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The Shelf / The quiet grief of becoming ordinary
Sara Kabir
19 June 2026, 00:00 AM The Shelf
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What to read / What we’re reading this week
14 May 2026, 00:00 AM What to read
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Book Review: Nonfiction / Fara Dabhoiwala’s history misses the one thing that truly matters
Najmus Sakib
1 May 2026, 00:00 AM Non-fiction review
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Reflection / Harper Lee at 100: An enduring echo of justice
Touseful Islam
28 April 2026, 20:10 PM Literature
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Tribute / Humayun Azad and the courage to dissent
Rufaiya Zia Nuha
24 April 2026, 00:00 AM Books & Literature
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Interview / Writing what silence carries: Mohua Chinappa on memory, pain, and inheritance
Namrata
24 April 2026, 00:00 AM ⁠⁠Features
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Not just child’s play: Bengal’s rhymes as cultural memory
Dowel Biswas
13 April 2026, 20:12 PM Culture
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Book Review: Nonfiction / Love, wounds, and the making of ‘Hemingway’s Women’
Safiul Azam Mahfuz
10 April 2026, 00:00 AM Books & Literature
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An Ekushey Book Fair breaking with tradition
Emran Mahfuz
21 September 2025, 13:05 PM Books & Literature
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BOOK REVIEW: FICTION / An outlandish jumble of cults, cannibalism, and colonial violence
Nawshin Flora
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