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  • Stories of 71

    To this day, many stories from our Liberation War of 1971 remain untold, unheard of, yet passing down generations. Far from the battlegrounds, these are stories of our friends and families on the home front.

  • How women are excluded at workplaces

    ​“Everyone should be given the opportunity to make bonds and express themselves in the workplace regardless of gender or any other demographic.

  • ATTENTION TO ATTENDANCE

    Maliha Rahmat took a lab course for Environmental Science at North South University (NSU). She shares, “The course had seven or eight days of classes but there were no exams or tests and no marks for any practical work.

  • GIRL MEETS WORLD

    Close your eyes. You are a girl and at a public place. Look around, sit next to a woman. You are not supposed to sit randomly next to an unknown man, or any man for that matter.

  • A CELEBRATION OF INNOVATIVE IDEAS

    Applauds echoed in a room full of young spectators, as the grand finale of Battle of Minds (BOM) 2019 came to a close, celebrating the brightest young minds of Bangladesh.

  • ARE WE DOING ENOUGH FOR OUR MOTHERS?

    One of the scenes you’ll commonly see in Dhaka is mothers waiting outside schools and coaching centres for their children.

  • WAIT, HOW OLD AM I AGAIN?

    Among the hundreds of decisions taken by our parents before we had the maturity to really gasp and say stop, birth certificate tampering is one that really puts people on the spot sometimes.

  • Pokémon and where to find them in Bangladesh

    The world of Pokémon is expanding and today, it has reached our doorsteps right here in Bangladesh.

  • WHAT IS A HERO?

    In the current world where so many things seem to be going wrong, the idea of a hero can be comforting.

  • YouTuber Burnout Explained

    Since its inception fourteen years ago, YouTube has become a fundamental part of our lives. Not just for the youth but for people of all ages, it is an indispensable tool

  • APPLYING ABROAD US EDITION

    While studying abroad is a dream that many aspiring students have, how exactly to achieve that dream often remains a mystery to many students and parents alike.

  • A DIFFICULT CONVERSATION

    “It is generally known that teenagers go through immense changes in terms of physical and emotional growth due to the influence of hormones.

  • AT A LOSS FOR WORDS

    “I have no knowledge of the script of my mother tongue, Kokborok. I face some problems while having lengthy conversations as well.

  • THE INVISIBLE HURDLE

    Many may wonder why exactly there is such a big difference between the number men and women athletes. There are many reasons as to why this happens. One of them being that there isn’t much reason to aspire.

  • LIVING LIFE, ONE VIDEO GAME AT A TIME

    Now that I recall the memories of those days, and compare the modern day computing system to that white one in my living room, I feel quite amazed as to how far we have come. Yet, that white setup kept me entertained when boredom reached its peak, and gave me the opportunity to experience the life I was either not allowed to have back then or I was missing out on.

  • A DIFFERENT KIND OF STREETWEAR

    Street vendors are a defining part of Dhaka. And in these roadside businesses, the cheap clothing industry is booming. It’s a shopper’s dream; you can find almost every possible clothing item at shockingly affordable rates.

  • REPURPOSE YOUR OLD LAPTOP

    Do you have an old laptop lying around the house that no one has the patience to even turn on? Perhaps its usefulness can be likened to that of the exit button on Skype.

  • THE BIG FAT BENGALI W̶E̶D̶D̶I̶N̶G̶ GRADUATION

    Unlike other days, Srijita woke up almost half an hour before her alarm rang. She knew this week was going to be one of the most exciting weeks of her life,

  • The Great Gridlock

    Rashed tried to remain as courteous as possible, and looked for the man’s bags. After only five minutes in the crowd, Mr. Chowdhury yelled, “Ridiculous! I’ll wait in the executive lounge for first class passengers. You let me know after the luggage is here and you have called my cars.”

  • CATTLE TALES

    Ugh, this heat is terrible. Why did I have to show up here? This is a terrible place for a goru’r haat. The turnout isn’t that good, parts of the fence around the perimeter are broken, and I can easily count all the loose nooses from a mile away.

  • WHOSE CONTENT IS IT ANYWAY?

    When it comes to entertainment, the demand for pirated content remains in Bangladesh despite the availability of a number of legal alternatives. Streaming services officially available in Bangladesh such as Iflix, Gaan and ones that aren’t such as Netflix has not cured

  • The Entrepreneurs of Today

    The world as we know it is now massively influenced by entrepreneurs. In the last few decades, Bangladesh itself has experienced a boom in start-up culture. These businesses have not only found success in existing industries but many businesses have helped create new industries altogether.

  • HEALTH & HER

    Whilst many of us are aware of the term itself, most of us are not educated sufficiently. Menstruation is basically the discharge of blood, uterine lining, mucus lining of the vagina, red blood cells, and old cellular tissue.

  • The Prospects and Promises of E-learning

    Technological advancement is ensuring convenience for us in almost every step of our lives, starting with online shopping, ride-sharing services, and of course, food order and delivery.

  • Youth on Wheels

    “It’s not just a sport, it is food for the soul,” enthuses Tanveer Alim as he describes what skateboarding means to him. Sport, art and community all combined into one adrenaline-fuelled activity, skateboarding could emerge as a major form of self-expression for Bangladeshi adolescents.

  • Who will save the planet?

    It is in the basic human nature to play the blame game when we are very close to finding out we may be at fault. Whether it is a defence mechanism, or just the belief of “offense being the best form of defence,” truth is, it is always easier for us to shift the blame than to assume

  • The AWFUL People Awards

    Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the inaugural AWFUL People Awards, where I honour those without whom my life would not have been this entertaining.

  • THE GAME OF GAWSIA

    In a galaxy far far away lies the Bangladeshi equivalent of Mordor, the land known as Gawsia. Feared by many but revered by even more, the strange land seemed like a completely different planet. One fateful day, four friends took it upon themselves to bravely venture into the heart of this land they’d heard so much about.

  • The Mediocre Millennial Creative Agency

    After winning the second runner-up slot in CreatHive 3.0, Arif, Shabab and Shiuli’s team “Game of Thrones Pun” from Institute of Creative Administration (ICA) decided they can go even further.

  • The fast and the futuristic

    Dhaka, the world’s most densely populated city, has over 18 million people squirming inside a 306.4 square kilometre space. As anyone who lives or has been in this city knows, moving from one place to another isn’t easy, nor is it any fun.

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