Subrata Roy

Subrata Roy is a sub-editor at The Daily Star newsdesk. Reach him at [email protected].

Silence the word, silence the victim

The solution does not lie in avoiding the word ‘rape’, Mr Commissioner

5d ago

An ode to Alter Bridge: Rock ‘n’ roll’s greatest?

On October 14, Alter Bridge released their seventh studio album, “Pawns & Kings”. The album comes almost three years after the band’s sixth album, “Walk the Sky”.

2y ago

No country for honest men in Shahidul Zahir’s “Woodcutter and Crows”

Zahir uses crows as a symbol of magic realism, as found in local folklore, where animals serve as omens of luck both good and bad. The crows seem to bring bad luck to the couple, and wherever they go, the birds follow.

2y ago

No country for honest men in Shahidul Zahir’s “Woodcutter and Crows”

Prolific writer, novelist, and pioneer of postmodern fiction in Bangla literature, Shahidul Zahir, is known for the unique practice of magic realism in his works.

2y ago
March 16, 2025
March 16, 2025

Silence the word, silence the victim

The solution does not lie in avoiding the word ‘rape’, Mr Commissioner

October 25, 2022
October 25, 2022

An ode to Alter Bridge: Rock ‘n’ roll’s greatest?

On October 14, Alter Bridge released their seventh studio album, “Pawns & Kings”. The album comes almost three years after the band’s sixth album, “Walk the Sky”.

September 1, 2022
September 1, 2022

No country for honest men in Shahidul Zahir’s “Woodcutter and Crows”

Zahir uses crows as a symbol of magic realism, as found in local folklore, where animals serve as omens of luck both good and bad. The crows seem to bring bad luck to the couple, and wherever they go, the birds follow.

September 1, 2022
September 1, 2022

No country for honest men in Shahidul Zahir’s “Woodcutter and Crows”

Prolific writer, novelist, and pioneer of postmodern fiction in Bangla literature, Shahidul Zahir, is known for the unique practice of magic realism in his works.