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Literature

Jungle, Animals, Birds and Joy

Selina Mohsin

My father whom we called Baba was Md Mohsin PSP. He was a former Indian

The stage beyond empire

ARNAB ASHRAF

The emergence of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) was like a new sunrise after a long

Frenzied Water Course (Pagla Jhora)

Satyendranath Dutta

Translated by Gazi Abdulla-hel BaquiWill not anyone of you hear the woeful tales of the

Why Anne Carson’s Nobel Matters to the Future of Literature

Emran Emon

What happens when an ancient Greek myth refuses to remain ancient? What happens when poetry

Where the Signals Turn Red

Prottasha Roy

At the Vijay Sarani intersection, where the concrete overpass casts long, restless shadows over four

Put the Phone Down, Bro

An Unfiltered Parody Interview with the Ghost of SM Sultan

Shaon Arafat

Artist SM Sultan, aka Sheikh Mohammad Sultan, died today. Well, not today - but on

The Illusion of the Party: Harold Pinter and the Tyranny of Celebration

Sayma Sultana

We live in a world where a birthday is universally accepted as something good. It

When the river ‘Buriganga’ was Pristine

Selina Mohsin

In 1953 my father Mr M Mohsin, PSP, was transferred to the then Dacca (Dhaka)

Being ‘Arrogant’ Without Actually Being One

Shahriar Feroze

There comes a point in almost everyone’s life when he or she discovers an uncomfortable

The Lost Letter and the Aftermath

Moinul Abedin

Finally, Faaris showed up in my latest dream. I was out of touch with him

A Letter in the Rain

Jannatun Nayem Sneha

I’ve always loved the rainy day,And searched for rhymes along the way.When will you come,

A Girl Grassflower

Sakib Jamal

A girl in the grass flower never thought her life is created only to meet

Insight

Soumya Salek

Translated by Professor Abdus SelimIn my last sleep I ceaselessly harvested corn-getting the sickle profusely

Terror of Fascist Clouds and Rain

GAFFAR MAHMUD

Translated By Alam MahbubEach raindrop rants, a fascist cloud in miniature, refusing to let the

'An Afternoon Tea with Billie Jean'

Farah Naz

The afternoon sun hung low over the quiet, tree-lined lane of Dhanmondi, Road 5, casting

A Lesson from Maupassant’s Mathilde Loisel

Jeba Tasnim Binta Alamgir

In Guy de Maupassant's phenomenal short story “The Necklace”, Madame Loisel (Mathilde) - the protagonist,

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