‘Tamadi Alap’: Exploring the space between sound and silence
A poetry reading and discussion session on writer and poet Naseef Faruque Amin’s poetry collection, Tamadi (Boitoroni, 2025)
13 May 2025, 13:45 PM
The poet who declared birth was his eternal sin
Remembering the stateless poet Daud Haider
29 April 2025, 14:00 PM
Personalistic authoritarianism and Bangladesh: Reading Ali Riaz’s ‘Ami E Rashtro’
Bangladesh has suffered the terrible luck of having to deal with authoritarianism several times since its inception, most recently under the Awami League from 2009 to 2024.
19 February 2025, 18:00 PM
The space for indigeneity: Discussing ‘Ethnicity and Adivasi Identity in Bangladesh’
The recognition of indigenous citizens and their rights has been a point of contention in Bangladeshi politics for quite some time.
15 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Sabyasachi Prokashoni swarmed by protesters at Ekushey Boi Mela; Mahfuj issues warning
The stall was forced to shut down in front of the crowd. No news of harm or injury has been reported yet
10 February 2025, 16:26 PM
Violence, justice, and the aunties in between: Discussing the “intimacies of violence”
The Book Talk discussing Nadine Murshid’s new book was arranged by Bookworm Bangladesh on January 2, 2025
3 January 2025, 16:00 PM
Computer Science and Engineering or Software Engineering: Which major should you go for?
Despite the rudimentary similarities between CSE and SWE, the differences start to show at a higher level. SWE focuses more on software, basically the applied side of Computer Science. As such, rather than focusing on theoretical parts as much as CSE majors do, SWE majors focus on the practical side.
19 September 2024, 09:46 AM
Is the antidote itself a virus?
During the 53 years of Bangladesh’s existence, its people have had to endure and take down two autocratic regimes; not only did they oust an autocrat in July 2024 through a mass uprising, but 1991 also saw the downfall of the autocrat, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, through another rebellion.
14 August 2024, 18:00 PM
6 books that shed light on student movements in Bangladesh
One of the movements which helped accelerate the Liberation War of Bangladesh was the Mass Uprising of 1969.
24 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Phire Dekha: Serajul Islam Choudhury revisits his life in his autobiographical speech
The forum was held at Bangladesh Shishu Academy and was anchored by Professor Azfar Hussain.
30 June 2024, 13:45 PM
Exploring The Rebel’s call to revolution
Review of ‘Bidrohi Puran’ (Pendulum Books, 2024) by Arif Rahman
8 June 2024, 13:45 PM
Remembering Haider Akbar Khan Rono: Dreamer of the day
The beloved writer and activist passed away on May 11, 2024
12 May 2024, 14:00 PM
‘Capitalist Realism’: Reading Mark Fisher in a contemporary world
Why does reality seem so fundamentally unchanging? Fisher argues that the slogan “No Alternative!” is useful for the beneficiaries who, at the end of the day, want to make it seem that nothing else is possible
14 January 2024, 12:00 PM
10 political biographies to read during the general elections
While history has never been a one-man show, viewing it through the eyes of influential leaders can lend us a bigger picture.
5 January 2024, 14:03 PM