Sikkim author Pankaj Giri on writing contemporary fiction as middle path
Sikkim-born author Pankaj Giri, who began his writing career with a book review blog and after several years of honing his
| 19 Jan 2021 6:27 AM GMT
NEW DELHI: Sikkim-born author Pankaj Giri, who began his writing career with a book review blog and after several years of honing his writing skills, wrote his debut solo novel The Fragile Thread of Hope , says readers are tired of the bestselling commercial fiction authors who churn out the same ordinary, cliched stuff again and again. Even they want to read original, heartfelt stories about real people with flaws, the complicated relationships between them, their struggles and how they overcome them. They can t find such books in the bestseller lists and thus they turn towards foreign authors instead. But there are good books out there. They just need to somehow reach the readers .
Sheikh Hasina unveils stimulus for rural marginalised people
The Bangladesh government has so far rolled out 23 bailout packages announced at different times since March
| 19 Jan 2021 8:23 AM GMT
DHAKA: The Bangladesh government has so far rolled out 23 bailout packages announced at different times since March 2020 to absorb the economic shock from the raging COVID-19 pandemic.
On Sunday, Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina approved two new schemes worth Tk 2,700 crore aimed at improving the living conditions of rural marginalised people, according to a Finance Ministry statement.
The government has not yet decided on the interest rates for the loans to be provided through all these organisations and agencies.