Sangu Nodir Tire
Translated title: On the Banks of the Sangu River
Author: Pal, Dipok Chandro
Genre: Social Novel
Year: 2025 | Pages: 112 | Origin: BAN | BA Seq Num: 90124
'The water keeps flowing, washing away generations of silent suffering, yet the soil never forgets the footprints of those who broke it...' opens the beautiful, deeply evocative premise of the novel. Masterfully published by Rachana Prakash, Sangu Nodir Tire ("On the Banks of the Sangu River") is a poignant and tightly woven social realism novel by acclaimed regional chronicler Dipok Chandro Pal. The narrative anchors itself within a vivid, rural riverine community whose entire existence, economic struggles, and domestic rituals are dictate by the aggressive, unpredictable seasonal currents of the Sangu River. Moving past artificial drawing-room melodramas, Pal utilizes simple yet profoundly rich descriptive prose and heartbreaking local dialogue to track the complex lives of local boatmen, farmers, and broken dreamers navigating structural poverty, changing traditions, and unexpected family choices. This 112-page masterpiece serves as an immersive, highly moving study of subcontinental human endurance, cultural landscape, and the unbreakable tie between identity and place
Nishshobdo Ghatok
Translated title: Silent Assassin
Author: Minhaz, Moshaddeque
Genre: Thriller / Mystery
Year: 2025 | Pages: 136 | Origin: BAN | BA Seq Num: 90083
A notorious criminal named Azim escapes from police custody, nearly risking his own life to settle a score with a highly talented police officer, Lenin. Many years pass following their initial encounter, during which both men drift into vastly different lives. The passage of time is interrupted when Lenin falls into an unexpected and deep professional crisis while investigating the mysterious, supposedly accidental deaths of an ordinary mother and son. Seeking guidance, Lenin meets with a retired judge named Nasir, whose specialized advice profoundly alters the trajectory of the investigation. Unknowingly, their pursuit of the truth entangles them with a dangerous, brutal, and technologically advanced criminal network operating in the shadows. By an unpredictable turn of fate, their unexpected savior becomes the once-ruthless fugitive, Azim. Now working on the same side of justice, the reformed Azim, police officer Lenin, and judge Nasir must form an uneasy alliance to decode the technical conspiracy behind the deaths and survive the deadly reach of a sophisticated global organization
Batase Lashe Gandh
Translated title: The Smell of Corpses in the Air
Author: Alam, Jahangir
Genre: Thriller / Mystery
Year: 2025 | Pages: 159 | Origin: BAN | BA Seq Num: 90081
Drugs are a social problem in our country. The easy availability of alcohol, marijuana, yaba, phensidyl and other drugs is destroying the youth of this country. In addition, terrorism is entering every nook and cranny of our society and corrupting the society. Political influence, abuse of power, sheltering and patronizing terrorists - these are the reasons for terrorism. The use of illegal weapons is constantly poisoning the society. Drugs, terrorism and the use of illegal weapons are increasing the crime rate in the society, the society and the common people of the country are suffering from insecurity. The youth and the youth are becoming dangerous terrorists from ordinary people with the help of godfathers. To build a healthy and beautiful society, we need a healthy, beautiful and talented young generation; who will move away from the noise of drugs, terrorism and illegal weapons and join hands in building beautiful people. My third book, 'Batase Lashe Gandh', is about the evil effects of drugs and terrorism and their terrible consequences
Da Vinci Club
Author: Uddin, Mohammad Nazim
Genre: Crime / Thriller
Year: 2025 | Pages: 368 | Origin: BAN | BA Seq Num: 90074
'There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see...' reads the striking, Leonardo da Vinci quote serving as the novel's foundational pillar. Masterfully published by Batighar Prakashani, The Da Vinci Club introduces Mohammad Nazim Uddin's brilliant new investigative protagonist: Art Detective Doctor Z. Doctor Z is a mysterious, lonely, and deeply isolated intellectual whose endless curiosity has earned him the nickname 'The Know-It-All' among his peers. His quiet life is upended when he is handed an impossible task: unmasking the truth behind a five-hundred-year-old classical painting. Stepping from Dhaka straight into the high-stakes cultural world of Rome, Doctor Z instantly finds himself trapped in a dangerous web of unexpected events and systemic historical secrets. Moving far past standard pulp mysteries, Uddin utilizes cinematic pacing, sharp dialogue, and unvarnished realism to craft an international cat-and-mouse game through secret auction houses and deep conspiracies. This 368-page artistic thriller takes readers on a breathless, mind-bending journey through the dark underbelly of the art world
A Game Of Death
Author: Masud, Rayan
Genre: Thriller / Mystery
Year: 2025 | Pages: 208 | Origin: BAN | BA Seq Num: 90089
From the eleventh floor of Mosaddeq Tower, Anisha witnesses a horrifying sight through the pouring rain: a man clad in a raincoat casually hurls a four-year-old child to their death. Terrified, she flees the scene, only to learn shortly afterward that the raincoat-wearing figure reportedly committed suicide by leaping from the exact same tower. While subsequent closed-circuit television footage leads local police to conclude that the deceased man was the child own father acting out of desperation, Anisha alone harbors the dark truth - the figure in the raincoat on the monitor was an entirely different person. The situation escalates into a living nightmare when the true assassin tracks Anisha down at her university dorm room inside Rokeya Hall, brutally murdering a security guard and a senior student who accidentally look upon his face. Desperate to survive, Anisha turns to Mr. Umar, a retired army major who lost a leg during a historic mission in Nigeria and now operates as a relentless journalist and private investigator. To uncover why the killer is systematically executing witnesses to keep his identity hidden, Mr. Umar plunges into a dangerous underworld grid of narcotics, illegal gambling rings, and human trafficking networks. Locked in a savage battle of wits against a powerful, unseen godfather operating across Dhaka, Mr. Umar must outmaneuver a mastermind before the city is completely swallowed by the shadows of a mafia syndicate
Sraboner Bissono Sonda
Translated title: The Melancholy Evening of Shravan
Author: Hasan, Mominul
Genre: Romance
Year: 2025 | Pages: 112 | Origin: BAN | BA Seq Num: 90117
Akash stands directly behind Benzene, gently pushing her on a swing as the quiet afternoon fades into evening. Immersed entirely in the soft, sweet fragrance of her presence, Akash finds himself completely captivated, his senses matching the rhythm of the motion while her golden hair catches the passing wind to lightly brush against his face. Benzene remains beautifully oblivious to the depth of his internal thoughts, simply losing herself in the simple joy of the high swing. Yet beneath this serene, picturesque moment lies a hidden emotional universe, forcing both characters to question whether this is merely a fleeting game of youth or a deep, unyielding connection building within the quiet spaces of Benzene's heart. The narrative serves as an evocative social romance and psychological study, tracking how unspoken desires and early vulnerabilities permanently reshape individual identity against the backdrop of traditional community lifelines
Mayabe Jibon
Translated title: The Illusionary Life
Author: Ahmed, Mostaque
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Year: 2025 | Pages: 112 | Origin: BAN | BA Seq Num: 90085
Nilima had long dreamed of owning a large, traditional mirror, a wish her husband eventually fulfills to bring comfort to their home. However, the initial joy quickly turns into an unsettling psychological ordeal as Nilima begins to realize a deep, dark secret is trapped right behind the glass. Every time she approaches the surface, the quiet air is broken by distinct, hollow groans echoing from within the frame, followed by the terrifying sight of fresh blood forming letters directly across the pane to spell out 'The Illusionary Life of the Mystical Mirror'. The domestic sanctuary completely unravels as Nilima encounters the apparition of a middle-aged man trapped within the reflection, his entire body covered in pristine white cloth as he desperately reaches out to pull her into the supernatural trap. The story functions as a gripping study of paranoia and psychological dread, tracking how this ordinary family risks everything to survive the ancient curse sealed within the mirror
Nisivati
Translated title: The Night Lamp
Author: Rahman, Musfika Moti
Genre: Family Saga
Year: 2025 | Pages: 280 | Origin: BAN | BA Seq Num: 90102
Following the sudden, painful collapse of her marriage, Humaira retreats into a profound, heavy silence. She spends her days sitting quietly by the window with a distant, detached gaze, seemingly numb to the cruel, unvarnished rumors and social whispers circulating through her community regarding her mother's past. While the household handles this tension as an everyday domestic occurrence, her maternal grandmother, Atia Khatun, watches her with a breaking heart. Attempting to bridge the widening emotional distance, Atia Khatun sits beside her granddaughter, quietly offering nourishment, only to be met with Humaira's chillingly calm remark that her spirit has died of starvation. Outside the doorway stands Rashad, her protective brother, who finds himself unable to directly approach his sister during her deep mourning. Yet, Rashad remains fiercely certain that Humaira possesses an unyielding core, viewing her not as a broken victim but as a resilient entity capable of weathering the storm. Drawing strength from traditional bonds and a deep sense of domestic duty, the narrative builds a moving exploration of emotional survival, tracking how Humaira begins to mirror a tiny oil lamp, gradually consuming the absolute darkness of her sorrow to radiate her own quiet, steady light
Dhaphon
Translated title: Burial
Author: Khondakar, Arif
Genre: Horror / Mystery
Year: 2025 | Pages: 352 | Origin: BAN | BA Seq Num: 90088
Helena passed away suddenly in the afternoon. It happened completely out of nowhere; she suffered from no prior lingering illnesses, nor was she at an age where death would naturally be expected. At just thirty years old, the abrupt passing of such a young woman is something nobody around her can easily comprehend or accept - it feels deeply unnatural. As the shockwaves of her sudden demise ripple through her social circle, a dark, unsettling mystery begins to take root. Following her quiet interment, bizarre anomalies emerge that suggest Helena death was merely the opening act of a carefully orchestrated nightmare. Driven by a desperate need for answers, those closest to her begin to peel back the layers of her seemingly ordinary life, uncovering hidden vulnerabilities, secret conflicts, and a calculated web of deception. As the boundaries between natural tragedy and human malice completely dissolve, investigators race against an invisible clock to uncover the truth behind Helena final hours, unlocking a terrifying legacy that threatens to swallow the living alongside the dead
Badshahr Meye Julekhar Golpo
Translated title: The Story of Julekha, the Emperor's Daughter
Author: Matin, Abdul
Genre: Short Stories
Year: 2025 | Pages: 144 | Origin: BAN | BA Seq Num: 90095
A poignant contemporary anthology composed of six interconnected short stories that slice through the hidden emotional realities, unmet desires, and daily struggles of ordinary lives in modern Dhaka. The centerpiece title story unfolds as a bittersweet metaphorical drama focused on Julekha, a young teenage girl living in an impoverished urban slum. To help support her family, Julekha spends her days navigating the chaotic traffic of Dhaka's busy Bijoy Sarani intersection selling fresh flowers, while dedicating her remaining free hours to attending a basic underfunded slum school. Despite the surrounding concrete desolation, Julekha harbors an unyielding, bright dream - to complete her education and return to the settlement as a certified teacher to transform the lives of neighborhood kids. However, the harsh socio-economic boundaries of the capital slowly chip away at her optimism, steering her path toward an unexpected heartbreak. Exploring broader universal themes of family isolation, class divides, and structural inequality, the collection serves as an empathetic exploration of ordinary human resilience fighting against the quiet shattering of a young person dreams
