Nobel Prize-winning Canadian writer Alice Munro, whose exquisitely crafted tales of the loves, ambitions and travails of small-town women in her native land made her a globally acclaimed master of the short story, has died at the age of 92, her publisher said on Tuesday

Bishwa Sahitya Kendra completes the mammoth task of compiling and publishing the 74,000-page compilation

Samaresh was best known for the series of novels Kalbela, Uttaradhikar, and Kalpurush

Prabir Ghosh, who waged a lifelong battle against all forms of superstition, died at his apartment in Kolkata’s Dumdum-Motijheel area today

The Special Literary Award conferred on Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by the Foundation of Saarc Writers and Literature (FOSWAL) has been handed over to his daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Fifteen authors and writers were named today as the winners of the Bangla Academy Sahitya Puroskar-2022..They are Farook Mahmud and Tarik Sujat (poetry), Tapash Majumder and Parvez Hossain (novel), Masud Uzzaman (essay/research), Alam Khorshed (translation), Milon Kanti Dey and Farid Ahmed

Three writers have been conferred Gemcon Sahitya Puroshkar-2023.

As the Nobel Prize authorities recently declassified the list of nominees and nominators for the for the Nobel Prize of several years, a wealth of information tumbled out.

A poem by Bipasha Haque about the nonsensical things of life.

Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen has criticised the choice of Paschimbanga Bangla Academy to confer West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee a literature award and alleged that “Kolkata's writers, artists and intellectuals are all sold out.”

Booklovers swarmed Ekushey Book Fair as the monthlong event ends today.

The team that put together the Mujib Graphic Novel had two editors who constantly chipped in with suggestions--Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her sister Sheikh Rehana.

Ekushey Padak-winning poet Quazi Rosy, who played a significant role as a prosecution witness in the war crimes case against executed Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Mollah, died at a city hospital yesterday.

Noted poet and former lawmaker Quazi Rosy passed away at a hospital in Dhaka early today.

Eminent author and educationist Dr Zafar Iqbal described the graphic novel “Mujib” as an extraordinary document, that will remain in history as a reference point for kids and young adults who want to know about The Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The first graphic novel in Bangladesh depicting Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's life is now available at Ekushey Boi Mela.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2022, the annual event of booklovers and publishers, in Dhaka.

Winners of the Bangla Academy Sahitya Puroshkar 2021 were announced in eleven categories recently.

Renowned writer Kazi Anwar Hossain has passed away. He breathed his last at 4:40 pm today.

Due to an ongoing spike in Covid-19 infections, the Amar Ekushey Boi Mela -- which was set to begin on February 1 -- has been postponed for two weeks, said State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid today.