fiction

Reader Submission / It’s all in my head

In the silence, her mind ruminated on every little detail.

FICTION / Give back the forests, take away this city

As Fulbanu waited for Syed Ali, she thought about her only son, Suruj. She remembered that Suruj was the first man among five neighbouring villages to acquire his bachelor's degree

Fiction / Box office nation

When Mr. Vik Roman looked at the time with flinching eyes, it was around 3:30 am.

FICTION / Dhaka in slow motion

The city still wants to breathe.

Reader Submission / Maybe a mirage

Something you may... You may never find again.

How to: live

My love always arrived wrapped in silence, wrapped in dust. But that was childhood.

Heart, cling to me

We will make meaning out of the holes in the sun

FICTION / In defense of disorder

At a gathering in the unfinished community hall, Saleha raises a question: "They gave us walls. But what do we want to grow inside them?"

BOOK REVIEW: FICTION / When the moon dances with elephants

In Lakshmi’s Secret Diary, Ari Gautier crafts a dazzling, multi-layered narrative that is as whimsical as it is profound.

July 31, 2025
July 31, 2025

It’s all in my head

In the silence, her mind ruminated on every little detail.

July 19, 2025
July 19, 2025

Give back the forests, take away this city

As Fulbanu waited for Syed Ali, she thought about her only son, Suruj. She remembered that Suruj was the first man among five neighbouring villages to acquire his bachelor's degree

July 5, 2025
July 5, 2025

Box office nation

When Mr. Vik Roman looked at the time with flinching eyes, it was around 3:30 am.

June 28, 2025
June 28, 2025

Dhaka in slow motion

The city still wants to breathe.

June 26, 2025
June 26, 2025

Maybe a mirage

Something you may... You may never find again.

June 26, 2025
June 26, 2025

How to: live

My love always arrived wrapped in silence, wrapped in dust. But that was childhood.

June 26, 2025
June 26, 2025

Heart, cling to me

We will make meaning out of the holes in the sun

June 21, 2025
June 21, 2025

In defense of disorder

At a gathering in the unfinished community hall, Saleha raises a question: "They gave us walls. But what do we want to grow inside them?"

June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025

When the moon dances with elephants

In Lakshmi’s Secret Diary, Ari Gautier crafts a dazzling, multi-layered narrative that is as whimsical as it is profound.

June 8, 2025
June 8, 2025

Metalheart

I know my engine is dying. I know that, by the time the next Eid rolls around, the busy little humans will have taken me apart to create something new.