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…
Ashik Kabir The assail which took place at Dhaka on 1st July 2016, has twisted a snivel of ignominy all over the world. The impulsive assault in a Spanish restaurant at a Posh area which is also known as the diplomatic zone of the country was unprecedented and not at all called for. In…
Nobonita Chowdhury As you’ve all heard by now, we had a hostage situation at the Holey Artisan Bakery in the evening of Friday, July 1st. The attack led to 28 death casualties among which 20 were hostages. In the midst of this entire ruckus, we as bystanders haven’t been doing much to help the situation…
Desk Report Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Kader said on Sunday that the death of Japanese citizens who were working for the Metrorail Project will not affect the project. “Their demise will not affect the project. The Japanese government knows the attack on the Gulshan cafe is part of a global terror scheme.” Obaidul…
Desk Report At least 125 people were killed and 200 injured in two bombings that hit Baghdad around midnight Saturday, nearly all of them in a blast targeting a busy shopping area as they celebrated Ramadan, police and medical sources said Sunday. A refrigerator truck packed with explosives blew up in Karrada in central Baghdad,…
Nashrat Arshiyana Choudhury The death of the 17 foreigners at the Spanish restaurant in Gulshan has concerned the world. The recent attack in Dhaka has forced countries to caution their citizens about travelling to Bangladesh. A few countries are said to be even going as far as to reject any visa to Bangladesh to protect…