books

Syed Mohammad Faisal at his bookstore. Photo: Noor-A-Alam/TBS
Bangladesh

Chapter closes for Zeenat bookstore after 6 decades

Established in 1963, the bookstore is one of the pioneers of bringing original books to the people

Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Rights activists demand easy access to books for differently-abled people

Illustration: TBS
Interviews

Why Kolkata publishers deserve a place in Bangladeshi book fairs

ShunBoi: The startup feeding the hunger for Bangla audiobooks
Panorama

ShunBoi: The startup feeding the hunger for Bangla audiobooks

We have just begun: Young publishers reshaping Bangladesh’s book industry
Panorama

We have just begun: Young publishers reshaping Bangladesh’s book industry

The trio spearheading the revival of book cover designs
Panorama

The trio spearheading the revival of book cover designs

As inflation soars, Egyptians offered loans to buy books
Middle East

As inflation soars, Egyptians offered loans to buy books

Illustration: TBS
Panorama

If you sell 3,000 books in India, it is considered a bestseller: Paro Anand

Best nonfiction of 2022: Great books that will make you think
Panorama

Best nonfiction of 2022: Great books that will make you think

Olid Ebna Shah
Panorama

Dhaka New Market: A walk down memory lane of a 70-year-old shopping mall

Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

The Dhaka bookshops that were

Picture: UNB
Education

Students to get new books on first day of 2023: Dipu Moni

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