Ever felt like eating your cake and having it too? That's life as a final year student.

There are dialects, and then there's the Chittagonian dialect, or Chatgaiyya, as we so fondly refer to it. Chittagonian, unlike other dialects, has very little resemblance to Bangla.

Gaining weight is a difficult process, mentally, physically and above all, emotionally. But like all difficult things, it's rewarding.

De-stigmatisation of mental illness is still on a long journey but that doesn't seem to be the only problem we are faced with.

Hair, and it's really just everywhere. You lose so much it's similar to a dog or a cat shedding its fur. After your room is cleaned, dust isn't the main dirt, turns out, it's all just hair.

Birthdays are like golden tickets for a day. For one single day out of 365, you get treated like you’re special – whether you are the annoying aunty from next door or the Queen of England.

I had never really considered myself a hoarder until it was pointed out to me. I wouldn't say my condition's extreme but an average day of mine possibly indicates a slight inclination towards it. Here's an example of such a day.

Is it hard to believe that a skinny person can be a food lover? I am basically skin and bones and no extreme foodie, but I have come across people who are thin and have an angular figure who manage to eat more than forty slices of pizza in the oh-so-alluring all you can eat iftar offers.

Laughing so hard that my facial muscles hurt and then waiting to lose myself in a melody and simply reflect on life. This is what I want. I am an extrovert and an introvert at the same time. So I wondered, “How can I be both?

Whether it's to stay connected or because they want to keep a close eye on our activities, parents often end up befriending us on Facebook, sometimes maybe even against our will.

Unless you are a strong independent female allowed to navigate the hazardous shopping mall by herself or just have a like-minded female you can count on, you are burdened with the unavoidable task of having your mother tag along.

I have been a disgrace to my phone's front camera all my life. My awkward selfies were always the subject of my girlfriends' squeaky giggles.

Tis' that time of the year Bangladeshi students who have decided to travel abroad for their college education are brimming with excitement...

Substance abuse has always been there. Most drug addicts in Bangladesh are in their early 20s; many of them start using because their friend(s) do too.

Self-appreciation: it isn't rocket science, as many may feel, but that doesn't make it any less complicated. It's easy to constantly feel inferior to others – whether it's about looks, or grades, or personality – and overcoming it is tough.

The possibilities, when it comes to school events, are endless – competitions, Model UNs, tournaments and so on.

Winter is generally considered the wedding season. But recently summer's seen its fair share of weddings and such, henceforth,

Boys in crisp panjabi, girls in dramatic kameez, colourful lights, excitement in the air – the yellow fever of our deshi holud is just contagious.

Right after O Levels were done with and we stepped into our magical summer, friends started dropping like flies left and right over the next two years.

Imagine how it would feel if you're an engineering student and you're working hard for that degree and then all of a sudden your...