Navigating a world without Indigenous representation
When a child is disrespected for who she is, she will reject her home and culture.
Understanding the manifold oppression of Indigenous women
Twenty five years ago, on June 12, 1996, Kalpana Chakma, organising secretary of the Hill Women’s Federation, was abducted in the dead of the night.
Indigenous displacement and our complicity
If you were forced out from your ancestral land today, where would you go? How long could you walk in your torn sandals?
Why are Indigenous students falling behind?
Before Aung (name changed) had attended his first university class, he became the subject of a post on his batch Facebook group.
The pandemic of racism
Imagine waiting for a bus at a station when someone shouts “Corona, Corona, Corona!” while pointing at you. Instantly everyone looks at you and you wish to disappear into thin air for being held responsible for a deadly virus.
Debating within the Walls of an Engineering School
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) is widely known for its success in different national and international programming contests, Olympiads and idea generation contests.
HOW TO HELP YOUR FRIEND QUIT SMOKING
I am one of those people who will walk ten steps away as soon as someone lights a cigarette.
When you're bad at confrontation
Some people are scared of snakes, or heights, and some people are scared of confrontation like yours truly. In this article, I'll break down the deep layers of insecurity so that you don't have to go to hiding like Lord Voldemort again.
Doing Makeup the Wrong Way
I can be a mysterious smoky-eyed girl or a demure girl with fluttering big lashes. It's amazing how different we can look when we apply makeup.
Life of a forgetful person
A large portion of my childhood was spent wondering how two Bollywood characters, who had just fallen in love, instantly synchronise dance steps and lyrics.
It's not always PMS
To many, the universal definition of a good woman has been one who is tamed, gentle and calm. But the one time you are pushed to your limits and all hell breaks loose, you're probably thought to be PMS-ing.
How to handle criticism
Criticism: a word that makes people jump from their seats and prepare for Mongol conquests in a second. We get offended fast and react faster.
Keeping My Language Alive
My three-year-old niece giggles when I tell her the story of the dragon, Ree Fu Zang, who rose from a lake to save the world.
No “Happily Ever After” for Us?
People went crazy over The Huffington Post's article titled “We are the generation who doesn't want relationships” because we related to every bit of it.
Writing Using Pseudonyms
Usually I get mails from readers curiously asking me who I really am.. I get along and feign a different personality,
The Yellow Bulldozer
We didn't believe they were coming for our home until they did. We lived in a slum together. It wasn't the best place to live in, but definitely the best place to play danguli, marble and wheel racing. We friends were a gang.
Phases of a Skype call
Welcome to Bangladesh, a land where the internet connection is as fragile as our CGPAs. If you talk about the duration of the call connection, it is as infrequent as my concentration during Chemistry class.
How Parents React to Your Success
We all dream of winning the world some day and make everyone around us super proud. However, life is not a movie and most Asian parents just seem to suppress their reactions.
Nailing a Rochona
In a usual Bengali second paper exam, we allocate a period of 45 minutes to an hour for writing an essay.
The Index Toe
Once when my grandma came to visit us, I discovered a jewellery box beneath her pillow. It had the cutest hair clips.
How to Network Loudly
Networking is important. It can help you build the right connections with the right people.
When Parents go Digital
It wasn't long ago when our parents decided to update themselves on the technology of latest gadgets and social media.
Where the heck is Matt? In Dhaka!
When I reached the Crescent Lake Bridge at 2pm on April 9, I wasn't expecting many people to show up.
4 Commandments of Borrowing a Phone
We get hit by a wave of panic when someone borrows our phone. No matter who the borrower is – from best friends to parents...
KNOWING WHEN TO SHUT UP
Knowing when to open your mouth and when to keep it shut is valuable wisdom. There is nothing wrong in speaking our hearts out, but we also need to recognise the thin line, crossing which irritates others.
6 Steps to Fundraising
No matter what we say, money is important. It's not unusual for families to go bankrupt while trying to save members who are suffering from illnesses as severe as cancer. As important as dignity is, there is no shame in raising fund to help someone live.
Why Pure Science is Cool
Every year the fight for engineering, medical and allied majors' seats has many a student making a beeline for these courses.
A GAME FOR TWO
Winter is here (or what's supposed to be winter). As we take a stroll in the season of weddings, be it for Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Snow White or A Walk to Remember, we have all wondered upon the existence of a “happily ever after” fate. With getting older though, we do realize that marriage is probably the greatest leap of faith.
TAILORING TOWARDS EMINENCE
The world of corporate life remains a mystery to all university students. As the end nears in, a medley of thrill and anxiety takes over...
Speaking out for YOURSELF
We shush girls into acceptance, a reminder for them to know that harassment is only normative and something as fundamental as speaking out ...
THEY
Mom slapped me hard on my face. I only asked her the direction to the West. She asked, “What for?'' The six year-old I said, “To lay down a cloth. I will offer my namaz.”
Chittagong Express Open 2015: Debate by the Sea
Imagine debating against finalists of international debate tournaments. Get out of your comfort zone, team up with someone who might not be from your school, face your idols and drastically improve your debate skills. That's the experience that open debate tournaments give you.
JMUN 2015: Diplomacy all the way
We have all written essays to our hearts' content on “If I were the prime minister/president of my country” when we were kids.
JMUN 2015: Diplomacy All the Way
Jahangirnagar University Model United Nations Association (JUMUNA) organised its first Model United Nations from August 27 to 29, 2015 on the university campus. The message was: “Stop fighting, let’s negotiate.” More than 250 delegates from home and abroad joined this United Nations simulation.
August 9, 2022
Navigating a world without Indigenous representation
When a child is disrespected for who she is, she will reject her home and culture.
December 2, 2021
Understanding the manifold oppression of Indigenous women
Twenty five years ago, on June 12, 1996, Kalpana Chakma, organising secretary of the Hill Women’s Federation, was abducted in the dead of the night.
February 6, 2021
Indigenous displacement and our complicity
If you were forced out from your ancestral land today, where would you go? How long could you walk in your torn sandals?
August 19, 2020
Why are Indigenous students falling behind?
Before Aung (name changed) had attended his first university class, he became the subject of a post on his batch Facebook group.
July 8, 2020
The pandemic of racism
Imagine waiting for a bus at a station when someone shouts “Corona, Corona, Corona!” while pointing at you. Instantly everyone looks at you and you wish to disappear into thin air for being held responsible for a deadly virus.
May 18, 2017
Debating within the Walls of an Engineering School
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) is widely known for its success in different national and international programming contests, Olympiads and idea generation contests.
May 18, 2017
The Interview
Baba has one of those loud, bellowing voices that can move an entire house.
May 11, 2017
HOW TO HELP YOUR FRIEND QUIT SMOKING
I am one of those people who will walk ten steps away as soon as someone lights a cigarette.
April 20, 2017
When you're bad at confrontation
Some people are scared of snakes, or heights, and some people are scared of confrontation like yours truly. In this article, I'll break down the deep layers of insecurity so that you don't have to go to hiding like Lord Voldemort again.
February 16, 2017
Doing Makeup the Wrong Way
I can be a mysterious smoky-eyed girl or a demure girl with fluttering big lashes. It's amazing how different we can look when we apply makeup.
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