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Bangladesh

‘Next50: Collective Futures’ book launched

Next50: Collective Futures— Bangladesh’s largest volume on the built environment—launches, mapping the next five decades of progress and innovation

These books were unveiled at a programme organised by Banglar Pathshala at the RC Majumdar Arts Auditorium, Dhaka University, on 20 February 2025. Photo: Collected
Panorama

Predicting Bangladesh’s economic future through Selim Jahan’s books

Pirated books displayed at Nilkhet. Such piracy deprives the ones who invested their intellect into making the books. Photo: Mehedi Hasan
Panorama

Piracy is now eating into the local book publishing industry

Visitors at Dhanmondi Lake immerse themselves in the joy of reading. Photos: Junayet Rashel
Panorama

Bookshelves across Dhanmondi Lake: A nook for everyone to read

The writer Salman Rushdie interviewed during Heartland Festival in Kvaerndrup, Denmark June 2, 2018. Carsten Bundgaard/Ritzau Scanpix/via REUTERS/File Photo
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Legal loophole ends India ban on Salman Rushdie book

Finding inner peace through Life Lessons with Bianca
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Finding inner peace through Life Lessons with Bianca

The quick fire wisdom of Who Moved My Cheese?
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The quick fire wisdom of Who Moved My Cheese?

Ekram Kabir is a storyteller and a communications professional.
Thoughts

For a book club revolution in Bangladesh

The best business books aren't actually about business
Panorama

The best business books aren't actually about business

Mohsin Ul Hakim, a senior journalist of Jamuna Television played a pivotal role in convincing the Sundarbans pirates to surrender. Photo: RAB
Panorama

How one journalist helped Sundarbans pirates mend their ways

Engaging with children in reading during their early years not only instills the habit in them but also strengthens the bond between parents and children. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Pursuit

For the love of books: How to get our children to read

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Thoughts

Can we start giving books as a form of appreciation?

A view of one of the oldest books in existence, the Crosby-Schoyen Codex, which is expected to fetch over $2.6 million at auction, in New York, U.S., April 2, 2024. REUTERS/Andrew Hofstetter
Offbeat

One of the oldest books in existence expected to fetch over $2.6 million at auction