Arts & Letters - Dhaka Tribune

Reading South Asia through its women

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:29:43 +0600

Review of 'Narir Kolome Dokkhin Asiar Golpo' (Ferari Publication, 2025) Details

Why does Pather Panchali still call us

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:51:56 +0600

Bandopadhyay sees what many writers fail to: childhood is not about stuff, but fresh joy Details

The art that outlasted the eye

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0600

What does an artist owe their work when the body starts to give out? Four painters—Monet, Degas, Renoir, and Mary Cassatt—faced versions of that question across the same decades Details

The best clock

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:15:59 +0600

From a very young age, Hanif Shankar grew up surrounded by clocks—it was his father’s ardent practice to check the time before doing anything, a habit Hanif adopted at the age of six. He studied on time, ate on time, and slept on time. By twenty-two, he had outpaced everyone in the family and become its first barrister. It wasn’t enough to earn him envious looks from his... Details

Stateless breast

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:10:42 +0600

Short story Details

Untold Story: An exhibition that peeks through the window of memory

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 19:21:10 +0600

The exhibition turns artists' books into vessels for the unspoken Details

Shower Ritual of a Man-eater

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:49:17 +0600

When I go home I wash my claws, over kitchen sink I wash his intestine Till unclogged Details

The scariest thing about Verity might not be Verity

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:26:55 +0600

Review of 'Verity' by Colleen Hoover Details

How ‘Highway 61 Revisited’ rewired rock and roll

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:04:04 +0600

The 1965 album pushed rock music beyond conventional song structures and helped establish folk-rock as a vehicle for literary songwriting Details

The last piece of identity

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:54:22 +0600

Mayyu Ali and a generation of poets are writing Rohingya into being Details

Rashed Zaman on his first exhibition, ‘The Quiet Within’

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:52:12 +0600

A cinematographer seeking stillness and surrender Details

Bonsai baba

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:00:27 +0600

Translated by Haroonuzzaman Details

Incantation

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:28:02 +0600

Some nights, I say your name until it goes bad in my mouth— Details

The books will always pay the price

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:22:41 +0600

Review of Ray Bradbury's “Fahrenheit 451” (Simon & Schuster) Details

To Civilization

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:11:12 +0600

Rabindranath Tagore, from Chaitali (Dated 19 Chaitra 1302 / April 1896) Translated by Ehatasham Ul Hoque Eiten Details

Why Bangladesh must rediscover the joy of reading

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:46:10 +0600

From school libraries to storytelling sessions, fostering a lifelong reading habit is key to developing independent thinkers in an increasingly digital world Details

Before Stockholm, there was Shilaidaha

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:48:26 +0600

From Nobel-winning poetry and national anthems to rural reform and modern art, Rabindranath Tagore's life was shaped by an enduring curiosity that transcended disciplines Details

The meme thief

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:12:20 +0600

The boy’s name is Rafiq, though hardly anyone remembers it anymore. Online he goes by Bhoot Jolokia, a name borrowed from the world’s hottest chili. Details

What freedom is and is not

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:54:45 +0600

Review of Timothy Snyder’s ‘On Freedom’ (Crown, 2024) Details

Madness, Hunger, Ruin

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:13:19 +0600

The girl you are looking at is not a girl She eats brick with her cracked teeth Her tongue is a scalpel, mouth cement Her body is skeleton and flesh Details