This is a loose translation of a melodious Urdu poem that once used to reverberate through the empty lanes of old Dhaka deep into the Ramadan night. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google ...

In the Dakhni qasida, Nusrati changes the rhyme scheme after a sequence of four to five couplets. A closer look at the manuscript reveals that no expense was spared in its creation. The gifted ...

"The wound is the place where the Light enters you. So don't be afraid of your wounds. In your pain, there is a path to joy, Come back to the center of your heart. Be like a tree and let the dead ...

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is on, during which the faithful observe roza or fast from sunrise to sunset. The fast entails abstinence from eating, drinking, smoking and sexual relations to ...