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  Essay remains unfertile literary genre in Bangladesh: Razu Alauddin

  Dhrubo Sadiq | Updated at 10:21pm on May 19, 2021

  Poet, essayist and translator Razu Alauddin is the forerunner of Bangla Nano poetry. Apart from translating extensively from English and Spanish, he has also written...

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  DL Roy’s death anniv today

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on May 17, 2021

  Today is the 108th anniversary of death of the poet, playwright and lyricist Dwijendralal Roy, who had won hearts of music lovers penning and composing...

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  Imran Majhi’s Rupjaliya available at bookshops

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 10:59pm on May 08, 2021

  Poet Imran Majhi’s collection of poems entitled Rupjaliya is now available at bookshops and online platforms. Rupjaliya contains 86 poems. Boibhob Prokashoni published the collection...

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  Tagore’s 160th birth anniv celebrated

  Rakib Hasan | Updated at 10:58pm on May 08, 2021

  Different organisations celebrated the 160th anniversary of birth of the Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore organising online programmes on Saturday amid the Covid situation. Bangladesh Shipakala...

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  Tagore’s 160th birth anniv to be celebrated online

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on May 08, 2021

  Different organisations will celebrate the 160th anniversary of the birth of the Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore organising online programmes today amid the Covid situation. Bangladesh...

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  Cultural practice on and around Rabindranath in decline

  Tanzil Rahaman | Updated at 12:00am on May 08, 2021

  Though Rabindranath Tagore is considered one of the most celebrated cultural icons, not only in the Indian subcontinent but also across the globe, nowadays, performance...

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  Meghan Markle to release children’s book titled The Bench

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 11:52am on May 05, 2021

  Meghan Markle is to release a children’s book titled The Bench inspired by her husband Prince Harry’s bond with their son Archie, the couple’s foundation...

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  In conversation with Ishrat Tania

  Dhrubo Sadiq | Updated at 11:00pm on May 03, 2021

  Fiction writer Ishrat Tania said her effort in exploring authenticity in literature involves ‘dream writing’. She uses the techniques to traverse a variety of subjects...

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  Sumon’s Shamsur Rahmaner Kabyaswar available at bookshops

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 11:56pm on May 02, 2021

  Poet and essayist Faruq Sumon’s collection of essays entitled Shamsur Rahmaner Kabyaswar is now available at different bookshops and online platforms. Shamsur Rahmaner Kabyaswar contains...

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  UK’s Royal Shakespeare Company names first female head

  Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 11:08pm on April 30, 2021

  Britain’s Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) on Wednesday announced Shriti Vadera as its new chair, the first female and person of colour to lead the prestigious...