Bangladesh

Books with a setting in Bangladesh.

Love Marriage
The Startup Wife
Piece by Piece: The Story of Nisrin's Hijab: A Graphic Novel
Kundo Wakes Up
The Return of Faraz Ali
Good Girls
The Vortex: A True Story of History’s Deadliest Storm, an Unspeakable War, and Liberation
Like a Bird
বেলা-অবেলা : বাংলাদেশ ১৯৭২-১৯৭৫
The Katha Chest
Cyber Mage
Samira Surfs
Shadows at Noon: The South Asian Twentieth Century
প্রতিনায়ক : সিরাজুল আলম খান
পার্বত্য চট্টগ্রাম : শান্তিবাহিনী জিয়া হত্যা মনজুর খুন
A Golden Age (Bangla Desh, #1)
Brick Lane
The Good Muslim (Bangla Desh, #2)
Lajja: Shame
The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide
The Newlyweds
I Remember Abbu
Bangladesh: A Legacy of Blood
1971: A Global History of the Creation of Bangladesh
A History of Bangladesh
Djinn City
The Bones of Grace (Bangla Desh, #3)
Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty
1971: A People's History from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India
একাত্তরের দিনগুলি
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyThe Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Best South Asian Fiction
734 books — 1,894 voters
The Politics of Belonging in India by Daniel J. RycroftThe Adivasi Will Not Dance by Hansda Sowvendra ShekharOut of this Earth by Felix PadelThe Adivasi Question Issues of Land, Forest and Livelihood by Indra MunshiAdivasis in Colonial India by Biswamoy Pati
Adivasi
68 books — 2 voters

The Ghost Bride by Yangsze ChooThe Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley RobinsonNeuromancer by William GibsonAcross the Nightingale Floor by Lian HearnBridge of Birds by Barry Hughart
SF & F Atlas - Asia
118 books — 22 voters
Annihilation of Caste by B.R. AmbedkarThe Persistence of Caste by Anand TeltumbdeUntouchables Castes in India by ShyamlalHaunted by Fire by Mythily SivaramanRepublic of Caste by Anand Teltumbde
Caste Discrimination
95 books — 3 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniBeneath a Marble Sky by John ShorsThe Henna Artist by Alka JoshiThe Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye
Historical Fiction - South Asia
77 books — 15 voters


In the past week, the most discussed word in the world is #ChatGPT, and in Bangladesh #Sultan_Dine; Here lies the difference. Although currently, Bangladesh's biggest asset is its young population - but they are more concerned about "Sultan_Dine" than ChatGPT. Unless the mindset changes, the youth will be a burden to the country, not an asset. - Just like now educational certificate without pure knowledge and skills is worthless. ...more
Somen Kanungo, Founder, Nexgen Bangladesh

Tahmima Anam
There was only one thing to do, she decided: make pickles. The mangoes on the tree were just about ready: grassy-green and tongue-smackingly sour. She asked the boys to pick them from the tree. When they were younger, this was the children’s job. Maya was by far the better climber: her foot would curl over the branches and hold her fast, while she stretched her arms and plucked the fruit, throwing it down to Rehana, who kept shouting, ‘Be careful! Be careful!’ She would slice the green mangoes ...more
Tahmima Anam, A Golden Age

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