• Bangabandhu rejuvenated for children

    Amid a plethora of books on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Husne Ara Shahed's “Amader Priyo Bangabandhu” comes as a praiseworthy venture.

  • Mahabharata viewed in a new perspective

    MAHABHARATA, an ancient Indian epic, literally means 'Great India' and propagates 'eternal truth' for humanity. Of all the epics of the

  • Stroll along a beaten path

    Mahmudul Huque, a Professor of History, Chittagong University, has edited a substantial volume of essays (in his words, a festschrift) written in honour of Professor Alamgir Muhammad Serajuddin, Professor Emeritus of History, Chittagong University, and its former Vice Chancellor.

  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    A timeless work of literature

    Mark Twain is an indispensable name as far as American literature is concerned. The American Romantic Movement that emerged during 19th century with strong transcendental underpinnings reached its cliff through the striking and fabulous novels and stories by Stephen Crane, Herman Melville and Mark Twain.

  • Certain depth of glow outlining the body

    Haruki Murakami,the award-winning, international best-selling author, needs no introduction.

  • A glimpse of Indian society

    The very beginning of Aarushi by India based eminent journalist Avirook Sen reminds me of the opening lines of The Grass is Singing by Doris Lessing.

  • Journalism: Offline Online

    The history of journalism in Bangladesh is largely non-academic as people with different educational backgrounds have come up and joined this exciting profession without any career plan.

  • Dark Destinies, Dark Ships

    Thanks to “Literary Encounter,” a programme initiated by Goethe-Institut Bangladesh, in cooperation with The Reading Circle...

  • Talking about mundane things

    Pother Pore is a book of poems about human love and relationship.

  • Celebrating adolescence in enigmatic past

    Even people with little idea about the settings of a cadet college would tell you that life inside it is a cautious catwalk on a shuddering ramp.