Fabia Shahzadi “If I as rewarded with another chance, I still would not change a thing about myself”-Says almost every teenager while faking the most confident smile. I firmly agree to disagree that I am not one of those insecure teenagers. If I was proposed with the same option, hell yeah I would seize it! I would grab hold of that one…
Eshan Maitra When I moved to Old Dhaka from Dhanmondi, it took me a whole year before I could find a good broadband connection. Since, I’m no rich guy who only uses internet to flirt on the social networks. If you just typed something on google search and went to random websites, you should know…
Tarannum Haider Maliha The Rampal Power Plant project in one of the most discussed topic in Bangladesh as well as around the world. Those who don’t even have any idea what it is have also heard the name of Rampal Power Plant. What is Rampal Power Plant? It is a dream of building the country’s…
Ishra Chowdhury It seems… It seems, 2016 has entered the warped world of George Orwell’s 1984, a book written in the late, late 40’s about government surveillance, censorship, “democratic” dictatorship and espionage; to put it mildly. Devastatingly portraying a brutal parallel in the current tensions globally, and most recently domestically here in Bangladesh. In the…
Eshan Maitra So the other day, I wanted to check on the google map, how long it might take to travel from Dhaka Shadarghat to Uttara. Just out of curiosity. Since, the trip was kind of like traveling from one corner of Dhaka city to another. Then google replied me, it would take approximately 1…
Shila Ahmed Kabir Our society sees women as mothers, sister, daughters; gentle beings incapable of initiating violence or harming others. The image comes from seeing women as caregivers in most of our lives. However, this widely popular mindset cannot be more wrong. Women, as individual beings, are very capable of choosing and initiating violence and…
Nobonita Chowdhury August 1st will mark the first monthly anniversary of the attack that took place in Holey Artisan Bakery. This tragic event led to the 20 deaths, among which the majority were foreigners. The attack has also had a significant impact on Bangladesh’s foreign relations. International schools are losing their best teachers, The British…
Nobonita Chowdhury War and civil unrest has always been a part of human civilization, especially from the start of this decade. As far as I’m concerned, war will always prevail for as long as humanity exists. We as human beings get into conflicts over the simplest things. For conflicts to cease altogether, one of us…
Fabia Shahzadi In this hot and humid weather there are times when your air conditioner will let you down, your electric fan will fail and the wind won’t be in your favor. Sleeping in that condition can get very uncomfortable. This is when you need alternatives to let your body deal with the unbearable heat…