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Rabbi and the Wisdom Tree -Rifat Hasnat

This is the part of a five parts novel Part 1: The Broken Bench Twelve-year-old Rabbi Rahman was the fastest runner in his school. He could scale the jungle gym in record time, beat everyone in dodgeball, and race his bicycle through the narrow lanes of his village like the...

A Cradle Song -William Blake

A Cradle Song -William Blake

Sweet dreams form a shade, O’er my lovely infants head. Sweet dreams of pleasant streams, By happy silent moony beams Sweet sleep with soft down. Weave thy brows an infant crown. Sweet sleep Angel mild, Hover o’er my happy child. Sweet smiles in the night, Hover over my delight. Sweet...

Editorial

Editorial

Dear Friends, Assalamu Alaikum. Hope you are well in a turbulent world dogged by the illegal Israeli-U.S. blitzkriegs on Iran, Israeli aggression in Gaza, the West Bank, and Syria along with Lebanon, the Indian attack on Pakistan, and the Russian assault on Ukraine. When the issue reaches you, it will...

Can You Answer?

Welcome to our exciting new quiz challenge! Email us your answers to [email protected] , and you could see your name in print in the September’25 issue, alongside the correct answers and our heartfelt congratulations. Happy quizzing! 1. Which part of Mughal Empire was lost during the reign of Jahangir? a)...

The Chase Through Fire and Fog -Rifat Hasnat

Shipon’s Robot Phenomena Episode Two: (After Episode One) The manta-shaped drone-ship hovered like a predator above the junkyard, its red scanning beams sweeping through the stormy night. Rain poured in sheets, sizzling against metal, soaking Shipon’s shirt, but he didn’t care. Robo Bhai stood tall despite the gash in his...

A Boat Ride and Faith by Our Side -Taslim Ujjal

The date was May 2, 2023. Coincidentally, it was also my birthday. Our Eid reunion program took place on this day. We arranged a boat trip to make the program more delightful. I was overjoyed to have such a special event on my birthday. Moreover, our chief guest was Ariful...

The Tomb of Dragons -Md Mahbubur Rahman

Mars Station Delta-9. Fourteen-year-old Rafi Khan, a young science prodigy from the Lunar Academy, was selected for a junior expedition to Delta-9, along with other gifted teens. Their goal: to study strange underground patterns beneath the Martian surface detected by seismic scans. But no one expected what they’d find buried...

The Story of the Sky and a Fallen Sun -Baharul Islam

Everyone in the quiet village of Qamarabad believed that the sky told stories—silent, radiant tales written in stars, clouds, and wind. The villagers, especially the children, would lie on rooftops after Maghrib prayer, trying to read those celestial whispers. But one night, the sky told a story none of them...

Three Times Lucky -Mehedi Hasan

The first time I got lucky, I found a missing diamond ring inside a vending machine. The second time, I avoided getting hit by a runaway horse cart in the old part of town. The third time, I was accused of theft—and that was the luckiest of all. But I’ll...

The Imaginary Scientist Iqbal Mahmud

Zayan Khan was not like most fourteen-year-olds in Class IX. While other kids played football after school or scrolled endlessly through their phones, Zayan preferred sitting in his garage-turned-lab, surrounded by beeping circuits, old computer parts, and a strange notebook titled “Experiments with the Unknown.” His classmates called him “The...