Fiction & Poetry

Fiction & Poetry

FICTION / Ameena goes to America

A young white officer asks her in heavily accented Bangla, “What’s the purpose of your visit?”

1y ago

CREATIVE NONFICTION / On a romantic night of self

It has been more than a few weeks since I arrived in London for my Master’s, and I still miss my friends, family, and acquaintances back home.

1y ago

Poetry / Ruins & renaissance

The hurt remained beneath my skin like an unwritten revelation—never acknowledged, never tended to;

1y ago

FICTION / The long dinner table

A daughter reflects on time and Bengali culture as she revels in the excitement of cooking her parents a meal.

2y ago

BOOK REVIEW: POETRY / Abdus Selim’s poetry compilation of the ‘60s is a time machine

Abdus Selim’s translation and compilation is a time machine for all of us living in the new age, where poems have become much neutered.

2y ago

SHOUTxDS Books presents 'Slam Poetry Nights' — Session 5

For its 5th session, SHOUTx DS Books’ Slam Poetry Nights performed at the Dhaka Lit Fest 2023.

2y ago

FICTION / Matsyanayam - A story of ancient Bengal, and the queen who lived a hundred years

And in the streets of Shonarga, Luna went about on foot, her nupur clinking against her ankles, notifying all passers-by of the good queen’s proximity.

2y ago

Poem / Leaf

I saw a leaf falling yesterday. 

2y ago

RU teacher killed in road crash

A professor of Rajshahi University is killed when a pickup van of Sundarban Courier Service rammed his motorbike in Natore town.

9y ago

Cassia leaf farming on rise in Panchagarh

Commercial cultivation of cassia-leaf (locally known as tejpata) is gaining popularity in Panchagarh district in recent years as the item,

9y ago
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