Star Literature

Star Literature

KHERO KHATA / Making headlines

We'll put up feigned politicians / And their fake promises instead

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THE SHELF / 6 literary characters we wish could join our Eid table

What if our Eid table had a few extra chairs reserved not for guests from our world but from that of the books we’ve loved throughout our life?

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KHERO KHATA / The morgues are full

In Gaza, the names of the martyrs slip through silence, lost to a world too distracted to listen

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CREATIVE NONFICTION / Of glitter pens, prestige, and Eids in Dhaka

Being a Dhakaite, your Eids in childhood were spent in mournful longings for something to happen.

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What we’re reading this week / Once Upon an Eid

S.K. Ali and Aisha Saeed (eds.)Amulet Books, 2020

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POETRY / What does a tomb look like?

Let us talk about death. Let us talk about funerals.

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LITERARY CURTAINS / ‘Pakhider Bidhanshabha’: A mesmerising theatrical odyssey

On the evening of February 10 the curtain fell for the last time on a performance that, over the preceding days, had cast an enchanting spell upon its audience.

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POETRY / Pardanasheen

Tell me about this life you live behind the curtain…

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FICTION / Retribution

Mohsin would burst into laughter, saying, "Justice for rape? Is that even a crime worthy of justice?" Rabeya, laughing alongside him, would add, "People expect justice for rape these days? I'm speechless at their naïveté!" 

THE SHELF / Your guide to feminist resistance

This International Women’s Day, Star Books and Literature brings to you a list of five books that delve into the history of feminist movements and feminist resistance.

POETRY / Broken bridges don’t burn

face to face, 20 taka in my pocket and this keyless map do you think love ever ends?

A Bengali Buddha in Blighty

Pride of place above the fireplace in the sitting room of our little house in distant Blighty is a painting from North Bengal.

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Fleeting panic

“I’m scared” a voice calls out.

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The morgues are full

In Gaza, the names of the martyrs slip through silence, lost to a world too distracted to listen

1m ago

Making headlines

We'll put up feigned politicians / And their fake promises instead

1m ago

6 literary characters we wish could join our Eid table

What if our Eid table had a few extra chairs reserved not for guests from our world but from that of the books we’ve loved throughout our life?

1m ago

Once Upon an Eid

S.K. Ali and Aisha Saeed (eds.)Amulet Books, 2020

1m ago

Of glitter pens, prestige, and Eids in Dhaka

Being a Dhakaite, your Eids in childhood were spent in mournful longings for something to happen.

1m ago

Your guide to feminist resistance

This International Women’s Day, Star Books and Literature brings to you a list of five books that delve into the history of feminist movements and feminist resistance.

1m ago

Retribution

Mohsin would burst into laughter, saying, "Justice for rape? Is that even a crime worthy of justice?" Rabeya, laughing alongside him, would add, "People expect justice for rape these days? I'm speechless at their naïveté!" 

1m ago

Titled 'Loss'

you don't recognise yourself, / everything is lost like a fish in Lethean space. / you have mistaken truth for love again

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