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Morsalina Ratna December 28 marks the birthday of Emran Emon—an individual of multifaceted talent, a writer, journalist

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Rifat MunirWe waited for more than half an hour before the physician arrived. Surma, my wife,

The Rising Costs of Mobile Phone Overuse

Ashabori Kanti DishaThe overuse of mobile phones has become an epidemic in itself. Nowadays, people of

‘We Are Far Behind Our Neighbouring Countries in Terms of the Quality of Education’

Professor Golam Sarwar Chowdhury is one of the senior most Professors of English in Bangladesh. He has been teaching

Life Is a Beautiful Journey

Morsalina Ratna Life is a beautiful journey. It may sound like a cliché, but it is undeniably

Literature Beyond Page: A Living Literary Journey by Ballpoint

In a grand and vibrant arrangement, the literary organization Ballpoint organized a joyful excursion on Friday (January 16, 2026),

How British Science Fictionist HG Wells Demystified Lenin’s Idiosyncrasies

Russia in The Shadows by famed British author HG Wells is a book published in 1921. Based on articles

Living Under the Weight of Skin Colour

Husna Khan HashiDespite significant progress toward equality in the modern world, skin colour continues to influence

Olive Witch: A Memoir of In-Betweenness Zabed Wali

Abeer Y. Hoque is a distinct voice in the field of Bangladeshi English literature. Olive Witch is her captivating

The World Is My Country and I Am the Global Citizen

There are moments in life when we begin to truly understand who we are—not through labels assigned by birth,

Diverse Bedey Community of Noakhali

M Pana Ullah Anthropologically, the Bedey are Austro-Asloid rather than Aryan or Arabian. Research suggests they migrated

Christmas in a Fractured Century: Lessons for a World Drifting Toward Extremes

Every year, 25 December arrives quietly—almost paradoxically so. In a world saturated with noise, Christmas commemorates a birth

Inheriting a Country, Stroke by Stroke

Oindrilla Maity SuraiAs a West Bengali child in the 1980s, I received scores of Chinese folk

Parents or Children: Who is to come forward?

Shahnaz Parvin ShithyA seventy-plus-year-old couple, Mr. and Mrs. Rahman, decide to stay in Chattogram after

Bharat Bhraman: A Travelogue That Teaches How to See

Morsalina RatnaOn a crisp September morning in 1995, seated in Room 207 of the Arts Building

How Societal Stigma Undermines Justice for Rape Survivors

Husna Khan HashiRape destroys far more than a moment in time. It fractures a person’s

Deyaler Dhakai Doyel: A Poetry Book Deals with Different Aspects of Human Life

 Nowshed AlamEach building has its own walls, which is why Dhaka is often called the

A Scholastic Vision of 1971: How Academic Prodigies Illustrated Our Liberation War

 The glorious Liberation War of 1971 was going on during such a time while the Cold War between the

Selina Parvin: A Martyred Intellectual and an Enduring Inspiration for Generations

 Selina Parvin remains the only woman journalist martyred during Bangladesh’s Liberation War in 1971. She was an independent spirit,

Satyendranath Dutta

Satyendranath Dutta is a Bengali poet, is considered the wizard of rhymes. Satyendranath Dutta was an expert in many

An interview with Adam Zagajewski

Adam Zagajewski (born: 21 June 1945) is a Polish poet, novelist, translator and essayist. He was awarded the

The Origins of the Term, 'Horsepower

Robert LongleyToday, it has become common knowledge that the term "horsepower" refers to the power of

The poet of the Muslim renaissance

Farrukh Ahmad was a poet and writer of Bangladesh. He is commonly known as the 'Poet of the Muslim

A conversation with Hilton Als

Hilton Als (born 1960) is an American writer and theater critic. He is an associate professor of writing

A poet of solitary struggle and human dignity

Bishnu Dey was a prominent Bengali poet, prose writer, translator, academic and art critic in the era of modernism,

A conversation with Marina Carr

Interview by Paul EberwineQuestion: To start off, do you consider your works tragedies? What meaning do you

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