For many, life went on during the war. Balconies were off-limits, beds were dismantled, valuables – buried. Offices ran at full capacity, spurred by the fear of being killed for missing days, as had been the case for many.

Whenever my father talks about his experience of the war, there’s one story that he always tells us about with a warm smile and tired eyes. During the war, he was around ten years old, so his mother refused to let him join the brutality. Instead, they opted to feed the freedom fighters who were stationed near their hometown in Brahmanbaria. Thus began my father’s life as the rice boy.

The constant upheavals began when my peaceful slumber was shattered by a rain of bullets on March 25, 1971. I watched in fear from the balcony of our flat in Banani, while your grandfather went up to the rooftop with the neighbours. The children, including your mother, wanted to see as well, but I shoved them inside.

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I love crabs. I love to catch them, tie their large nippers, and eat them. I’ve learned a lot about the large mud crabs from the Sundarbans by watching crab fishermen. However, I visited a commercial crab farm recently, which has changed how I feel about them.

The study of history has been a lifelong area of interest for me. Invariably, one stumbles upon the question of what purpose it serves. A lot of people think that history repeats itself. Some people like to think history will give you a basis on which to build identities for the future.

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Cash is one of the most dangerous transmitters of the novel coronavirus, and it is also the most common mode of transaction for a majority of people in their day-to-day lives. However, that's not to say there aren't alternatives.

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With the coronavirus outbreak affecting countries and people all around the world, everything else is cancelled. In the midst of it all,

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Last semester, yours truly decided to be an undergraduate teaching assistant. She didn’t exactly realise what she was in for.

In the Principal’s office, Mr. Chowdhury was pacing back and forth in front of his desk. His secretary, Miss Luna, was nervously tapping her clipboard, while they waited for Raihan Rashid to turn up.

Independent University, Bangladesh participated in the 1st EWUCRT Research Fair organised by the East West University Center for Research and Training in its campus on March 5, 2020.

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