HAY Festival Dhaka, now in its third year, is fast building a reputation as a fresh energetic new festival, and the consistent mid- November dates are making it a steady fixture on the global literary map. The festival gives a…
HAY Festival is coming to Bangladesh for the third time and The Daily Star is privileged to be the title sponsor of this important literary event for the second time. It is also wonderful to see Bangla Academy hosting the…
The Hay Dhaka started it’s journey from the British Council grounds in Fuller Road, November 2011. A pilot that was so successful that it took Peter Florence, Director of Hay by surprise. But it was no surprise to me. As…
HAY Festival Dhaka will help introduce our world acclaimed Bangla literature to a new generation of audiences around the globe. This is also a unique opportunity for contemporary Bangladeshi writers, poets and critics to exchange views and opinions with their…
Hasan Azizul Haque is a Bangladeshi writer, essayist and researcher, famous for his meticulously written short stories. His first short story was published in 1964. He has written children’s books and a memoir about his experiences during Bangladesh’s War of…
13th November Children’s Workshop: by Jerry Pinto 17th November Commonwealth Writers Short Story Workshop conducted by Ellah Allfrey, Chair of Commonwealth Writers Short Story competition 2014, with Arunava Sinha and Farah Ghuznavi. 17th November Tariq Ali’s talk at Independent University…
Egypt and Beyond: Ahdaf Soueif – renowned Egyptian writer, as well as, social and political commentator for the Guardian and William Sieghart – British philanthropist, publisher and the founder of the Forward Prizes for Poetry will be discussing politics in…
The Merman’s Prayer and Other Stories By Syed Manzoorul Islam The stories compiled in this collection constitute a very small part of Syed Manzoorul Islam’s creative writing. Put together, they nonetheless show all the traits unique to his storytelling. When…
