Raian Abedin

How to exist

When there’s a lull in the air, I get the feeling that I’ve scraped the bottom of my fleshy insides.

2w ago

'Small World City' Issue 04: Another dosage of the beautiful and the haunted

The latest offering from the online literary journal feels, in many respects, like their most polished work yet

2w ago

The prospects of pursuing postgraduate education in Bangladesh

For many, a Master’s degree is an important opportunity to build their skill set and to create networks that will lead to newer opportunities

2w ago

Bangladeshi, int'l students worried amid pro-Palestine protests in US campuses

US university students protest Gaza war, face arrests, suspensions, expulsion threats.

4w ago

The First Slam Dunk is sports anime distilled to its essentials

The First Slam Dunk has, in many ways, perfectly distilled everything that makes sports anime good.

1m ago

Kissing strangers

Kissing strangers only feels good

2m ago

Monster: A devastating, delicate, and layered film by Kore-eda

From start to finish, the movie plays with expectations as it unfolds each new layer only to reveal another aspect of the story.

2m ago

With Ramadan returning, should classes be online?

When we speak of learning being efficient, it is important to remember that the traffic in Dhaka city really works against everyone.

2m ago
February 18, 2024
February 18, 2024

Matching university education with contemporary needs

Tertiary education and the outcome provided by it are factors that are constantly in need of revision. In today’s world where new in-demand jobs and special fields of expertise explode into popularity at unprecedented rates, universities have a responsibility to respond by adapting quickly and efficiently.

February 15, 2024
February 15, 2024

Prospects of studying Fashion Design in Bangladesh

For fashion designers or those aspiring to be one, the journey may be long and arduous in Bangladesh.

February 8, 2024
February 8, 2024

The publishing journey for young writers

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen a major decrease in not just the number of books being published per year, but also in the profits made by publishing houses.

February 4, 2024
February 4, 2024

James Joyce was never more profound than in 'Dubliners'

The universality of Dubliners is found not just in its structure as a short story collection, but also in the minute details of the way the people inhabit the stories, the city, and the world at large. The way they breathe help the city come to life, and the geography of the city has never been better realised by Joyce than right here

January 27, 2024
January 27, 2024

Circular

In abated breaths in freshly-packed, measly-charged tin can rides across the city, two lovers held hands, as if they were born that way.

January 11, 2024
January 11, 2024

The diverse world of Public Health and why you should care

Public Health as a field is vast and houses anyone willing to bring about positive impacts at societal levels. 

December 30, 2023
December 30, 2023

Campus picks the best movies of 2023

Here are a few movies that have moved us deeply, enough to land as our favourites of the year.

December 14, 2023
December 14, 2023

Why university students should consider using AI in research

While some may say that using AI is ethically dubious, popular research journals have already started conversations on how to use it.

December 5, 2023
December 5, 2023

On the many flavours of horror in children’s literature

What do we make of the mysterious thread that connects these stories not by genre, but by an imagination so wondrous they leave room for an underlying horror, and the many things that can mean?

December 2, 2023
December 2, 2023

They raise their fists. Inside, I fall asleep to the sound of rain

The dumpster diver and the plastic smoker raised their fists. I was in the solemn, trapped

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