(After Fayeza Hasanat’s “The Anomalous wife”) I say, Shomudra, I am here. I’ve escaped all who would keep me to sink into your embrace. Take me home. Shamudra says, I say, I am […]
—-One—- In the farthest end of the horizon across the river by the edge of a forest surrounding the dark hills sat a cottage made of dried palm leaves and rattan sticks in which lived […]
A long time ago, I fashioned a sweet little home at 10 Abbot St. in a cosy suburb called New Farm in Brisbane City. Rented though, it became my home pretty soon. It is still […]
When Subornolota Chowdhury finally defrosted the block of ilish without dipping the packet in warm water to preserve the trace of the fish’s original taste, the sets of amber LED street lights gave the day […]
Far away from human contact, the lush and shadowy garden ends where the forest begins; a shallow river separates the two. Our story starts in midsummer when the insects of the garden have come back […]
I “Roselle jam Ma used to make. You never tried that. Did you?” She was a little confused by his sudden question. “Did I ever try that? Ummm, I guess I never found roselles in […]
Original: Jibanananda Das Translation: Kajal Bandyopadhyay These were one house of earthen plinth and another of cemented floor. A big number of people frequented this family. They mostly stayed in the house of the cemented […]
By Syed Shamsul Haque Translated by Masrufa Ayesha Nusrat “I need to borrow your coat for a day,” Ashraf said to Hurmat Ali. They had been friends since time immemorial. Their friendship was such […]
Syed Manzoorul Islam Translated by Srideep Mukherjee (Part 1 has been published separately) 4 Bakul did get better with time but was rendered unfit for any much physical exertion. He graduated with B. Com and […]
Publisher : Sabiha Huq, Professor of English, Khulna University, Bangladesh
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