We often underestimate just how powerful friendship really is. While careers, routines, and to-do lists fill up our days, it is often the people we share laughter, stories, and silence with who leave the biggest impact on our lives.
There's a spectrum of universities in every country, from well-reputed ones that only accept the most decorated applicants to others that still offer high quality education while accepting students who didn’t prioritise academics as much in high school. This means that even if you're particularly ambitious, you don't have to choose between academic prestige and long-standing relationships.
I have been asked many times by my friends about the next instalment of my encounters with people in Dhaka. Honestly, I have been meaning to write and there are quite a few who I want to pay tribute to. It’s just that life catches up in the most unexpected ways and keeps you busy. However, finally, I could make time for another such story of another person who has enriched my life infinitely.
Amidst the sea of likes, comments and fleeting interaction, there lies the possibility of finding people who have the potential to be crucial parts of your life.
Friends can share secrets, cuddle up on the sofa, and show each other a great deal of affection without necessarily being in a romantic relationship. However, emotions might shift at times, and it's okay to question whether relationships could go beyond friendship.
The game has changed, and it’s not you – it’s time. Or, more accurately, the lack of it.
Living in this digital era, we are compelled to ask — does the number of friends really mean more than the quality of a friendship?
As we grow up, the way we used to view friendships undergoes some major changes.
Calls and texts will be your new best friends when navigating the challenges of anything long-distance.
In the world of entertainment, it is not uncommon to be swept away by the charms of an actor or the fictional character played by them. Sometimes it is the looks, sometimes the sense of humour and so on. But then there are those who come with the best and etch their names in our hearts, making it impossible to forget them. Matthew Perry just happens to be one such person.
It’s imperative that you make the effort to get out of your shell and find like minded people.
Platonic friendships have started to take centre stage in the fabric of people's lives after being confined to the periphery of interpersonal ties in the past. While sexual relationships have long caught poets' and minstrels' attention, the more subtle attraction of platonic relationships is currently enjoying the spotlight of social scrutiny. This change has caused many of us to give serious thought to the complex and profound nature of friendship itself.
While it is golden to have online friendships reach the real world, many connections that transpire online never leave the dark backdrop of our inbox.
When we remember these lost friends, memory comes in layers.
It’s about finding how we can defeat patriarchy together.
Why are most men so harsh with each other in a friendship?
Despite the fact that Hakimi has only recently moved to Paris in 2021, the two have a great rapport both on and off the field. Mbappé is fluent in Spanish, and he has been crucial in helping Hakimi adjust to life in the PSG locker room, and frequently posts about their friendship on social media, like in an Instagram story depicting the two enjoying a PSG win, Mbappé used the term "My brother" to refer to Hakimi.
Friendship Colours of the Chars is the leading slow fashion brand in the country. They provide Bangladeshi women from marginalised char regions training and work opportunities. With a vision to mark the popularity of slow fashion in Bangladesh, Friendship Colours of the Chars organised a dazzling fashion show titled “A Night of Traditions'' at the Grand Ballroom of Intercontinental Dhaka on 25 November 2022. In a world of fashion that moves quickly, the celebration was meant to honour the happiness that their artisans create slowly and by hand.
Ending your friendship with a person can be a tough decision.
