The Daily Star Short Story Contest Winner
The winner of The Daily Star Short Story Contest Nuzhat Amin Mannan being presented with the Taka 5000 prize by Editor Mahfuz Anam for her winning entry 'The Meltdown'. She teaches in the department of English, Dhaka University. Her story was adjudged the best for its stylistic flair and an appealingly perverse view of the world.Honourable mention must be made of three other submissions:
Marzia Rahman for her entry titled 'The Night Sky'.
Munize Khasru for 'The Thirty-second day'.
Sabreena Ahmed for her short story, 'Tamarind Pickle'. Many more readers and writers participated in this contest than the one held two years back. We thank each and every one of them for sending in their submissions, and hope that their ranks will swell in the contests to be held in the years to come. Keep writing and sending them in to us -- there's always hope!
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