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Exasperation. That would be the word best used to describe a Gulshan man's disposition when he realised a cop was demanding 1200

Is the number of people who were killed and thirty others injured after a bus collided with a microbus in Belabo upazila of Narsingdi, last

Share-net Bangladesh, a knowledge platform, organised the first discussion of its kind that focused upon SRHR (Sexual Reproductive

PEARLS OF WISDOM

The Ekushey Boi mela is a little more fun on the weekends when families and children crowd the popular stalls, not to mention the series

About Town

Do you often find yourself fidgeting with your smart phone or tab when in fact you are supposed to be sound asleep? Or, do you get

What makes certain characters of Bengali literature so memorable? Tagore's Amit, Saratchandra's Devdas and Srikanto, Sukumar's

There are moments when one needs to escape from the clutches of this concrete city and find themselves admiring nature- the sky,

Once upon a time, it used to mark the terminus of the largest city of undivided Bengal; currently it lies uncared for, surrounded by

The director is a pivotal figure in the making of a feature film. The singular focus ensures the homogeneity of the plot and of the story of the film. The redoubtable Dilip Kumar in his twilight years used to dabble in the work of his director. The Hindi version of Sagina Mahato is mentioned as a reference.

'Quazi Awar Hossain' and 'Sheba Prokashoni' - needs no introduction. Neither does 'Hasan Khurshid Rumi- this 'Puppet Master' is responsible for creating writers and translators – probably even he doesn't know how many. Being the Editor of countless translated Books of all classic- thrillers, horrors, shorts, novels, non-fictions, etc.; and of course, quoting one of Humayun Ahmed's book dedication to Mr. Rumi - “The Man Holding the Flag of Bangladesh's Science-fiction Scene”.

Fida, Riaz, and Shoumen decide to run away and never come back! The reason behind this -- their midterm results. They are students of Physics at Dhaka University as was the writer of this book.

Isteaque Ahmed is an outstanding writer where short stories are concerned. For some reason, after publishing a book of shorts, he switched to novels – which, in my opinion, failed to stand out. But as I walked through his latest- 'Shilpi Studio', it's clear that he has finally been blessed with the gift of writing novels.

To many readers 'Professor Jhomlu' is not an alien, neither are his strange inventions and even stranger adventurous expeditions. In fact, the writer claims to learn about all this from emails written and sent to him by the Professor himself.

The writer calls it a 'novel', which to an extent it is, but it walks straight on a tight rope between fiction and non-fiction. Like the name suggests, it is the journey of Bengali Rock Music but seen through the eyes of a young boy who is a crazy fan of the world rock music.

The 'hero' of the novel Majnu, unlike his very backward name is pretty forward as a character. His life story, may not be the same but just as diverse and struggling as the writer himself.

This is one of those books which right after you finish reading, all you want to do is -- NOTHING! Maybe just sit at the corner of a dark balcony, with no-one around you to talk to, nothing in front to look at, or anything in your mind to think about – just utter silence is what you need.

This year the Global Shapers Dhaka Hub had the distinct honour of having the shapers attend the Annual Meeting at Davos for the first time.