Dreams

I clawed at my throat; my nails digging into my skin. The pressure of my nails was good enough to leave some crescent shaped bruises.
26 February 2016

Tagore and Keats

John Keats (1795-1821) and Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), two great idealists...
26 February 2016

Five things to know about Harper Lee

Enrich yourself with five exciting facts about Nelle Harper Lee, the author who defined true grit, and moved readers with her persuasive style of storytelling.
22 February 2016

PM hands Ekushey Padak 2016

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hands over Ekushey Padak for 2016 to 16 eminent personalities in recognition of their outstanding contributions in their respective fields.
20 February 2016

Italian author-philosopher Umberto Eco dies

Italian author Umberto Eco, who became famous for the 1980 international blockbuster The Name of the Rose, died on Friday, Italian media reported. He was 84.
20 February 2016

Fleeting Clouds

Where do they go these white puffs of cloud?
19 February 2016

Monday Morning Blues

It was on a Monday morning that I was running late for work. To compound my problems, traffic was heavier than usual and only later,
19 February 2016

The Broken Heart

Hope this mail finds you still playing to life's songs in perfect beats. However challenging the tunes are, I know that you will bear with
19 February 2016

In remembrance of Jibanananda Das

Today is the 118th birth anniversary of poet Jibanananda Das, a legend in Bengali literature. We remember him in this day with the greatest reverence.
17 February 2016

Love, rage, silence: Secret lives of Afghan female poets

With her kohl-rimmed eyes cast down, Nadia lilts through a folk couplet before a secret assembly of women poets on a forbidden subject that often gets people killed in Afghanistan -- love.
17 February 2016

ROSIE

Oh Rosie, Rosie my girl
12 February 2016

OUT OF THE SHADOWS: LITERARY LIFE IN MYANMAR

Though Wiles is absent from these narratives, their seamless clarity is evidence of her skill as an interviewer and editor. Her introductions are invaluable in setting these writers in the context of their physical and cultural environment.
12 February 2016

Three Poems

Morning comes upon us, a yawn...
12 February 2016

Inspiring storytellers to join Daily Star's silver jubilee gala

During 25 years of its journey, The Daily Star has unfolded inspiring stories and taken numerous initiatives to make a difference. In alignment with this spirit, The Daily Star arranged an online campaign marking 25 years of Journalism without fear and favour where online readers were urged to submit their inspiring stories.
3 February 2016

Happy birthday Hasan Azizul Huq

Eminent short story writer of Bangla literature Hasan Azizul Huq turns 77.
2 February 2016

Sounds of the night

The night was still, sacred and dark
29 January 2016

Upon Ruining the Rickshaw Economy in Uttara

Every day unbundles pain for this stranger in his cycle of despair.
29 January 2016

TWINKLE

She cruised through her grades with tremendous ease and ended up giving the school finals a year earlier than her peers. She was fifteen then.
29 January 2016

Remembering Virginia Woolf with her best novels

One of the foremost modernists of the Twentieth century, Virginia Woolf gained fame for her nonlinear, free prose style which not only inspired her peers but also earned her accolade. Yesterday was her 134th birth anniversary and to commemorate the day we have put together a list of the writer’s most iconic works.
26 January 2016

Recycling Shakespeare

Hogarth Press has commissioned a series of 'retellings' of Shakespeare plays. First to appear is Jeanette Winterson's take on The Winter's Tale.
22 January 2016