a vastly enjoyable read, displays the richness and genius of the Bengali short story. I reviewed Arunava Sinha's 'The Penguin Book of Bengali Short Stories' thedailystar.net/daily-star-boo…

“If I have an idea for a novel, I find every conceivable pretext to not work on it.” —Italo Calvino buff.ly/3RaNQFL

Tazrian and I talk short stories, writing marginalized characters, and his debut collection, #TheHippoGirl and Other Stories! Star Books & Literature The Daily Star Hachette India thedailystar.net/daily-star-boo…

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Look at that, some of my (mixed) metaphors for translation up at the The Paris Review! Will post one below. theparisreview.org/blog/2024/07/1…

Gen Z has forced South Asia’s longest-ruling autocrat to flee her country. Many view this generation with disdain and say it is entitled, lazy, etc. Today this generation has shown the world that it can outmaneuver boomers through tech to organize, protest, and cause change.

What Bangladesh has witnessed is nothing short of a political revolution — without any prejudice to the connotation of the phrase — and it is the first in history led and orchestrated by Gen Z.

Bangladesh’s Muslim clerics are voluntarily guarding a Hindu temple in Cumilla after reports of attacks on Hindu communities and their places of worship prompted politicians and protest leaders to call for 'resisting' those committing violence. Photo by Billah Mamun/Facebook

My beautiful, passionate country, free today from a 15-year-old regime under whom I thought it was unthinkable to speak my mind. But it's no victory until everyone, minorities especially, is safe. And no victory if our national assets lie in ruin. এই দেশ সবার। #Bangladesh

"Bengalis—a peculiar people. They don't often believe what we tell them. They can critically think and, based in knowledge, are fiercely opinionated. Almost too progressive. It is not a problem we've encountered anywhere else in India." —Viceroy Elgin, 1897, in a report to London

A day after euphoria-driven mayhem, Bangladeshi youth cleaned up around the national parliament, other major buildings and even helped manage traffic in the absence of police. Reflects the enormous confidence and hope in what they’ve just achieved.

Unimaginable that I can now write something like this for/in Bangladesh. "If ever a metaphor existed for life in Bangladesh, it would be these walls, which represent the volume and chaos of thousands of people jostling for ever-shrinking space." thedailystar.net/opinion/views/…

A very small part of what was my Spring reading list! Grateful to have read Margo Jefferson, #DeepaAnappara, #AnuradhaRoy, and Lauren Elkin. thedailystar.net/daily-star-boo…

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I had such a rewarding summer reading for and working on this - my first for #Himal! Thank you for working with me on this Shwetha Srikanthan!

'Daughter of the Agunmukha' moves between blocks covering early youth, war, violence and the post-independence era, and this simple act of labelling already blurs the lines between her personal history and that of Bangladesh. Sarah Anjum Bari: himalmag.com/politics/noorj…

Today is pub day in India for Our City that Year! Read an excerpt in Scroll.in here: scroll.in/article/107246…

All 57 Bangladeshis who were earlier convicted by the UAE Federal Court have been granted pardon by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the UAE, today.

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