The Joy of Listening to Radio

My listening ability developed better than my reading ability due to circumstances in life. I spent my initial childhood (1974-1979) in Aberystwyth in Wales,
7 October 2020, 18:00 PM

On civil liberties and netizenship

I'd written "We stan a quirky kween" on a YouTube video of an Indian-Canadian woman. My friends had opened a Facebook group to advocate for feminism in Bangladesh. Let that sink in.
7 October 2020, 18:00 PM

To be an older sibling

The role of an older sibling isn't as straightforward as that of a parent. You're more of a friend than a parent.
7 October 2020, 18:00 PM

HSC 2020 cancelled: You can’t make everyone happy

Although many HSC 2020 candidates are content with the decision, some also voiced their concerns over the cancellation of exams.
7 October 2020, 15:13 PM

Bangladeshi team's neonatal incubator receives Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation award

The team won the competition's “Maternal & Newborn Health” challenge, with their pitch for cost-effective and easy-to-assemble neonatal incubators.
1 October 2020, 04:00 AM

Editorial

When we talk about the youth, often we tend to exclude a segment of the young population -- the ones who live with autism. We forget they are
30 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Inside the Holmes home, Sherlock opens up about Enola

This is a fake interview. A really fake one.
30 September 2020, 18:00 PM

The Flawed Ideology behind Coaching Centres

When students leave school simply to pursue an education with help from coaching centres, it has the potential to become quite an unpleasant situation.
30 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Why call it a “chick flick”?

Why do we need to use an extra adjective with a negative connotation to describe comedy movies with a female protagonist/cast?
30 September 2020, 18:00 PM

How reading goals take the joy out of books

As a reader, should one feel inadequate for having read fewer books than another person?
30 September 2020, 18:00 PM

A Pencil

It’s a lifeless structure It strives all day,
30 September 2020, 18:00 PM

The Umbrella Woman

She would stay around here, in case he came back for it. She decided. What harm would a few moments do?
30 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Kedi and Kukur: A Tale of Two Cities

Dhaka and Istanbul are both great cities. When it comes to cats and dogs, however, they're worlds apart.
30 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Living with Autism

Even though children with autism are a part of the youth and society, we fail to include and invite them in our lives.
30 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Dissecting the rumour mill

A rumour consists of four qualities – information, circulation, unverifiability, and instrumental relevance.
23 September 2020, 18:00 PM

It was easy then, but not now

After an event happens, it seems more inevitable we had always known its outcome. This is the hindsight bias.
23 September 2020, 18:00 PM

What it’s like being the teacher’s kid

Do you know what it feels like to be yelled at by your teacher? Do you know how it feels if that teacher also happens to be your mom?
23 September 2020, 18:00 PM

A Crisis in Communication

In the flux of staying cooped up and moving to a new virtual reality, we ask: are our communication skills lagging behind?
23 September 2020, 18:00 PM

HIGHFLYER

Step forth, jump, go high Nothing is there that can deny
23 September 2020, 18:00 PM

The new Facebook UI: As unsettling as 2020

Facebook has 99 problems, and instead of dealing with them, they decided to reach for the 100-mark milestone, and introduced a new user interface (UI).
23 September 2020, 18:00 PM