1. সেই সময় (Shei Somoy)

Sunil Gangopadhyay

This novel is set in 19th centruy Bengal against the backdrop of the Bengal Renaissance and the 1857 uprising.

2. প্রথম আলো (Prothom Alo)

Sunil Gangopadhyay

This book is a sequel to the first one. The genre is same- Historical fiction. Prominent among its many characters are Rabindranath Tagore or Robi, the young, dreamy poet, torn between his art and the love for his beautiful, ethereal sister-in-law, Kadambari Devi, and the handsome, dynamic Naren Datta, later to become Swami Vivekananda, who abandons his Brahmo Samaj leanings and surrenders himself completely to his Guru, Sri Ramakrishna.

Prothom Alo is a rich and comprehensive portrait of Bengal, from its sleepy, slow-changing villages to the bustling city of Calcutta where the genteel and the grotesque live together.

3. পূর্ব-পশ্চিম (Purbo Poshchim)

Sunil Gangopadhyay

One of the richest Bengali novels of all time, Purba-Paschim stands on the ground of partition of Bengal, Naxallist Movement and the transforming Bengali society, love for the nation, and not the least, love for oneself.

Portraying three of the most important historical events taken place in Indian subcontinent, Purbo – Poshchim is quite a successful novel according to its way of presentation of the ongoing situation that time. Political unrest, financial crisis, refugees, property loss, job crisis, tension between two Bangla and most importantly Religious Attack as a weapon to the partition of the continent that not only divided the land but also the people

4. The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed.

A sweeping story of family, love, and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years, The Kite Runner is an unusual and powerful novel that has become a beloved, one-of-a-kind classic.

5. A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns is a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afghanistan's last thirty years—from the Soviet invasion to the reign of the Taliban to post-Taliban rebuilding—that puts the violence, fear, hope, and faith of this country in intimate, human terms.

t is a tale of two generations of characters brought jarringly together by the tragic sweep of war, where personal lives—the struggle to survive, raise a family, find happiness—are inextricable from the history playing out around them.

6. ফেলুদা সমগ্র ১ (Feluda Collection 1)

Satyajit Ray

Prodosh C. Mitter, more popularly known as Feluda is one of the iconic detectives of bengali literature. Accompanied by his cousin Topshe and Lalmohon Ganguly, his adventures are a real treat for a reader.

7. ফেলুদা সমগ্র ২ (Feluda Collection 2)

Satyajit Ray

This second volume shows Feluda at the peak of his sleuthing career. He is at his inimitable best as he tracks down the last known letter of Napoleon, or investigates a sinister crime that has to do with Tintoretto's painting of Jesus.

This second volume contains the remaining books of Feluda series.

8. দূরবীন (Durbin)

Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay

A saga of Three Generations! The two way narration was very well written. The ending to a massive book was also superb. I loved the writer's deep introspection of paternal instinct and human mind. A journey to remember

9. পার্থিব (Parthib)

Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay

This is one of the best books that I ever read !

10. জোছনা ও জননীর গল্প (Josna O Jononir Golpo)

Humayun Ahmed

In this book, by means of an engrossing fictional story which skilfully incorporates various historical figures and many true incidents as well as the author's own personal experiences, fortified with excerpts from newspapers and other documents, Humayun Ahmed manages to produce a remarkably vivid and well balanced picture of the political events and bloody civil war which led to the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent state in 1971.

This is essential reading for anyone who wishes to explore the human reality behind the stark facts of the Bangladesh Liberation War.