Magazine Archive - Dhaka Tribune

Debunking the myth of BRI's ‘debt trap’

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 11:34:50 +0600

Delve into the contentious debate surrounding China's Belt and Road Initiative Details

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka: A catalyst for change in modern thought

Sat, 13 Jul 2024 15:32:18 +0600

Kafka’s masterpiece resonates deeply with the modern times Details

Voyage of the mind: Nolan’s cinematic journey beyond entertainment

Sat, 06 Jul 2024 16:38:08 +0600

Christopher Nolan’s masterful constructions Details

The language knife

Sat, 29 Jun 2024 07:28:35 +0600

A memoir of recovery and art Details

The shadow self

Sat, 22 Jun 2024 16:07:10 +0600

A meditation on love and loyalty Details

In the market of hatred, the shop of love opens

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 03:41:41 +0600

Notes on 2024 Indian elections Details

Painting the soul: Rabindranath Tagore’s artistic mystique

Sat, 08 Jun 2024 20:10:24 +0600

The radiant light of a South Asian giant Details

As the quilt unfolds: A critical reading of Dust-Decked Rainbow Quilts by Laksmisree Banerjee

Sat, 08 Jun 2024 19:52:44 +0600

A polyphonic literary journey into the mysteries of life and politics Details

Reification and resistance: Art, literature, and the critique of capitalism in Lukács’ thought

Sun, 26 May 2024 09:45:55 +0600

Shining light on the dark underbelly of an industrialized world Details

The newest of Ernaux's memoirs is another of her usual recounting of intimate love

Sun, 26 May 2024 09:42:55 +0600

A life viewed through the mesh of intimacy Details

Ray’s creations: A harmony of reality, dream and knowledge

Sun, 26 May 2024 09:38:32 +0600

Satyajit Ray’s timeless oeuvre puts Bengal on the literary and cinematic map Details

‘A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Essayist’ by Amit Shankar Saha

Sun, 26 May 2024 09:34:18 +0600

An essayist’s wide-ranging oeuvre shines light on the subcontinent’s connections with the wider world of arts and letters Details

Rainy Reverie

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 19:17:39 +0600

Taking shelter under a rickshaw at Daroga Mor, I struggled to catch my breath after wrapping myself in polythene to shield against the relentless rain. Glancing behind me, I saw the familiar face of Shafique, the rickshaw puller, and he asked, “Where do you want to go, son?” I replied, “Uncle, take me to the bank of the river.” In this small town, everyone was a known... Details

Salami: A heartfelt expression of affection on Eid

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 19:14:34 +0600

Many now choose mobile banking for giving eidi, but the joy of receiving salami money in hand is unparalleled Details

‘My Eid will begin when I can hold my daughter again’

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 19:09:47 +0600

Living apart from family is very hard. Don’t know if we will celebrate this Eid together, but living under the same roof with family members is Eid Details

Celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr around the World

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 20:00:39 +0600

Beyond its religious significance, Eid is a cherished occasion where families, friends, and communities come together and celebrate Details

Introducing a collection of cherished and timeless recipes for this Eid

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 18:58:47 +0600

A delightful dessert that perfectly complements any Eid celebration, no matter your preference for sweets Details

The Terror Tale of the Tailor

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:39:53 +0600

This tale resonates deeply with a lot of people who have experienced the heartbreak of a ruined Eid outfit at the hands of a tailor. It’s a nightmare that happens all too often, turning excitement into despair very quickly Details

How technology is shaping celebrations

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:39:34 +0600

In Bangladesh, where families often spread across different regions, virtual gatherings have emerged as a popular way to celebrate Eid together Details

How a single black and white television united a village

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 21:54:40 +0600

When we heard the Azan on TV, we knew we still needed to wait over five more minutes due to geographical location. We thought how lucky Dhaka residents were as they could break the fast earlier than us. Nothing surprising, that’s just how children’s mind works Details

Fun, educational activities to teach children about the holiday

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:39:42 +0600

Involving children in the festivities can create lasting memories and deepen their understanding of the holiday’s significance Details

Sheikh Zayed Book Award announces shortlists for 18th edition of the prize featuring international and Arab writers

Sat, 06 Apr 2024 14:35:02 +0600

Bridging Arab cultures across the globe, Sheikh Zayed Book Award unveils an illuminating shortlist Details

Partition’s silent legacy: Inherited trauma and resilience

Tribune Desk — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 20:19:09 +0600

The Partition of India left behind an intangible yet profound legacy – one that extends beyond material possessions. When we discuss "inheritance," we often envision heirlooms, valuable trinkets, and cherished artifacts. However, when we delve into the realm of "Partition Heirlooms," we unearth a different kind of bequest – one that is latent, painful, and deeply ingrained. These... Details

How to deal with English and literature today?

Sat, 15 Mar 2025 20:33:39 +0600

We were in our sophomore year at the Department of English at Dhaka University in 1995. During a lecture, a young Professor introduced Edward Said’s Orientalism in the classroom while teaching Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe. At that time, English departments in Bangladesh did not offer a course on literary theories, nor did we have any orientation with the ideological representation... Details

Abdulrazak Gurnah Wins the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 19:07:48 +0600

The 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah “for his Details

New releases

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 16:17:48 +0600

Piranesi, Susanna Clark (Bloomsbury) Piranesi recently came back into the spotlight for winning the 2021 Details

Call for Submission: The Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2022

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 15:55:42 +0600

The Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2022 is open for submissions until November 1, 2021. The Details

A mammal who writes stories

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 15:46:23 +0600

( Translated by V. Ramaswamy ) Play is an essential activity of mammals. Evolutionary history Details

The Spirit of 1971 - December 13

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 12:43:16 +0600

By early December, the Mukti Bahini operations increased and became more organised. At the same Details

Leadership initiative, reflection from RISE youth program

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 23:57:18 +0600

Being an Environmental Sciences graduate, I already had theoretical knowledge of climate change, but this Details

How does perception reflect through our actions in relation to climate change action?

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 23:50:46 +0600

Amid the nineteenth century, human philosophy faced a tremendous shifting towards nature. While the ancient Details

Rangpur’s youth working to make a difference in WASH interventions impacted by climate change

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 23:40:03 +0600

Bangladesh has been struggling with ensuring access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene for its Details

Youth fights for protecting the future and the present

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 23:24:13 +0600

We are in a global climate emergency situation with huge adverse impacts on our planet Details

Why I petitioned the government to implement the Bangladesh Planetary Emergency Declaration

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 22:50:40 +0600

I was only 13 years old when I started believing the climate crisis beyond a Details

How I became a climate activist in Pakistan

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 22:20:36 +0600

Growing up in a traditional Pakistani family, I was always taught not to waste food, Details

Why every voice matters

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 20:36:04 +0600

Climate change is the reality of today. In this article I am going to explain Details

Youth at the forefront of climate action

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 19:55:37 +0600

Adiba Bintey Kamal Adiba Bintey Kamal is working as a project associate on the youth Details

Booker Prize 2021: The nominated books are 'immersive'

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 18:19:10 +0600

The books on this year's list are about war, trauma, racism and social media, among Details

‘Because this book had to be published’

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 21:06:56 +0600

1 By June 22 I had got used to hearing news of one or the Details

Bangladesh Art Week being held in Dubai

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 23:21:32 +0600

Bangladesh Art Week, Dubai, has begun, featuring three distinct but related events within Dubai and Details

Rohingya arts and culture exhibition starts in Dhaka

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 00:33:59 +0600

The inaugural ceremony of anexhibition highlighting the arts and culture of the Rohingya people was Details

Amitav Ghosh’s The Nutmeg's Curse

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 22:31:14 +0600

Amitav Ghosh ’s new nonfiction book, The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis, Details

Chuniya My Arcadia

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 20:00:47 +0600

So delicate is this name that it may shatter the moment one utters it, that Details

How the Majlis at Cambridge became an integral part of Sen’s life

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 19:14:53 +0600

Indians and Pakistanis mingled with each other a great deal in those days in Cambridge, Details

Why the extra fanfare around Wole Soyinka’s new book?

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:42:00 +0600

All eyes in the literary world are on the 28 th of September because Nobel Details

Planchette and séance: Bengali authors seeking messages from the dead

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 18:09:00 +0600

Despite what countless Bengali stories would tell you, the planchette is an object and not Details

Autobiography

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 17:51:00 +0600

(Translated by Zubaer Mahboob) Thank you so much for your feedback on some of my Details

My life as a shoe

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 17:34:00 +0600

(Translated by Fakrul Alam) * I fancy myself as an onlooker, “enamored of new paths, Details

The Spirit of 1971: The Devil’s Letter

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 12:48:00 +0600

Note: This column, published in monthly instalments, marks the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s independence. This Details

After the 25th of March

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 12:10:00 +0600

I called Alim in haste and told him of the widespread unrest. He said he’d Details

The Last Song

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 17:52:06 +0600

Plucked nubile water lily, dripping drying River’s last drops dredged from the riverbed, A drip, Details

The errand hang

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 17:43:21 +0600

My phone buzzed with a notification. "Gotta get groceries, jabi (do you want to come)?" Details

An elegy for a teacher

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 16:03:00 +0600

Professor Bhuiyan Iqbal passed away on the 22nd of July. A scholar of Bangla language, Details

Kitabistan: A forgotten tale of partition

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 19:08:00 +0600

(Translated by Marzia Rahman) Sometime in 2007, at a seminar at Independent University in Dhaka, Details

Historical significance of the first Bengali novel written by a woman

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 02:02:56 +0600

In the middle of the pandemic in 2020, Ushasi Ray and Solanki Roy were engaged Details

Companion: A short story

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 19:05:00 +0600

He’d looked at the new neighbour on his floor once, at the mailboxes, quickly dropping Details

Without Me

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 14:43:00 +0600

(Translated by Rifat Munim) Though a trifling affair, every morning I take my time and Details

Gabo and his world in ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 14:20:00 +0600

n the beginning, the village Macondo exists on its own; cut off from everything, it Details

Two poems by M Sanjeeb Hossain

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 12:39:00 +0600

The burden of unadulterated love She stands inside themisty walls of our shower enclosure her Details

Murakami’s compelling mix of magic, eccentricity and surreality

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 22:57:32 +0600

Haruki Murakami, a well-known Japanese novelist, is known for his peculiar yet compelling stories. His Details

Footnote: A poem

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 16:30:00 +0600

Is it a curse or a blessing? Only you know. I have read all your Details

That Massacre Ground

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 15:59:00 +0600

Note: This memoir is published as part of Bangladesh’s 50th Independence Anniversary Celebrations. -Editor I Details

Poet Nurul Huda new DG of Bangla Academy

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 23:52:27 +0600

The government has appointed poet Mohammad Nurul Huda as the new Director General (DG) of Details

Hot off the fire: Plain and Simple

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 15:10:48 +0600

Digital platforms have made shopping easier, no doubt. But with so many options available, it Details

The unseen impact of climate change

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 14:57:33 +0600

Climate change is undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges of our time. The consequences of Details

4 ways to make your fashion more sustainable

Tue, 10 Oct 2023 17:58:44 +0600

As the summer burns hotter and the weather gets more unpredictable, climate change is no Details

Kanya D’Almeida overall winner of 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 17:03:16 +0600

Sri Lankan author Kanya D’Almeida has been announced the overall winner ofthe2021 Commonwealth Short Story Details

Brave, bold, beautiful

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 21:22:09 +0600

Our entire team at Avenue T, as well as our lovely contributors, did their best Details

Greener homes—the future for the urban lifestyle

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 19:41:40 +0600

As a country develops in terms of its financial growth, urbanization is inevitable whether you Details

10 reasons why green food is good for you

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 19:35:33 +0600

Although many of us turn the other way every time we see vegetables heading in Details

Step lightly

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 19:17:12 +0600

Best recognized for its signature bubble gum fragrance, Melissa, a Brazilian-based vegan and recyclable footwear Details

Hindustan: A lost political and spatial identity

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 18:29:00 +0600

Historian Manan Ahmed Asif’s illuminating book The Loss of Hindustan: The Invention of India explains Details

‘Our publishing industry is still reluctant about authors’ royalties’

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:51:00 +0600

The Gulshan office of University Press Limited has a corporate touch to it. The furniture Details

‘No literature has ever thrived without a strong critical tradition’

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 19:49:19 +0600

Dr Khan Touseef Osman is a Bangladeshi academic and researcher, currently doing a second PhD Details

The Spirit of 1971: Geneva

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 19:18:31 +0600

Note: This column, published in monthly instalments, marks the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s independence. This Details

Everything Change: Atwood reflects on tackling the climate crisis

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 17:54:00 +0600

In today’s world, the climate crisis is an undeniable reality. We are most likely living Details

The Salerno Conference on Bangladeshi English Novels: From Emergence to Efflorescence (24-25 June)

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 16:52:00 +0600

The history and development of Bangladeshi English literature is closely bound up with the political Details

Trish Lorenz wins the 2021/2022 Nine Dots Prize

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 17:45:23 +0600

German-based journalist Trish Lorenz has won the 2021/2022 Nine Dots Prize for her essay about Details

The Nine Dots Prize: Extracts from the winning entry

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 17:37:51 +0600

Extract one: From the 10th floor window, the view is bright: glass high rise buildings Details

Like Grass I Rise: Review of a Graphic Novel

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 16:02:45 +0600

You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod Details

Everything Change: Addressing the climate crises through innovative storytelling and adaptive thinking

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 13:05:42 +0600

After the hard work put in unrelentingly by green activists, journalists, and writers, issues of Details

‘Everything Change is a global crisis, and yet countries like Bangladesh are already at the forefront of the consequences’

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:51:00 +0600

Why does Dhaka Lit Fest join hands with Taliesin Arts Centre and Swansea University Professor Details

Schedule of Events: Everything Change

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:46:14 +0600

10 June, 7PM (UK), 12AM (BD): When the Story Changes Two-time Booker Prize winnerMargaret Atwoodin Details

David Diop’s novel wins 2021 International Booker

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 17:14:00 +0600

French author David Diop’s At Night All Blood is Black, translated from the French by Details

My obituary

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 18:44:00 +0600

These days, thoughts of death assail me at every turn—when I am reading, when I Details

Family: A story

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 18:05:00 +0600

If a family were a windowpane, Sayam’s would be one with webs of breakage spiraling Details

A vista of new possibilities

Wed, 26 May 2021 21:46:59 +0600

What distinguishes The 2021 International Booker shortlist is the inclusion of a short story collection. Details

The Spirit of 1971: The Massacre

Wed, 26 May 2021 21:14:08 +0600

Note: This column, published in monthly instalments, marks the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s independence. This Details

A view of the world through the eyes of a Chandal boy

Wed, 26 May 2021 20:50:43 +0600

The hegemonic order of our society has played a pivotal role in shaping the literary Details

Ancient Bones

Thu, 20 May 2021 10:36:00 +0600

(Translated by Sonia Nishat Amin) Beside the faded grass Brittle shards of bone—yours, mine Are Details

Tagore and the ‘Universal Man’

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 02:01:12 +0600

Bashabi Fraser’s book on Rabindranath Tagore in the Critical Lives series is a fresh appreciation Details

Shankha Ghosh (1932-2021): An incomparable poet

Wed, 19 May 2021 18:14:13 +0600

Tribute Shankha Ghosh was a poet of suggestions and subtleties, seldom strident or flamboyant like Details

PEN Bangladesh condemns harassment and arrest of journalist Rozina Islam

Wed, 19 May 2021 13:22:00 +0600

PEN Bangladesh strongly condemns the harassment and arrest of journalist Rozina Islam, a senior correspondent Details

Is halal the way to go?

Fri, 14 May 2021 11:47:23 +0600

Halal cosmetics, which is still a new concept where people need clear understanding. ‘Halal’ means Details

Perfect recipes for your Eid table

Fri, 14 May 2021 01:09:44 +0600

ROSE AND PISTACHIO FIRNI A creamy firni flavoured with aromatic rose water and crushed pistachios. Details

Not just another online designer brand

Thu, 13 May 2021 22:12:04 +0600

It has become extremely difficult nowadays to stand out with a clothing brand on the Details

Talk of the town: Who're you wearing?

Thu, 13 May 2021 15:35:23 +0600

When going to the mall poses actual life risks, and we must resort to our Details

Eid traditions, forgotten

Thu, 13 May 2021 14:08:29 +0600

We've been talking about how Eid last year was so different from the usual and Details

Kabuliwala

Tue, 11 May 2021 17:06:00 +0600

(Translated by Shawkat Hussain) My five-year-old daughter Mini talks non-stop. She learned to talk when Details

of rain and molecules

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 20:47:41 +0600

i didn't wait for the rain but it still arrived as promised as inked and Details