a young shrimp fisher Tom Flett who has an extraordinary expertise about sea and beaches.
28 February 2026
Unlearning you one syllable at a time
When your bright beaming dark eyes,
matched mine, locked like a stubborn vine,
28 February 2026
John Steinbeck and the art of bearing witness
At the heart of Steinbeck's literary oeuvre lies a profound empathy for the disenfranchised
27 February 2026
Ekushey Boi Mela 2026: How to buy books you will actually read
With Eid expenses around the corner, smart planning can help you pick books that matter
27 February 2026
Romance, radical hope, and the modern happily ever after
Few genres are as unapologetically optimistic as romance. At its core lies the Happily Ever After (HEA), a convention so fundamental that it often stands in for the genre itself.
27 February 2026
Dancing in the dark
The 10th anniversary of anything is a momentous milestone. Strapped in as we are on a rollercoaster through some very strange times, though, the journey of this humble little Ramadan ritual feels particularly fateful.
26 February 2026
In Dhaka, spring and pages bloom together
Amid mango blossoms and mild breezes, Ekushey Boi Mela reaffirms the permanence of paper in an age of fleeting screens
26 February 2026
An unintentional gatecrasher
Although The Wedding People deals with sensitive issues such as depression and suicide, it is done in a light-hearted and an endearingly humorous way.
25 February 2026
Bangla Academy announces 2025 Literary Award winners
PM Tarique Rahman to confer awards at Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026 opening ceremony
23 February 2026
Two women, one language struggle
Just as Bengali women played an important role in the Liberation War, they also played a fearless role in the movement for the Bangla language before it, participating alongside men as fellow warriors.
21 February 2026
The ekushey filter
The Filter erases dialects, swaps backdrops, whitens skin, lifts pitch—an algorithm that functions as both beautician and censor.
21 February 2026
Little Grey - Part 2
As evening sets in and the stars begin to appear in the dark sky above the village, a sharp series of pops and bangs pierces through Xiaohui’s peace.
21 February 2026
The ways of love
A chipped teacup, warmed in my hands,
Is love when you stir in the honey, unasked,
21 February 2026
Four leaf clover
In cold evenings, when the forecaster
predicts a scatter of hail to fall
21 February 2026
Hope, doubts, and the fate of this year’s Amar Ekushey Boi Mela
Even after the organisers and Bangla Academy offered a 55 percent subsidy on stall costs, a significant number of publishers maintained their decision to not participate.
19 February 2026
Money and language: Transaction and tension
In addition to today’s transnational corporations and the global explosion of their advertisements, the works of William Shakespeare and Karl Marx keep teaching us a great deal about the relationship between money and language.
19 February 2026
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