We are pleased to invite you to the launch of the book ‘Breaking Dreams’ by Niaz Zaman, at 5 PM, Saturday on 6 September 2025 at level 3, Bengal Shilpalay, (House 42, Road 27, Dhanmondi, Dhaka 1209)

Speakers
Dr Firdous Azim
Professor and Chairperson, Dept. of English and Humanities, BRAC University
Dr Razia Sultana Khan
Adviser and Professor, Dept. of English and Modern Languages, Independent University, Bangladesh
Nusrat Huq
Senior Teacher, Sunbeam, and Member, The Reading Circle
Zeenat Chowdhury
Director, Bengal Publications Ltd.

Niaz Zaman is a retired academic, writer, translator, and publisher. Her forte is the short story, with her short stories being published in anthologies as well as journals at home and abroad. She has also published four novels. She was associated with the group translation of Kazi Nazrul Islam’s epistolary novel Bandhon Hara as Unfettered by The Reading Circle. In 2025, she received the Ekushey Padak for her contribution to education. Her other awards include the Bangla Academy Award for Translation (2016), the Anannya Sahitya Puroshkar (2013), and the UPL award for Prolific Author (2018)