In February this year the authorities in Bangladesh took Shamsuzzoha Manik, a 73-year-old publisher, into custody for publishing a book titled “Islam Bitorko” (“Debate on Islam”).

With every arrest and vigilante attack, Bangladesh’s culture of repression deepens. ‘You can’t paint, act, or write while looking over your shoulder,’ said an artist.

Book review: 'Being Hindu in Bangladesh' is brilliantly researched story of the untold plight of a people of minority religion 1971 has not ended. Can discussions on Hilsa and Jamdani take a break?

Bangladesh needs to formulate a national book policy, as well as a comprehensive bibliography policy, alongside guidelines for the rights of authors and publishers, for contracts, ...

For all the global acclaim Bangladesh has received for programs intended to alleviate poverty for women, successive governments have allowed personal laws that drive women into poverty to linger on ...

The books, which will be printed later, will also reach the educational institutions by January 10. As a result, by the time students get admission to the new classes, their books will be ready and ...

Unease over Bangladesh entry in book fair: Turmoil casts cloud over neighbouring country's participation in mega Calcutta event in 2025 Unlike previous years, the organisers — the Booksellers and ...

“Book exports to Bangladesh have come to a halt. Importers have not been sending letters of credit to us for some time now. Without those, we can’t start preparing consignments. It’s a setback,” said ...

Bangladesh has changed its history in the text books for primary and secondary students which state that the independence in 1971 was declared by former army major and president Ziaur Rahman.

Bangladesh rewrites its history books to suit new orthodoxies Last year, a student-led revolution overthrew the government of iron-fisted premier Sheikh Hasina when public anger over her ...