Plagiarism: A symptom of a much larger problem in our culture
Plagiarism is a global problem, but the occurrences of academic fraud take place in epic proportions in Bangladesh as this obnoxious practice is infused in our national psyche.
Redefining maleness in a man’s world
The myriad stories of sexual assault that flood my Facebook feed are reflections of the sexism and misogyny that are deeply ingrained in our social fabric.
Tea advertisements and the ideal woman in 20th-century colonial Bengal
Tea was introduced into the Indian subcontinent as a colonial cash crop to preserve British and Indian commercial interests.
The poor state of our higher education
In Bangladesh, universities in general—private or public—lack an environment for free thinking. There are mainly two types of barriers to free speech in classroom: one is an institutional restriction imposed on the academic, and the other imposed by the academic on the student.
The Plight of Menstruating Women
My imbrued frock disclosed to my displeasure- my entrance into puberty. Two days prior to my twelfth birthday, it ensued- the 'biological inevitable.' The flowing down of thick red fluid did not place me into perplexity, but it made the next seven days
A belated prayer for the Bangali New Year
In this Noboborsho, let the superego (angelic quality within us) supersede the ego (the balancing force between the animalistic, devilish and the angelic instinct within us, which often makes self-centred decisions), and let the ego take charge of us only on the occasion of necessity.
Misogyny: The spirit of terrorism
Contemporary terrorist groups like Daesh (ISIS), Boko Haram, Taliban and Al-Qaeda incorporate a political agenda with an ideological
November 14, 2019
Plagiarism: A symptom of a much larger problem in our culture
Plagiarism is a global problem, but the occurrences of academic fraud take place in epic proportions in Bangladesh as this obnoxious practice is infused in our national psyche.
August 17, 2019
Redefining maleness in a man’s world
The myriad stories of sexual assault that flood my Facebook feed are reflections of the sexism and misogyny that are deeply ingrained in our social fabric.
February 12, 2019
Tea advertisements and the ideal woman in 20th-century colonial Bengal
Tea was introduced into the Indian subcontinent as a colonial cash crop to preserve British and Indian commercial interests.
September 7, 2017
The poor state of our higher education
In Bangladesh, universities in general—private or public—lack an environment for free thinking. There are mainly two types of barriers to free speech in classroom: one is an institutional restriction imposed on the academic, and the other imposed by the academic on the student.
June 17, 2016
The Plight of Menstruating Women
My imbrued frock disclosed to my displeasure- my entrance into puberty. Two days prior to my twelfth birthday, it ensued- the 'biological inevitable.' The flowing down of thick red fluid did not place me into perplexity, but it made the next seven days
April 27, 2016
A belated prayer for the Bangali New Year
In this Noboborsho, let the superego (angelic quality within us) supersede the ego (the balancing force between the animalistic, devilish and the angelic instinct within us, which often makes self-centred decisions), and let the ego take charge of us only on the occasion of necessity.
March 8, 2016
Misogyny: The spirit of terrorism
Contemporary terrorist groups like Daesh (ISIS), Boko Haram, Taliban and Al-Qaeda incorporate a political agenda with an ideological
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