The Inherent Despair of Standardised Tests
Standardised tests are necessary hurdles to get to our goals.
2y ago
Three Stars in a Diagonal
I had a habit of looking up at the sky every now and then whenever I walked back to my dorm at night. Granted it did not make for a very smooth walk but it had become almost an impulsive thing to do.
6y ago
SICKLY SWEET
Joy and I sat exactly opposite the entrance door of the café at a table for four. The bell above the door chimed as a couple walked in with two little girls who looked about the age of six.
7y ago
The Birthday Dinner
The music drowned in the hustle bustle of the people at the reception. I squeezed past the crowd flocking into Reggie's and out into the fall breeze.
7y ago
WHEN TOMORROW'S LEADERS GET TOGETHER
The campus of North South University was abuzz last weekend as it hosted the Gala Round of “DCCI presents Bangladesh YouthFest”, an initiative of Bangladesh Band Forum (BBF) on May 13-14, 2016.
7y ago
An Opportunity for Youth to Make a Difference
United Nations Youth and Students Association Bangladesh (UNYSAB) organised the National Youth Summit 2016 on April 29, 2016 in the Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Building, University of Dhaka.
8y ago
April 14, 2016
Enhancing the Power to Create
The latest workshop of Imagine Write Creatively was held on April 2, 2016, at the premises of European Standard School (ESS) in Dhanmondi.
April 14, 2016
NAGORDOLA
I tugged at Dadu's crisp white shirt as he struck up a conversation with Amir Chacha.
April 7, 2016
Teenage Crushes And A Word With My Younger Self
I have always had mixed feelings about the crushes I had during my adolescence.
March 17, 2016
A Makeshift Friend
Orion skipped from one heap of dry leaves to another, setting them afire.
March 10, 2016
Aftermath of a Bad Haircut
Haircuts are tricky. They can either make you look like you walked straight out of the cover of Vogue's latest issue or give you a minor heart attack every time you accidentally turn your phone's front camera on.
March 10, 2016
Working Student's Woes
Remember that magical moment when your favourite teacher asked you to be his assistant? Or the time when your neighbour thought you were 'perfect' for her undisciplined, notorious and educationally-backward child?
February 25, 2016
Inner Demons
The golden glow from the circular lamp that hung from the ceiling dimmed to a murky yellow.
February 18, 2016
Back In Her Arms
Cocooned in the soothing darkness was a lantern. Its light, mellow and yellowish, was just enough to illuminate the surroundings.
January 7, 2016
Memories
Mornings weren't kind to me anymore.
December 24, 2015
PAPER CUT
Darkness closed up on him once again, the room grew colder. The last time they had come in, he heard that it had started snowing.
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