In memory of Ghulam Murshid: Researcher, author, journalist
Murshid’s passing marks the end of an era in literature
3m ago
‘I don’t want to go to Dhaka University anymore’
“There is only one life to live— In this lifetime, why should Rajakars have to be seen again?”
4m ago
‘Untranquil Recollections’: Revisiting the past with Professor Rehman Sobhan
On March 9, 2024, University Press Limited (UPL) hosted a discussion with Professor Rehman Sobhan, moderated by Dr Akhter Mahmood, on the two volumes of 'Untranquil Recollections'
8m ago
Court rules: Elif Shafak found guilty of plagiarism
The court also ruled that the Türkiye-based Dogan Kitap Publishing House was liable for material compensation as well as moral damages.
9m ago
UPL organises Book Talk highlighting the essence of Bengali poets writing in English
In this discussion, a throughline was drawn from the early 20th century to the early 21st.
11m ago
An evening of spooks and screams
Each submission, whether poem or prose, was limited to 250 words, and the first team to complete all the prompts would be crowned the winning house.
1y ago
Poet Asad Chowdhury no more
With the publication of his first collection of poems, Tabak Deya Paan in 1975, Bangla literary scene witnessed the emergence of a powerful new voice.
1y ago
June 1, 2023
Random House Canada accepting open submissions from underrepresented writers
Following submission, the editorial team will respond to writers they are interested within six months.
June 1, 2023
A Rajshahi University scholar who has helped little magazines thrive
Four little magazines have been published under his editorship.
May 30, 2023
Bengal Institute to hold nonfiction writing workshop
Participants at the workshop will be introduced to a variety of texts and materials on these topics. It will focus on writing as both craft and concept, how to think about them to write about them.
May 29, 2023
Commonwealth Short Story Prize ’23 regional winners announced
This year’s submissions included the first ever stories from Togo and Gabon, the newest members of the Commonwealth.
May 24, 2023
‘Time Shelter’ the first Bulgarian novel to win International Booker Prize
"The book is a profound work that deals with a very contemporary question: What happens to us when our memories disappear?", said judge Leila Slimani.
May 22, 2023
“It’s nice to be back—as opposed to not being back, which was also a possibility”: Salman Rushdie
Rushdie’s surprise appearance was the highlight of an eventful month for PEN, the literary and free expression organisation that has been in the middle—by choice and otherwise—of various conflicts.
May 18, 2023
Sehri Tales in person—with Sister Library this time
An evening storytelling and writing around the "chimera that is memory", organized by Sister Library and Sehri Tales.
May 14, 2023
ULAB Press seeking manuscripts to publish
ULAB Press will published PhD monographs, original research, translations of seminal texts, creative works and textbooks, as well as manuscripts comprising photography of cultural heritage or national significance.
May 8, 2023
Reading for Mother’s Day at Shahabuddin park
The event is being organised on Saturday, May 13 in celebration of Mother’s Day, at The Bookworm located in Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed Park in Gulshan 2.
May 7, 2023
Gabriel García Márquez’s unseen novel will be published next year
The novel, which will span around 150 pages, tells the story of a woman named Ana Magdalena Bach, who visits a tropical island to lay flowers on her mother’s grave, and ends up having an affair.
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