13+ hour, 1+ min ago   (985+ words) This picture shows the author with Jannatul Fardaus Mahia who belongs to Department of English Language and Literature in North South University, Dhaka. AAThe café was tucked into a quiet corner near Bookworm, the well-known bookshop at Gulshan 2 in Dhaka....

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (275+ words) A new documentary on Israel's killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza has broken the record for the longest standing ovation in Venice Film Festival history, drawing 24.5 minutes of applause at its premiere on Thursday, reports Variety."NAZA," directed by Israeli…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (320+ words) The cultural connections, shared heritage and resilience of communities living across the Sundarbans of Bangladesh and Kolkata were highlighted at the closing event of an EUNIC-supported project held at the Goethe-Institut Bangladesh on Monday night.The EUNIC Cluster Bangladesh and…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (927+ words) Despite mounting pressure to repay large amounts of foreign loans taken during the previous Awami League government, the incumbent government is regularly and successfully paying back both principal and interest on its external debts. At the same time, the government…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (459+ words) Some stars arrive, shine brightly and disappear with time. A rare few, however, remain suspended in the memory of generations, their presence refusing to fade even decades after they are gone.In Bangladesh’s cinematic history, few such stars have left…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1338+ words) Bernard PriyamSyedur Rahman was an eminent progressive educator, philosopher, and intellectual whose visionary ideas were decades ahead of his time. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman acknowledged with deep reverence the profound impact Principal Rahman had on his formative student years. His…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (384+ words) The Bangladesh U-20 national football team underwent a recovery session on Friday after their big defeat against Syria in the AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers on Thursday.The footballers participated in the session with a positive attitude and focused on preparing themselves…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1543+ words) Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” is one of my favourite songs. But beyond its melody, its emotional force and its Shakespearean imagery, I find in it a philosophy—a way of looking at women’s lives that speaks uncannily to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (189+ words) Eminent playwright Selim Al Deen’s play “Putro” (The Son) was staged at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy to commemorate the 77th birth anniversary of celebrated playwright and theatre personality Selim Al Deen this evening.Earlier, a seminar, titled “The Scope of Dualistic-Non-dualistic…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (197+ words) A daylong Bogura Literature Festival-2026 was held in Bogura on Friday at the Bogura Zila Parishad with the participation of around 300 poets from 57 districts across the country.A discussion titled "The Role of Little Magazines in Creating Young Poets" was…...