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Muchkund Dubey and Hindi translation of Fakir Lalon Shah’s work || Mac Haque
I have read reports in The Daily Star as well as in its sister publication Prothom Alo about a discussion held in Dhaka on 27th March 2016 by ...
Quiet Allegiance to Science || Shafiul Joy
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Back in 2011, when I first started writing for the Muktomona blog (aged 17 years), my instincts naturally leaned towards sciency stuff—its ...
Him Locked Up, We Locked Down: Rediscovering Dangerous Wristwatches, Herd Stupidities and Sharjeel Imam || Sourav Roy
Why not rediscover? I say. Why not revisit? I add.
It was many centuries ago, in 2020.
We had enough free time to contemplate co-morbidities, her...
Basudeb Dasgupta’s ‘Randhanshala’ The Cooking Place translated by Sourav Roy
Translator's Note
I was struck by the surreal darkness of the story. With the faux-naive style and deliberate lack of realistic space-time markers it...
Are we ready for Khilafa E Bangal? || Mac Haque
There were two ominous signs in the security paradigm of Bangladesh last week 1.) the release from death row of the chief of militants organis...
Misery as Art: How Bangladesh is Transforming Tragedy into a Cultural Movement || Dr. Zinia Afrin Kotha
Art has emerged as a transformative force in the face of the tumultuous storms of climate change and disasters that have plagued Bangladesh. The count...
The Selfish Gene: A Worthwhile Read || Swagata Datta
Nature can be both beautiful beyond imagination and gruesome at times. On one hand, we have worker honey bee committing suicide defending their colony...
Mr. Norman || Ahmed Yasin
"Sometimes, somewhere they (poets) ruminate silently and reflect the scarlet touch of balladry."
Did he? The question remains hushed and undead to me...
Secrets of Sawm, and our gluttonous depravity || Maqsoodul Haque
“Be honest about what you do not know, modest about what you do, stick with what you know today, the tried and true, is the best for you.” — Anon
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A Politically Incorrect Letter to Tareque Masud || Mac Haque
“I’ve overcome the blow, I’ve learned to take it well,
I only wish my words could just convince myself,
that it just wasn’t real. But that’s not the...
