Riding the wave of uncertainty

With the grappling fear and uncertainty of what the future holds for us looming over our heads, it can become increasingly difficult to look forward to the future we once had all thought out.
13 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Oh Mango, My Love...

An average Bangladeshi is said to be made of 90% mangoes in summer.
13 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Falling in your dreams

It is midnight. The silence settles in, its presence periodically interrupted as the clock ticks by. You try to sleep and switch sides.
13 May 2020, 18:00 PM

The young and the bold

Covid-19 has brought the world to a screeching halt in roughly four months. Its crippling effect has touched on every aspect of people’s lives. Bangladesh and UNDP have been actively working with the government on mitigating the impacts of Covid-19.
13 May 2020, 18:00 PM

WHERE IS HOME?

For as long as I can remember, my grandfather would tell me about the events surrounding his migration from Sahasram, a city in Bihar, India.
13 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Play old school PlayStation games on your phone

Smartphone chips are becoming more and more powerful. It is amazing that the PlayStation 1 games, which we grew up playing on the classic console, can now be played on your phones.
6 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Mom Bloggers and the Conversation Around Motherhood

Motherhood is a concept that is difficult to define and grasp for those that haven’t experienced it. Even for those who have, the definition differs from house to house,
6 May 2020, 18:00 PM

How to add (real) value to your MOOC certificates

Many students and young professionals are keeping themselves occupied with different online courses or MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) during these troubling times.
6 May 2020, 18:00 PM
6 May 2020, 18:00 PM

How predictive text is changing writing

Open your smartphone keyboard and type a word. Do you notice the three suggestions? This is one good example of how keyboard developers use your word usage tendencies and conversation history to determine what you might type next or the words you used before.
29 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Stay Home, Stay Fit

Six feet. Quarantine. Sanitizer. These words have been ringing in our ears for the past few weeks. With cities looking like ghost towns, the virus has finally got its way with us locked indoors, washing hands 24/7, devoid of hugs and sunlight.
29 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Videos for Aspiring Writers Part Deux

Over a year ago—in February to be exact—I wrote the first part of this article. The entire purpose was to include videos that inspired me and other amateur writers to pick up a pen, or more accurately open a laptop, and start writing their stories.
29 April 2020, 18:00 PM

What to do with our O and A Levels

Covid-19 is one of the biggest crises faced by modern civilisation. It has affected multiple things including travel, social relations and most of all, the world economy.
29 April 2020, 18:00 PM

The Secret Life of Women in Ramadan

Ramadan for women has never been the same as that for men.
29 April 2020, 18:00 PM

“I’m a cool girl”: An epidemic, explained

As a young woman, I am constantly exposed to tropes in television and media who model the “cool girl” behaviour. If you haven’t heard about The Girl Next Door, you are surely familiar with the iconic “I’m a cool girl” quote from Gone Girl.
29 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Education in the time of a pandemic

Classes are being taken online; homework is being delivered through online platforms, refrigerators are the new blackboard and home is the new classroom.
26 April 2020, 15:18 PM

ONLINE CLASSES: Are they doing it right?

Almost a month into the coronavirus pandemic and academic institutions are yet to find a consistent way to deal with the situation.
22 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Facebook’s “coronavirus problem”

Facebook, instead of being the great connector of humans across borders and distances, is more often a hub of controversies.
22 April 2020, 18:00 PM

The Pressure to be Productive

Parents are raising hell as their kids run on different time zones, teachers are urging students to finish up inhumane amounts of assignments, and the internet is filling up with more “things to do during quarantine” articles than the fake WhatsApp news that our parents thrive on.
22 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Keep Your Mental Health in Check

As the death toll keeps rising and panic brews even more, we fear for ourselves and our loved ones.
15 April 2020, 18:00 PM