Book on Caritas Bangladesh’s emergency response prog for Rohingyas launched
GB Today UNB, Dhaka: ‘Giving Hope’, a book on four-year-long interventions under the Emergency Response Program (ERP) of Caritas Bangladesh…
Literature
Kazi Nazrul Islam’s ‘Bidrohi’ recited by hundred people in a chorus in Chuadanga
UNB: The national poet of Bangladesh Kazi Nazrul Islam’s poem ‘Bidrohi’ was rendered in a chorus by hundred…
Bengali translation of popular novel ‘Ashimot Jar Heral Seema’ released
NE NOW NEWS: The launch of two Bengali translation books of famous Assamese novels has made a rich…
Quazi Anwar not writer of 260 books of ‘Masud Rana’ series
UNB, Dhaka: The High Court on Monday rejected the writ petition of Qazi Anwar Hossain owner of Seba…
Making sense of Wole Soyinka’s difficult and brilliant new novel
।। David Attwell ।। Review essay This year, Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka published his first novel in 48…
Three Korean novels you shouldn’t miss
।। Tarin Fatema ।। Books We are witnessing a global shift in literature. Non-European literatures are not clinging…
A new anthology of poetry features Bangladeshi women poets in English translation
।। Nabina Das ।। Book excerpt Note: Quite a few anthologies have recently been published in celebration of…
How to deal with English and literature today?
।। Sabiha Huq।। Book review Reading Literature in English and English Studies in Bangladesh: Postcolonial Perspectives Published by…
Amazon publishes Ranzit Sarker’s book ‘Amelia’s journey with animals’
Amazon.com, the world’s largest e-commerce site, published a book by the writer and journalist Ranzit Sarker recently. The…
Sahitya Akademi Invites Poems, Stories from Bengali Writers or Andamans
Denis Giles, Port Blair: Sahitya Akademi’s Kolkata Regional Office has decided to publish a book containing poems/short stories/essays…
First hill communist ‘roars’ in granddaughter’s biography
Preeti’s book traces Maila Bajae’s journey from a child born in an affluent family, who was orphaned young…
Amazon releases Anwar’s new book ‘Mr Angry Watermelon’
BSS: The famous e-commerce site Amazon.com has recently released a new English e-book for children titled ‘Mr Angry…
Homo Irrealis: Essays
Homo Irrealis is an unusual memoir of sorts, supplanting reality with a touch of magic that is characteristic…
Tanzanian-born novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah wins Nobel Literature Prize
BSS/AFP, Stockholm: Tanzanian-born novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, whose work touches on colonialism and refugee life, on Thursday won the…
‘Beautifully Me’: Nabela Noor’s book will teach you self-love
UNB, Dhaka: Bangladeshi-American activist-entrepreneur Nabela Noor’s debut children’s book ‘Beautifully Me’ treads a path many authors have already…
Rediscovering and relishing poet Kazi Nazrul Islam in Covid crisis
Truly the pandemic has not only crippled their life but also made them feel so inferior and unwanted…
Take a trip down history with books
।। Faiza Hazarika।। 1. Train To Pakistan by Khushwant Singh Khushwant Singh’s Train To Pakistan tells the story…
Humanism in Rabindranath’s literature
Tagore has sharply criticized extremist nationalism in his book ‘Nationalism’ (1917) and said, it is never possible to…
Kim Ghattas’s ‘Black Wave’ Book Review
।। Anwar Alam ।। Kim Ghattas’s ‘Black Wave’ is a must for any student of international relations and…
When all eyes are on the prize
The politics notwithstanding, award nominations impart to books and authors a validation that is not easy to challenge…