Fabia Shahzadi If you are in/want a relationship it is quite obvious you would look or appreciate certain factors within your partner. While some prefer partners who love to travel others prefer introvert peers. While some believe that love is the most important element to survive in a relationship others feel the need of trust,…
Nobonita Chowdhury With the recent events happening around the world, it is only natural that we be prepared for the worst. The only way to reduce terrorism is to ensure that we ourselves don’t unknowingly indulge in it. I know this sounds impossible, but after seeing the profiles of the terrorists accused of the Gulshan…
Tara Sattar Six astronauts are scheduled to descend 800 meters into the rich subterranean cave system of Sardinia, Italy. The team will reside deep underground for six nights, collecting data, performing experiments, and generally adjusting to the reality of life in an otherworldly environment. The mission, called CAVES (Cooperative Adventure for Valuing and Exercising), aspires…
Nusrat Jahan Comet 67P is quite the little bundle of joy as it keeps coming at us with complex organic molecules and miniature space weather systems. Now, for the first time in astronomical history, molecular oxygen has been discovered in the comet’s feeble atmosphere. The oxygen is believed to be a remnant from the birth…
Eshan Maitra The Sixth Sense myth has always been a topic of wonder. Now, Geophysicist Joe Kirschvink from the California Institute of Technology, US finally claiming that he found some legit evidence of humanity’s sixth sense. The ability to detect Earth’s magnetic field, in some subconscious way. This mysterious ability already has been confirmed in…
Nusrat Jahan Progga There’s not much difference between making career decisions and sailing through the ocean- you need to keep in mind the bigger picture and plan ahead in accordance to it. However, people need to realize that not all career decisions will lead them to success. Here’s a list of a few that people…
Nobonita Chowdhury We all love memes. They give the phrase “misery loves company” a whole new meaning. And who else is more miserable than teenagers? We have crazy mood swings and temper tantrums, blaming it all on our raging hormones and PMS (for girls). So it’s only natural to create a hall of fame for…
Myisha Nawar Maria Qamar grew up in Pakistan where women would routinely apply Fair and Lovely to ‘whiten’ their skin. With her fair complexion, big brown eyes and shiny hazel hair, she would be told that it would do wonders for her skin. Oh my! Hey, it happens here in Bangladesh too! If it’s not…
Psychology can help you to understand other people’s behaviors, and sometimes even your own, much better. Oddly enough, it can help you in your social life as well. Here’s how- •People notice the first and last things you do: In a sequence of events, people remember the first and last things to happen more strongly….
Shahana Mazumdar For once, we need to contemplate this. Is this a problem of the government? Is this an administrative problem? Are these terrorists a by-product of Madrasas (colleges of Islamic instruction)? Or are English medium institutions the ones harboring terrorists? Are the victims from affluent or needy families? Are the terrorists from affluent or…