Library

Inside the historic Madrasa-i-Alia library in Dhaka, rows of ageing books and manuscripts hold centuries of intellectual and cultural heritage—quietly awaiting rediscovery. Photos: Syed Zakir Hossain
Panorama

A hidden treasure trove: The race against dust and time to save Dhaka’s oldest archive

Once transported from Kolkata to Dhaka after the partition, the Madrasa-i-Alia library remains an overlooked treasure trove of rare Arabic, Persian, and English texts—silently preserving centuries...

The library was inaugurated by Professor Dr Mohammad Nazim Uddin, vice chancellor of East Delta University, at a ceremony chaired by Tasnuva Haider Nova, president of Rotary Club of Chittagong Rainbow. Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Leisure library launched at Ctg bus counter to promote passenger reading

The programme operates 76 vehicles, serving 3,200 areas nationwide, essentially acting as small libraries. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Panorama

Bishwo Shahitto Kendro’s mobile library: The quiet pause of a moving legacy

Ekram Kabir is a storyteller and a communications professional.
Thoughts

For a book club revolution in Bangladesh

We need to transform our age-old libraries into centres where people are encouraged to gather.
Thoughts

Transform libraries into multipurpose centres

Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

Japan wants to build world class library for children in Bangladesh

Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

By spreading libraries everywhere we can bridge the urban-rural divide

Aktarul Islam and Md Habibur Rahman. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

Promoting library culture to enrich human resources in Bangladesh

The Kamrangirchar Police Station’s small library has a mix of fiction by popular writers such as Humayun Ahmed and historical books such as Karagarer Rojnamcha and Oshomapto Attojiboni by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Photo: Noor-A-Alam
Panorama

Libraries in police stations: Building bridges through books

Photo of Bangladesh Secretariat/Collected
Bangladesh

Book list for govt officials scrapped amid controversy

Human Library Bangladesh has organised so far nine sessions; eight have been held in different parts of Dhaka and one in Khulna. Photo: Courtesy
Panorama

Human Library Bangladesh: Where the halls come alive with human voices

Librarians are teachers, not clerks or booksellers
Thoughts

Librarians are teachers, not clerks or booksellers

Representational image. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Book-friendly police stations in Chattogram