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NEWS REPORT / A collection of books by renowned writers you cannot read

Each year, one writer contributes a text that will remain unpublished and unread until 2114.

1w ago

EVENT REPORT / When dreams refuse to stay silent

The launch brought together literature, art, and reflection, marking the arrival of Breaking Dreams as a work that speaks both to individual lives and to the wider social realities of Bangladesh.

2w ago

EVENT REPORT / Jibon Ahmed’s photobook on the July uprising launches at Alliance Francaise de Dhaka

Ahmed shared his journey with Netra News and his undercover work for them shedding light on the countless enforced disappearances that took place in the country during Hasina’s regime.

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NEWS REPORT / The Booker 2025 longlist announced: A global showcase of the power of fiction

The 2025 Booker Prize longlist was revealed on Tuesday, July 29, showcasing a diverse ensemble of literary brilliance, with novels that spanned continents, genres, and narrative styles

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EVENT REPORT / EWU hosts ‘7th Nahreen Khan Memorial Lecture’ with Dr Niaz Zaman

She discussed the increasing recognition of translated literature, as evidenced by prestigious awards such as the International Booker Prize and the Commonwealth Short Story Prize

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NEWS REPORT / HarperCollins India publishes English edition of Mohammad Nazimuddin’s acclaimed thriller

Nazimuddin is widely known in Bangladesh for his fast-paced crime and psychological novels

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EVENT REPORT / Baatighar turns 21: Celebration today at their Dhaka branch

To commemorate the milestone, Baatighar will host a series of events throughout the year across all four divisional branches.Ba

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EVENT REPORT / Bon Bibi reimagined: A feminist tale from the Sundarbans

This was a syncretic tale of the Sundarbans that was reinterpreted into being at Goethe-Institut Bangladesh on Saturday, June 28, by Folklore Expedition Bangladesh in a puthi path titled “Bon Bibir Jahuranama”

2m ago

A collection of books by renowned writers you cannot read

Each year, one writer contributes a text that will remain unpublished and unread until 2114.

1w ago

When dreams refuse to stay silent

The launch brought together literature, art, and reflection, marking the arrival of Breaking Dreams as a work that speaks both to individual lives and to the wider social realities of Bangladesh.

2w ago

Jibon Ahmed’s photobook on the July uprising launches at Alliance Francaise de Dhaka

Ahmed shared his journey with Netra News and his undercover work for them shedding light on the countless enforced disappearances that took place in the country during Hasina’s regime.

1m ago

The Booker 2025 longlist announced: A global showcase of the power of fiction

The 2025 Booker Prize longlist was revealed on Tuesday, July 29, showcasing a diverse ensemble of literary brilliance, with novels that spanned continents, genres, and narrative styles

1m ago

EWU hosts ‘7th Nahreen Khan Memorial Lecture’ with Dr Niaz Zaman

She discussed the increasing recognition of translated literature, as evidenced by prestigious awards such as the International Booker Prize and the Commonwealth Short Story Prize

2m ago

HarperCollins India publishes English edition of Mohammad Nazimuddin’s acclaimed thriller

Nazimuddin is widely known in Bangladesh for his fast-paced crime and psychological novels

2m ago

Baatighar turns 21: Celebration today at their Dhaka branch

To commemorate the milestone, Baatighar will host a series of events throughout the year across all four divisional branches.Ba

2m ago

Bon Bibi reimagined: A feminist tale from the Sundarbans

This was a syncretic tale of the Sundarbans that was reinterpreted into being at Goethe-Institut Bangladesh on Saturday, June 28, by Folklore Expedition Bangladesh in a puthi path titled “Bon Bibir Jahuranama”

2m ago

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, renowned Kenyan author and literary icon, dies at 87

The revolutionary novelist, playwright, and fierce advocate, passed away on May 28 in Bedford, Georgia

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Sister Library reads Sehri Tales: An evening of ‘Pink’ and ‘Digital’

The event commenced with a promise of memorable tales about memory, femininity, modernity, identity, and more

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