Breathe

Hot tears crept down my cheeks as I looked around with eyes red and swollen. The room seemed to be closing in on me. It was dark, almost spooky. Near the ceiling, a thin ray of sunlight was streaming in through a small slit that barely passed for a window.
25 July 2018, 18:00 PM

A Queen's Game

She rolls the dice and it's a seven, In a game of chess, like an ace of spade. She counts all the daggers you throw at her, And repays them with a dazzling smile and fresh blood.
25 July 2018, 18:00 PM

I'll Keep You Safe

In a small building, underneath the bright red sky, a woman stood looking out the window. She wore a very tired expression on her face. Someone who had seen so much of the world at its worst times and felt like she had enough of it. But there was still one thing that acted as an anchor for her between this world and insanity.
25 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Real vs. Fake: Friends Edition

People seem to have more plastic friends than there have been plastic World Cup fans this year and that says a lot about how much we truly value friendship.
18 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Youngsters Talk Parenting

Aysha Zaheen, 19, an HSC graduate, thinks that the privacy of young people is an important matter that parents sometimes do not respect. “I guess it'd be nice if parents respected their kids' privacy.
18 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Awkward situations you don't want to be found in

Circumstances will often get you into awkward situations you never wanted to be in. At times, it's not just the awkward moments that bother you, it's the people around you who witness the awkwardness unfolding that makes you question your very existence at those particular moments.
18 July 2018, 18:00 PM

IBA, DU team wins the Global Round of Battle of Minds in London

After several exciting rounds that lasted for about 4 months, from idea submission to crossing phases one after the other, Battle of Minds finally concluded with a triumph for Bangladesh with Sourodip Paul, Arijit Saha, and Ramim Ahmed and their team “Je Ne Sais Quoi” from IBA, DU.
18 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Bulletin Board

A memorandum of agreement (MoA) was signed between the Federation of Bangladesh Human Resource Organizations (FBHRO) and United International University (UIU) on July 14, 2018 at UIU campus to organise the National HR Convention for 5 (five) consecutive years. UIU agreed to be the title sponsor of the event.
18 July 2018, 18:00 PM

This week's Horrorscope

If you're really looking into buying that self-help book, you're really not helping yourself.
18 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Teenage Dream

Teenage Dream
18 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Water for birds

Most months in the city were hot. One competed with another. As though they were trying to see which one of them sizzled more.
18 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Riddle Me

It may be a cryptic remark, an unfinished story, Or a deathly poison disguised as a melody.
18 July 2018, 18:00 PM

The Feast

Today is hotter than the other days. The heat feels more exasperating on my black feather as black absorbs more heat. Pigeons are still flying restlessly up above where I am fully exhausted by the heat and pandemonium of this city.
18 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Say “No” to the restaurant date

Are you tired of your dates becoming identical in flavour because they all revolve around food? Are you worried that your growing second chin is here to stay? Well then this article is for you, my slightly chubby friend; for you and your S/O.
18 July 2018, 18:00 PM

To the Awaken Slumber

My skeleton wrapped in this tawny skin, To Medusa, I feel akin.
18 July 2018, 18:00 PM

No Murakami left behind

In the world of fiction, one name you are bound to have come across is Haruki Murakami. With his recent surge in popularity, you can now find an assortment of Murakamis in any old bookshop. That is why now is the best time to get stuck into his works.
18 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Post Steam Summer Sale Thoughts

Another year, another summer sale on Steam where our PC gaming overlord Gabe Newell promises us discounts on discounts with our wallets bleeding cash harder than if the economy crashes.
18 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Downsides of one (almost) successful robbery

The Primetime Emmy Award nominee Christina Hendricks has that unique charm of confusing anyone in Good Girls. You never know when she is joking and when her head is steaming.
18 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Facial animations: An often overlooked feature

It's no secret that games are better in terms of graphical detail. Along the way we've had games which have almost perfectly rendered the human face, and others which had faces that looked like badly smudged finger-paintings. As things get even better, you can't help but wonder how far the level of detail can go.
18 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Return of the Pilots

368 days. That is how long Twenty One Pilots were gone. During this “hiatus”, there has been no activity from the band, online or otherwise. Until now.
18 July 2018, 18:00 PM