Coping with the loss of a pet

Often times, it takes one to experience a loss to fully realise that death indeed is a true thing that comes to all. In a world where many
10 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Downsizing my life

Over the last couple decades, the people I kept around had caused me to experience tremendous downturn. After exploring countless alternatives, including giving these people numerous second chances, trying to understand them and empathise or even making
10 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Being the youngest at work

A university student suffers through countless traumas on a daily basis. Heartbreak, exams, being financially broke, having an existential crisis are just a few of the challenges we have to face.
10 July 2019, 18:00 PM

I LOST MY GIRLFRIEND’S CAT

My heartbeat became louder and louder as I carefully pushed my head out of the kitchen’s topmost cupboard. Nibbles wasn’t there either. Where could a cat, the size of a panda cub, wander off to? It’s been over an hour since the search for this missing cat began,
10 July 2019, 18:00 PM

A slacker’s way of surviving exams week

From one slacker to the rest of the world, here’s how we do it.
10 July 2019, 18:00 PM

LOOK INTO HER EYES

The teardrops run down
10 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Bulletin Board

MACES, a leading education consultancy firm in Bangladesh, announces the launch of their 4th Annual Personal Statement Writing Competition for the high school students looking to study abroad.
10 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Blur

Anik blames the alarm on his phone for failing to wake him up at 7 AM despite him snoozing it 3 times. He decided to skip shower since it will take him at least an hour to reach his office in Gulshan from his home in Shegun Bagicha thanks to the morning traffic. He
10 July 2019, 18:00 PM

IN DEFENCE OF QUIRKY JAPANESE GAMES

With recent controversy with GameFreak’s announcement of no National Dex for the newest Pokémon games, and some claiming Nintendo’s E3 presentation was lacklustre (only further proof of the Switch’s weak points as a console), Japanese game developers are being scrutinised
10 July 2019, 18:00 PM

GENDER-BASED EXPECTATIONS AND WHY THEY ARE WRONG

In the conservative and patriarchal society of Bangladesh, gender-based labels and roles are strictly defined and imposed on children. Children are not only assigned to certain roles and activities, but they are also rebuked harshly if they show any interest in any other
10 July 2019, 18:00 PM

The Forbidden Truth

I was raised mostly by women at my household. My two sisters and mother have been supporting me from my childhood to this day. However, regarding one issue, everyone in the house would always be aloof. I remember once asking one of my sisters what a period is
10 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Bequeathed

If inanimate objects had the power to think, act, or speak, this particular 5 dollar bill would probably be at it wits end, feeling extremely awkward and out of place in its incredible finish and straight posture, trapped among torn, dirty, foreign notes hurling obscenities at each other.
3 July 2019, 18:00 PM

BULLETIN BOARD

Thirteen students from Pledge Harbor International School travelled to the United Kingdom this summer.
3 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Our Relationships With Our Fathers

The relationship we have with our fathers is beyond complicated.
3 July 2019, 18:00 PM

STRUGGLES OF THE PERPETUALLY CLUMSY

I find very little time to devote to a hobby or learn a new skill because most of my time is spent tripping down stairs, being eternally scared the elevator doors are going to hit me as they close or sitting in a car terrified because each bump on the road is another chance my coffee is going to spill out of its cup and on me.
3 July 2019, 18:00 PM

7 Ways to Living Plastic-free

The advent of plastics has drastically changed how things work around here, on earth. It has thoroughly superseded its organic counterparts in terms of resilience, affordability and versatility.
3 July 2019, 18:00 PM

HAVING A PET FISH

When we think of having a pet, we imagine dogs and cats. But can you imagine having a fish as a pet? No? Well if you want a dog, get a dog. If you want a cat, get a cat.
3 July 2019, 18:00 PM

THE PROMISED LAND

The USA holds a special place in my heart. I have never been there, but like everyone else I know, I have family there. But that’s not it,
3 July 2019, 18:00 PM

WE’RE ALL JUST TOO INTO IT

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley said that ‘the beginning is always today’ but for those of us who better know that life truly begins when you successfully enter a relationship.
3 July 2019, 18:00 PM

EVENTS

SUMMER BOOK FEST
3 July 2019, 18:00 PM