The rebels of Madhusudan
Neeldhaja is the first Bangla poem to be written in the form of a letter; it places a female figure with a rebellious demeanor as the protagonist of a historical narrative.
10m ago
Towards a better, balanced metropolis
If you look hard at a map of Dhaka city, you may notice a striking similarity with the side profile of a human face. The more you focus, the more you will notice that Uttara resembles the forehead, Mirpur resembles the eyes, Tongi resembles the scalp, Gabtoli resembles the nose, Motijheel resembles the mouth and Keraniganj resembles the throat.
5y ago
How to Travel Like a Pro
If there's any thread that connects all the people on this planet irrespective of their nationality, race or culture – it's their keen interest to travel the world.
7y ago
Spoonful Metropolis, Ginger Memories
The train arrived late than the scheduled time, almost two hours late. My head was involuntarily swirling. I was half-asleep-half-awake, I regained conscious thought as I was hit on the head by the bulgy swinging purse of a cranky middle-aged woman.
7y ago
Murakami's Kafka on the Shore
When Kafka Tamura runs away from his Tokyo house the day he turns fifteen to escape a strange curse his father set upon him, little does he know his life will end up with so many twists and turns.
7y ago
The Spy who Lives on
It was the summer of 1965. A tall, young man with dark shades in his early 30s got on his motorbike and embarked on a long arduous journey of over 350 kilometers starting from Dhaka and finally arrived at Kaptai...
7y ago
DISSECTION OF A KILLER T20 OUTFIT
With the advent of flashy tournaments such as the Big Bash or the IPL, cricket, the global sport, has started to attain a new dimension and there has been revolutionary changes as to how the game is being played in a rather short span of time.
7y ago
April 27, 2016
The Great East Himalayan Trek
A chilly breeze from the north is freezing us to our very core. The multi-coloured Tibetan prayer flags are fluttering from the strong wind sweeping over the whole plateau
April 21, 2016
Maximising Your Goodreads Experience
On a summer afternoon in LA, in 2006, Otis Chandler was browsing his friend's bookshelf where he kept all the books he had read.
April 7, 2016
Modern Day Cricket and the Idea of Power Hitting
You look at someone like Jason Roy or Jos Butler and wonder how much the game has evolved over the past few years.
April 4, 2016
BUET conquers AZeotropy 2016
Out of the 60 international teams participating in the acclaimed “AZeotropy” symposium arranged by Chemical Engineering association of IIT Bombay, only two teams were able to open that door. One of them was a team from BUET.
January 28, 2016
Travelling Abroad in a Budget
The overwhelming desire to see the unseen and know the unknown is latent inside every individual.
December 24, 2015
Beginner's Guide to Nonfiction
When we talk about narrative literature, we generally mean fiction. Thrillers, fantasy, detective novels – name anything, and it's
December 17, 2015
DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO DEFEND YOUR MOTHERLAND?
It's the middle of September, 1971. The location is Shonir Char, an inconspicuous fictional village under Barisal District, Sector 9 of
December 3, 2015
Pros and Cons of Reading Media
For a bookworm, the ultimate retreat is to grab a book, lie back in a cosy chair and indulge in the pleasure of reading.
August 20, 2015
Aarial Beel & Mawa
The suffocating summer heat taking its toll on you? Stuck at home doing nothing during the long hours of relentless rains?
July 16, 2015
Five Places to Go this Summer
The scorching heat of summer is yet to wane off, while monsoon still makes its presence felt with torrential downpours from time to time.
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