Translated from the Bengali by Bishnupriya Chowdhuri My daughter's face on the other side of the...
A Different Kind— Nasreen Jahaan
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Bangladesh
Train and other poems – Farid Kabir
Translated from the Bengali by Moulinath Goswami Train The train dropped us mid-wayat an unknown...
Wasi Ahmed and the enigma of history – Afsan Chowdhury
Wasi Ahmed is free from the pre-Bangladesh trends, whether the traditional Tagorean stream or its cousin, the Babu-Left populism . Instead of shedding political tears, Wasi Ahmed observes and describes how people interact with politics and society through history.
Bengali Folk Poets: Beyond the ‘Superstition of Modernity’ – Haroonuzzaman
Conventional Bangla poetry has remained enshrouded in the 'superstition of modernity' propounded...
Skyward – Wasi Ahmed
Wasi Ahmed is an acclaimed short story writer and novelist from Bangladesh. He has published nine collections of short stories and six novels.
Nirmalendu Goon
The Comparative Hand Wherever you touch me therein dwells my body Wherever you let loose your...
Mesbah Alam Arghya
I wait for her 1. I wait for her inside a dark Monday afternoon inside a dark Monday afternoon’s...
Shamim Faruk
Have a good weekend Never save that memory of excitement and joy. Shake your body fluid and hair...
Pritam Biswas
Rise of a Knight My King, bless me like a shadow. I am looking towards tomorrow. Your sword...