THE NEW NORMAL

The human mind is a strange thing. We have all seen those posts that ask us where our concern for the plight of Gaza is now, and have we stopped caring about the Sundarbans and so on. While I do not encourage apathy it's important to realise that the mind that can always be in a state of protest and active outrage is rare. Most of us just want to make the best of things and get on with the business of living. Normal life, after a fashion, is returning to Dhaka. Most of us have had our classes resume (though the transition hasn't been smooth) and we're venturing out again to have a good time. The country is strangling itself, but our lives go on.
If this is something you are okay with, I invite you to have a read of this issue for it concerns itself with the smaller business of the everyday. If you demand words of fire, you'll have to come back later. In the meanwhile, why not take a break from the insanity and celebrate normality with us?

– Zoheb Mashiur, sub-editor, SHOUT