Bangladeshi writer
NEWS REPORT / In memory of Ghulam Murshid: Researcher, author, journalist
Murshid’s passing marks the end of an era in literature
Poetry / The howling pack of dogs
This poem has been translated by the author from Zahir Raihan’s poem, ‘Kotogulo Kukurer Artonad’ on account of the novelist, writer and filmmaker’s birth anniversary.
REVIEW / The Potenga harlots’ tale
In Koshobi, Jaladas paints the damp and dejected walls of Strandroad, Shahebpara, which is a local red-light district more than 300 years old.
INTERVIEW / ‘Bangladesh has failed to foster an environment that encourages creative and intellectual freedom’: Badruddin Umar
How writers and their consciousness evolve in a country is largely dependent on that society’s intellectual development, their freedom of expression, and if their intellectual development is encouraged or discouraged.
Journalist Rashel Mahmud publishes book after eight years
"The first book I had published comprised a short story. My second book of short stories came out 14 years after that", the writer said.
Poetry without name
Poet and researcher Emran Mahfuz's untitled poetry book Mukhoshpora Pathshala has been released in this year’s Amar Ekushey Book Fair.
FEATURE / Dhaka Lit Fest 2023: What the agent does for writers and actors
Despite the popularity of TV, cinematic rights come with their drawbacks. While it is thrilling for a novelist to have their work taken up by a production house, sometimes their work ends up in a forgotten corner for a long time.
TRIBUTE / Razia Khan Amin: A Bangladeshi writer in English
As an academic, I often share with students my writings that are related to the courses I teach. That was not the case with our educators when I was a student in the Department of English at Dhaka University. The reason was not because there were no writers among our teachers.
REVIEW: SHORT STORY OF THE MONTH / An ordinary day, with monsters in our jungles
Even the Bangladeshi protagonist—merely referred to as Agontok (a stranger)—is established as an anti-hero, in contrast with the traditionally heroic Hercules, which I thought was an exciting change.
Captive in house all night: Partha Pratim Majumder
Writeup of Partha Pratim Majumder, Bangladeshi writer and mime artist born in 1954 talking about the horrors of the Paris attacks.