The Hobbit: The Movie Trilogy vs The Book

    Samiul Bashar Samin It’s no secret that The Lord of the Rings franchise has one of the biggest and most loyal fans base ever. So when the plans for the movies of The Hobbit was announced, LoTR fans were excited for the first time since the release of the last LoTR movie. But, now that…

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      In Conversation With Sartre and A Guava Tree

      Anindya Nahar habib Could be You are Sartre” Sohorab Camouflaged in those glasses and slowly deciding to befriend Camus. Another victim of time and agony. •• All there was all there will be are, your misery, but you sleep well. You don’t dream nor do you wake up bugged into Samsa. ••• You hardly remember…

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        “The Name of the Wind”by Patrick Rothfuss

        Sheersho Zaman “Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.”  ~ The Name of the Wind “The Name of the Wind” is the first installment in the fantasy trilogy “The Kingkiller Chronicles”…

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          Writer Trivia: Robert Frost

          Marilyn Thipthorpe Even if you’re not a fan of poetry you must have at some point in your life, most probably in school, have read a poem by Robert Frost. “The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before…

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            Nightmare

            Ridwana Tasnim I let myself fall, fall deep into the dark because I saw no point of holding on anymore. The adrenaline rushed through my veins, my entire body scared to anticipate the unexpected which awaited me…but I enjoyed it. I felt strangely relieved, felt more relaxed than my muscles cared to remember to be….

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              A Goodbye for a New Hello!

              Sakib Khondokar To, the girl who meant heavens to me. Just like last time I’ll quote something from my favorite writer Nicholas Sparks (yes, I admit he’s cheesy af), but it’ll be in the end so just keep on reading now. There’s nothing left of me to say to you really but it doesn’t feel…

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                ‘We Allow Rape Culture to Exist’

                Nusrat Jahan I understand when someone tells me to wear an orna when I go out because “it represents Bangladeshi culture”, but what I do not understand is, someone telling me to wear an orna because it will keep me “safe” from the eyes of rapists and eve teasers. The fact that over 60% of…

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                  Motorcyclist killed, 2 hurt in Barisal road accident

                  BSS A motorcyclist was killed and two others were seriously injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Barisal highway in Berthi Bus Stand area under Gaurnadi upazila in the district on Saturday  afternoon. The deceased was identified as M Rafiq, 22, son of Mahabub Kabiraj of Berthi village of the upazila. Sub-Inspector of Gournadi Highway Police…

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                    Youth dies falling off city building

                    UNB A young man died falling from the rooftop of a building in the city’s Chawkbazar area on Friday night reportedly while fleeing to escape police arrest. The deceased was identified as Abul Kalam, 30, son of late Nuru Miah of Shia lane of the Hoseni Dalan road in the area. Witnesses said the accident…

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                      Microbus crashes 2 in Ctg

                      BSS Two boys were killed and a woman was injured as a microbus ploughed through a dustbin at Baroipara in Chandgaon area of the port city early Saturday. A speedy microbus from Cox’s Bazar ploughed through a dustbin after hitting an electric pole as its driver lost control over steering around 2 am, leaving two…

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