Editor’s pick

Editor’s pick

LITERARY CURTAINS / ‘Pakhider Bidhanshabha’: A mesmerising theatrical odyssey

On the evening of February 10 the curtain fell for the last time on a performance that, over the preceding days, had cast an enchanting spell upon its audience.

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FICTION / Retribution

Mohsin would burst into laughter, saying, "Justice for rape? Is that even a crime worthy of justice?" Rabeya, laughing alongside him, would add, "People expect justice for rape these days? I'm speechless at their naïveté!" 

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THE SHELF / Your guide to feminist resistance

This International Women’s Day, Star Books and Literature brings to you a list of five books that delve into the history of feminist movements and feminist resistance.

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BOI MELA 2025 / Finding Obayed Haque: A contemporary writer who lives in his words

If you pick up an Obayed Haque novel, you won’t find an author’s photo, a detailed biography, or even a note about his life.

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BOOK REVIEW: NONFICTION / Personalistic authoritarianism and Bangladesh: Reading Ali Riaz’s ‘Ami E Rashtro’

Bangladesh has suffered the terrible luck of having to deal with authoritarianism several times since its inception, most recently under the Awami League from 2009 to 2024.

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EVENT REPORT / ‘Girls Do Comics’: Illustrating change beyond the panels

The exhibition will run daily from 10 AM to 8 PM till January 30, 2025, at EMK Center

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THE SHELF / 5 books to read while you’re sick

With cold waves sweeping the country, many of us have already succumbed to illnesses. For this list, we’ve compiled 5 books you could curl up with while on a sickbed

3m ago

BOOK REVIEW: FICTION / Through folklore and fantasy: An ode to Bangla mythological characters

The book invites you to revel in the world of legends, to dream as you once did as a child.

3m ago

‘Pakhider Bidhanshabha’: A mesmerising theatrical odyssey

On the evening of February 10 the curtain fell for the last time on a performance that, over the preceding days, had cast an enchanting spell upon its audience.

1m ago

Your guide to feminist resistance

This International Women’s Day, Star Books and Literature brings to you a list of five books that delve into the history of feminist movements and feminist resistance.

1m ago

Retribution

Mohsin would burst into laughter, saying, "Justice for rape? Is that even a crime worthy of justice?" Rabeya, laughing alongside him, would add, "People expect justice for rape these days? I'm speechless at their naïveté!" 

1m ago

Finding Obayed Haque: A contemporary writer who lives in his words

If you pick up an Obayed Haque novel, you won’t find an author’s photo, a detailed biography, or even a note about his life.

2m ago

Personalistic authoritarianism and Bangladesh: Reading Ali Riaz’s ‘Ami E Rashtro’

Bangladesh has suffered the terrible luck of having to deal with authoritarianism several times since its inception, most recently under the Awami League from 2009 to 2024.

2m ago

‘Girls Do Comics’: Illustrating change beyond the panels

The exhibition will run daily from 10 AM to 8 PM till January 30, 2025, at EMK Center

3m ago

5 books to read while you’re sick

With cold waves sweeping the country, many of us have already succumbed to illnesses. For this list, we’ve compiled 5 books you could curl up with while on a sickbed

3m ago

Through folklore and fantasy: An ode to Bangla mythological characters

The book invites you to revel in the world of legends, to dream as you once did as a child.

3m ago

2024: The year of literature in translation

Starting from comfort reads to kicking-my-feet-giggling romance to stimulating memoirs, there is a little bit for everyone from every country, including the vast South Asia. Here we have accumulated a few titles to give you an overview of all the translated works published this year. 

4m ago

On invisibilised violence

In classic Bengali fiction, the kitchen is a central site for conflict and community bonding.

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