Masum Shahriar “He would be fascinated by light. What makes him among the great cinematographers is he understands the film as a language. The conventional way of seeing cinematography is just a set of tools,” Alfanso Cauron says about three time Oscar winning cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki. He is also known as “Chivo” means goat in…
Priyanta Islam When ‘Die Hard’ hit the cinema 1989, it was a groundbreaking idea and changed the landscape of cliched action flick movies forever. They took a familiar idea and put a new spin on it, placing the lone protagonist in a challenging situation. Only this time the hero is an average relatable everyman in…
Salma Leena The title is confusing and contradictory. It can be regarded as an oxymoron too. So why do on earth I come up with this seemingly wild idea? Well, I am obliged to explain. As a student of Literature; I happened to go through the works and accomplishments of many famous, talented writers. I…
Taiara Farhana Tareque The exhibition titled Slant: Tilted Perspectives took place on Saturday, 12th March 2016, at LEELA. The exhibition was themed around Women’s Day and its main focus was to shift perspectives of and about madrasahs. The exhibition was organized by Leaping Boundaries and co-hosted by Leela: where minds come to play. There were…
Sakib Khondoker Goals. Ambitions. Aims. These minute words are the jewels that hold the crown together. These words are what drive us. Motivate us. Remind us every morning where we need to be. What we should focus on. These words keep us awake at 4 in the morning while we look at the ceiling and…
Tahsin Rahman Oshin Obsessive compulsive disorder, more commonly known as OCD in short, is very frequent among the general mass. OCD is a chronic or long-term illness and without treatment, it may significantly affect a person’s ability to work and his social life. The symptoms may come and go anytime. Obsessive compulsive disorder can consist…
Nusrat Jahan Gone are the days when kids were all about having chitchats over tea and chanachur on their rooftops, and fights only broke out during games of monopoly. Nowadays, it is all about who has more likes on their Facebook display pictures or who has more followers on Instagram. The things that teens and…
Samiul Bashar Samin These days, if you throw a stone out of your window, it would hit either an aspiring guitarist or a BBA student. This alone should go on to show how vast the number of people interested in guitars has grown. However, the immediate problem this poses is on the mind of every…
Marilyn Thipthorpe “The history of the world is but the biography of great men” Thomas Carlyle. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was born in the small village of Tungipara of Gopalganj on the 17th of March 1920. From a sports mad boy to an impassioned youth in politics to the leader of a nation, Sheikh Mujib has…
Tahsin Rahman Oshin Bees do more than just producing honey. Statistically, one in three bites of food you put in your mouth while having your meal is the hard work done by these wee little creatures. They pollinate hundreds of plants which make their way to the dinner table every single day. So we hardly…