Dhaka Translation Center

05/02/2023

Attention our dear readers 📢📢🎉

We're very much happy to announce that ULAB Press's 2023 titles are now available at the following outlets:

Bengal Boi বেঙ্গল বই (Dhanmondi 27)

পাঠক সমাবেশ (Shahbag) &

rokomari.com

Collect your one from these outlets 🙂.

05/01/2023

03/01/2023

In one box, you will discover a love for Bangladeshi literature.

The Library of Bangladesh (LoB), launched by Bengal Lights Books (BLB), aims to present a varied selection of the best of Bangladeshi literature. BLB commissioned acclaimed translator Arunava Sinha as series editor to showcase some of the country’s iconic writers. ULAB, the parent organization of BLB, remains committed to promoting Bangladeshi writers before a global audience. ULAB Press, the successor to BLB, is happy to share the book series packaged in one handy box to give you a taste of literary Bangladesh. It could be the beginning of a love affair. https://ulab-press.ulab.edu.bd/

SERIES EDITOR: Arunava Sinha

FEATURED AUTHORS:
Syed Shamsul HaqHasan
Azizul Huq
Rizia Rahman
Shaheed Quaderi
Syed Manzoorul Islam
Imdadul Haq Milan
Moinul Ahsan Saber
Shaheen Akhtar



Visit us at the ULAB Press stall at !

03/01/2023

The title is now available at the Dhaka Lit Fest.
Get your copy from ULAB Press Stall at Bangla Academy.



Visit us at the ULAB Press Stall at and explore our wonderful collection of books.

15/12/2022

Blue Venom and Forbidden Incense, two novellas are by the most prolific and versatile writer of Bangladesh Syed Shamsul Haq.

Blue Venom tells the story of a middle-aged middle manager who is arrested and taken to a cell, where he is slowly tortured to death for being a namesake of the rebel poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. Forbidden Incense, meanwhile, tells of a woman’s return to her father’s village after her husband is kidnapped by the army. https://ulab-press.ulab.edu.bd/

Title: Library of Bangladesh Presents Blue Venom’ and ‘Forbidden Incense’
Author: Syed Shamsul Haq
Translator: Saugata Ghosh

07/12/2022

Eminent writer Rizia Rahman’s novel Letters of Blood is set in the often violent world of prostitution in Bangladesh.
Published originally in Bengali in 1978, Letters of Blood created a huge stir in Bangladesh for its frank depiction of the horrors of prostitution.
Now available in English with a note from the author, this powerful, unforgettable story depicts a hard way of life, imbuing the women’s stories with great empathy and compassion. For more visit: https://ulab-press.ulab.edu.bd/

Title: Library of Bangladesh Presents Letters of Blood
Author: Rizia Rahman
Translator: Saugata Ghosh

12/11/2022

Ekushay Padak-winning author Prof Dr. Syed Manzoorul Islam's 'Absurd Night, A Novel', is translated to keep you hooked all along. Get your copy now to unravel how a one-eyed young boy witnesses the true story behind a dismembered hand.

Title: Library of Bangladesh Presents Syed Manzoorul Islam: Absurd Night, A Novel
Author: Syed Manzoorul Islam
Translator: Pushpita Alam
Editor: Arunava Sinha

12/11/2022

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Based on an eighteenth-century legend from Bangladesh’s Noakhali region, Beloved Rongomala follows the fortunes of Rongomala, the charismatic low-caste mistress of zamindar Raj Chandra Chowdhury. Chowdhury’s philandering allows his uncle to rob the kingdom of Babupur blind; between his obliviousness and his uncle’s avarice, Babupur becomes enmeshed in inevitable war.

Title: Library of Bangladesh Presents Shaheen Akhter: Beloved Rongomala, A Novel
Author: Shaheen Akhter
Translator: Shabnam Nadiya
Editor: Arunava Sinha

03/11/2022

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Library of Bangladesh is a flagship translation series of ULAB Press that aims to ensure quality English translation of Bengali literature.
The series runs under the larger mandate of "Taking Translation to the World". Check out our webpage to know more about the series!

ULAB Press, formerly known as Bengal Lights Books (BLB), is the publishing imprint of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) that aims to publish the highest quality academic and educational resources by faculty and students while engaging with Bangladeshi creative writers.

19/02/2022

All DTC titles are now available at the Ekushey Boi Mela. Get your copies at special discount from কাগজ প্রকাশন- Kagoj Prokashon stall (379-80).

You can also buy online from Rokomari.Com
https://www.rokomari.com/book

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