Literature

Renowned Bangladeshi novelist Rabeya Khatun has died this evening. She breathed her last at 6:00 pm at Gulshan residence in Dhaka. She was 86. Rabeya Khatun was born on December 27, 1935 in Munshiganj. Rabeya Khatun...

Famous detective novelist John Le Carey has died. The cause of death was pneumonia. He was 69 years old. This British writer gained worldwide fame for his work, reports BSS. The author, known as “The Spy...

Prolific travel writer, journalist, soldier and novelist Jan Morris has died aged 94. Morris wrote more than 40 books including a notable trilogy about Britain’s empire, Pax Britannica, during the 1960s and 70s. In 1972, she...

The first 10-day Bangla Virtual Book Fair in New York dedicated to Bangabandhu has come to an end with the participation of poets, writers, literary figures and artists from 30 countries of the world and the...

American poet Louise Gluck got the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday. Gluck is known for themes of childhood and family life that draw inspiration from myths and classical motifs. 77 years old Gluck, was honored “for...

The tenth edition of Dhaka Lit Fest (DLF) is being postponed due to the global coronavirus situation.”Dhaka Lit Fest”, which marks its commitment to promoting Dhaka, and Bangladeshi literature and culture to the world was supposed...

‘Country means the people of the country. People are the factual power of the country. You have kept these people dead weight. The people of our country have a special ability with which they can compete...

Grameenphone has recently renewed an agreement with Bishwo Shahitto Kendro (BSK), to continue encouraging the habit of reading-among young children. This agreement will support the prize-giving ceremonies of Book Reading Program in Dhaka, Chattogram, Barishal, Rajshahi,...

Translated by noted author Abdallah Altaiyeb, Ascension on the Wings of a Tale: An Anthology of Contemporary Short Stories by Talented Arab Writers presents themes and emotions that readers from all over the world can relate...

A new “Hunger Games” novel set decades before the original best-selling trilogy will be published next year, its publisher said Monday, with plans for an accompanying film already under way. The book will revisit the macabre...