By Sheikh Mohammad Fahim A relationship is thought to have 2 sides but what the majority don’t realize is that there are not 2 but 3 sides of the story. His perspective, her perspective and the truth. What we don’t realize is that we, as emotional human beings, are programmed to make decisions with…
By Nobonita Chowdhury Let’s face it: we’ve all watched Disney movies at some point in our lives. We would sing along to the musical numbers, dress up as Disney princesses at class parties, have their faces printed on our lunch boxes and what not. However, now that I’ve become more aware of gender roles in…
By Samiul Bashar Samin Most people assume that torturing another human being is something only a minority are capable of doing. Waterboarding requires the use of physical restraints – perhaps only after a physical struggle – unless the captive willingly submits to the process. Slapping or hitting another person, imposing extremes of temperature, electrocuting them,…
By Aziz Ansari “DON’T go anywhere near a mosque,” I told my mother. “Do all your prayer at home. O.K.?” “We’re not going,” she replied. I am the son of Muslim immigrants. As I sent that text, in the aftermath of the horrible attack in Orlando, Fla., I realized how awful it was to tell…
Her name is Shukkhur Hirja. She is a transgender. She has been living beside the railway station of Sreemangal for over 4 years. She is often subjected to disrespect from people, just because she is different than us. There is nothing they can do about it because they have been made that way by the…
Myisha Nawar Istanbul: Also known as Turkey’s economic, historic, and cultural heart, Istanbul is a city with many faces. This city is a huge tourist, cultural, industrial, and entertainment hub. It is the largest city in Turkey, and has been named the European Capital of Culture in 2010. The Istanbul Sapphire, which is Turkey’s tallest…
Abul Kaiser Wahasuddin Ahmed Imagine you are enjoying a bath in your favorite beverage. How would that feel? Amazing, right? Yunessun SPA in Japan is giving this opportunity. They have pools filled with different popular beverages. And each pool has different Detoxing health benefits. Such as, a green tea bath may keep skin look younger,…
Marilyn Thipthorpe On June 20, 1840, Samuel Morse received a patent for an electric telegraph. His ideas for transmitting and recording signals helped revolutionize long-distance communication. Fast forward 176 years and you’re likely to be reading this on a tab, in a future Morse couldn’t possibly have predicted. Our long-distance signals pass through the air….
Eshan Maitra There is no denying that how important mobile phones are to us. Specially smartphones have become 2nd need after oxygen among the teens. If you are a Bangladeshi teen you can probably relate to your parents’ warnings like, “Don’t keep it too long near your ears, it might cause you go deaf or…
Samiul Bashar Samin Jeff Beck is one of rock’s true virtuosos and among its most dynamic instrumentalists. He is not strictly a “rock” guitarist, having taken much from the world of jazz as well. His style is largely based on improvisation, and he’s cut hybrid jazz-rock albums on his own and with jazz-fusion titan Jan…