Star Literature
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.
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 / There is a point to this, I think
Here are a few things I learned in the one month we haven’t spoken
POETRY / Titled 'Loss'
you don't recognise yourself, / everything is lost like a fish in Lethean space. / you have mistaken truth for love again
POETRY / This world is full of paper
at night I look past my window / moon like a bruise hoisted on the shoulder of onlookers / as they draw their curtains
POETRY / Moving forward
I hope you fight with your mother when you have a migraine, / I hope there's a holud ceremony playing item songs right beside your building
POETRY / Sighs, ember and lies.
Pebbles strewn pavementKeep drawing me back
POETRY / Broken bridges don’t burn
face to face, 20 taka in my pocket andthis keyless mapdo you think love ever ends?
KHERO KHATA / Egg drop soup
The cream colored bowl held the steaming, almost translucent yellow broth with traces of white, garnished by an array of green onions slashed in an angle.
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.
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!"
Titled 'Loss'
you don't recognise yourself, / everything is lost like a fish in Lethean space. / you have mistaken truth for love again
There is a point to this, I think
Here are a few things I learned in the one month we haven’t spoken
Broken bridges don’t burn
face to face, 20 taka in my pocket andthis keyless mapdo you think love ever ends?
Moving forward
I hope you fight with your mother when you have a migraine, / I hope there's a holud ceremony playing item songs right beside your building
This world is full of paper
at night I look past my window / moon like a bruise hoisted on the shoulder of onlookers / as they draw their curtains
'Bhasha Andoloner Itihash' by Bashir Al Helal
Tracing back the events before the Language Movement of 1952, Al Helal presents a detailed account of the events that unfolded during February 1952.
