In an age of globalisation we are at risk of having our own home-grown culture swamped by foreign imports.

Yep, me neither. Which is why, with this general guide, I'll be teaching you how to be a Bangladeshi traveller. As I, myself, have most of my travelling experiences through flying, this guide will especially talk about flights.

This is for all the girls who have been badgered since childhood to learn to make tea by their 14 gushti. I am here to teach you this delicate art form.

Did you ever ask someone out and get rejected brutally? Did you ever open up to a friend just to have your feelings completely dismissed like the rest of the members of Maroon 5? Here is a solution to never having to experience any of that again.

Like many other wonderful traits we have coded into our system, one happens to be the crippling sense of self-doubt that bursts out of nowhere whenever we are infatuated with someone.

One destructive guy. Two fierce, infatuated best friends. A tinge of envy, a spoonful of passive aggressive insults, catfights, and a whole lot of drama.

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.

“Research” on the average newsfeed and the shows that flood our TV channels show that the deshi love life can be represented as either a) a 10-season-long soap opera or b) a cluster of 30-minute sitcoms.

They've breached through,” my uncle's terrified voice echoed in my ears. I looked to my right with the faint hope of seeing the shoulders of another fellow comrade.

If you aren't familiar with them, Olympiads are gatherings of young people interested in and fascinated by academics, where they go up against each other to prove who's more interested in and fascinated by a certain subject than everyone else.

I wake up early since this is the big day. It is time to become a vegan for good. Pretty confident about my willpower, I stroll into the kitchen and treat myself to a vegetable sandwich.

When I was in the 4th grade, after a gruelling research through various forums with a 56kbps internet line, I came to the disappointing conclusion that we will never have Pokemon in our lives; not even a Zubat.

Let's face it, we all try embracing the Dark Side at least twice a day. Maybe even thrice, given the condition of global warming we have going on right now.

Do you feel lethargic yet you find yourself unable to avail the services of the sandman? Want to drive yourself into dreamland as soon as you hit the sack? Read on for these full-proof scientifically tested (by me) methods to get some shut-eye for a change:

From crossing seas and continents to learn by travelling, to leaving home in search of tutelage from a hermit in an unknown land, human endeavour for gaining knowledge has seen many changes over centuries.

Are you a passionate writer whose dream of being a famous fanfiction author is crumbling to dust? Do you want the satisfaction and validation that comes with getting numerous reads and votes on your online stories about celebrities and existing fictional worlds?

I have been assigned a place called Dhaka, to study the human behaviour there. I wish to contribute significantly to project “Self-Destructing Planet” this year as I am expecting a promotion. It will be late December by the time I arrive there and it is mandatory I remain vigilant. They cannot find out I am not from here.

I'm here trying to subtly impress people by holding my breath underwater for 30 seconds and this person comes in with their impeccable shape and torso chiseled to perfection.

As one of the relatively underdeveloped nations of the world, it's safe to say we Bangladeshis don't get to enjoy a lot of first world privileges.

The epitome of inadequacy is felt, in my opinion, when you begin to write the document that describes who you are and what you are capable of in order to convince people that you are worthy of earning money from them.