Promiti Prova Chowdhury

Monetary scams and romantic ones

The stressors regularly spewed out by the digital ecosystem can take a serious toll on one’s health and wellbeing.

2w ago

Let’s not kill the spirit of journalism

“Safety first. Because let’s face it. If you get injured while covering a protest, your colleagues will come to see you in the hospital, send good wishes to your family, talk about the incident for some days…

2y ago

Yet another picture of vandalised temples

“What is your religion?”—this peculiar question (yes, it feels peculiar when asked within seconds after being introduced to someone) followed me all through my life as my two names are Bangla words, while my surname is a common one used by people of different religions.

2y ago

Mizanur and his innovations

With institutional education up to grade eight, 48-year-old motor mechanic Mizanur Rahman is now quite the story of his town Sharsha in Jashore.

4y ago

Caught Between Life and Traffic

The 17-year-old girl had overdosed herself with multiple drugs. She was first taken to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College in

4y ago

Homemakers’ Contributions: UNNOTICED, UNSUNG, UNPAID

Kazi Fatima Sharmin (not her real name) has to wake up at 7:00am every day to make breakfast for her husband.

4y ago

Right to redress

Within the span of just four days in January, the country saw five deaths in road accidents where four of the victims were children. What followed was a High Court order that held the government responsible for the losses.

5y ago

How Five Stem Women Shattered the Glass Ceiling

“Teaching is best suited to women because the job is less demanding.”

5y ago
April 11, 2024
April 11, 2024

Monetary scams and romantic ones

The stressors regularly spewed out by the digital ecosystem can take a serious toll on one’s health and wellbeing.

August 31, 2021
August 31, 2021

Let’s not kill the spirit of journalism

“Safety first. Because let’s face it. If you get injured while covering a protest, your colleagues will come to see you in the hospital, send good wishes to your family, talk about the incident for some days…

August 12, 2021
August 12, 2021

Yet another picture of vandalised temples

“What is your religion?”—this peculiar question (yes, it feels peculiar when asked within seconds after being introduced to someone) followed me all through my life as my two names are Bangla words, while my surname is a common one used by people of different religions.

November 29, 2019
November 29, 2019

Mizanur and his innovations

With institutional education up to grade eight, 48-year-old motor mechanic Mizanur Rahman is now quite the story of his town Sharsha in Jashore.

September 13, 2019
September 13, 2019

Caught Between Life and Traffic

The 17-year-old girl had overdosed herself with multiple drugs. She was first taken to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College in

June 4, 2019
June 4, 2019

Homemakers’ Contributions: UNNOTICED, UNSUNG, UNPAID

Kazi Fatima Sharmin (not her real name) has to wake up at 7:00am every day to make breakfast for her husband.

March 15, 2019
March 15, 2019

Right to redress

Within the span of just four days in January, the country saw five deaths in road accidents where four of the victims were children. What followed was a High Court order that held the government responsible for the losses.

March 8, 2019
March 8, 2019

How Five Stem Women Shattered the Glass Ceiling

“Teaching is best suited to women because the job is less demanding.”

May 11, 2018
May 11, 2018

The pitfalls of shortcuts

Very recently, I completed a course on acting at a renowned theatre school in Dhaka. I joined the one-year course with a motive to regain 'myself' after being bogged down with depression and anxiety triggered by multiple factors.

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