The Festival of Joy

The sun poked me
9 November 2016, 18:00 PM

I Wish

It was 2 o'clock. The sky was clouded today, but somehow, somewhere in the distance, a star shone. Bright like the sun—only smaller.
9 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Meeting Relatives after a Long Time

Sometimes, I don't understand the concept behind extended family reunions. I'm sure my dada'r bhai er fupur chhoto chhele is doing well for himself. I don't need to hear every little detail about his career life.
9 November 2016, 18:00 PM

The FPS Dilemma

Last month was a really important one for FPS games. Both Battlefield 1 and Titanfall 2 came out and they are the perfect harbingers to usher in a new age of innovation in the ever-stale genre.
9 November 2016, 18:00 PM

BUET to hold 12th Inter-faculty Debate Championship 2016

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Debating Club is organising the “12th Inter-faculty Debate Championship 2016” on November 10-11, 2016 in Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology campus.
7 November 2016, 08:34 AM

Shout Hotshots: Gameweek 11

As predicted, Gameweek 10 made the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers happy as big guns like Sergio Aguero, Alexis Sanchez,
4 November 2016, 18:00 PM

A Paradise Found

Beside a small town, there was a meadow. Nobody ever gave a glance towards it. It was always part of the surroundings.
2 November 2016, 18:00 PM

CONFESSIONS OF A NON-HUGGER

As a plea to all huggers-please learn to recognise our breed. If someone you've hugged turns into ice the second you noose them in your arms, they're probably a non-hugger.
2 November 2016, 18:00 PM

From Mirpur to Massachusetts

Most of us are familiar with the devastating occurrence of a very close friend or relative moving to another country in search of a “better future” and abandoning us for a lifetime.
2 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Bengali Dawat 101

These are not the regular dinners you see in movies. Dawats are the quintessence of our race: intense cricket discussions, fed up moms running after their young and trying to feed them, and that smell of kacchi biryani that is teasing your salivary glands from the kitchen but is taking eons to be served.
2 November 2016, 18:00 PM

The Sapling And Life

There weren't any animals then.
2 November 2016, 18:00 PM

The 2016 Time Capsule

Most mornings I wake up to ancient photos of the once-pristine Dhaka city from yesteryears. Sometimes photos of our legendary poets, actors, artists or even of the meme-makers surface on a couple of Facebook pages.
2 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Six Hours of Dubstep Remixes

What's the weirdest Thursday you've ever had? Hard to say off the bat - and I thought so too. That is, until some dare at the office started trending, and I suddenly found everyone looking to me as the next target.
2 November 2016, 18:00 PM

DUDE, WHERE'S MY RICKSHAW?

“We don't meet anymore (x3), like we used to dooo!”
2 November 2016, 18:00 PM

A Timely Portrayal of a Classic

Scholastica's senior students of the Senior Campus Uttara showcased Animal Farm through a Bangla lens at their annual production on October 27-28, 2016.
2 November 2016, 18:00 PM

A New YA Fantasy Series Worth a Quick Dive

I was introduced to the Summoner series in a time when I was craving to read and delve into a new world with very little time to spare.
2 November 2016, 18:00 PM

FACEBOOK FOR DUMMIES: Don’t Get Humiliated on Social Media

Quite often, when I get on Facebook to browse pictures of Pori Moni all day, I come across stuff like “I've been hacked!” or “That's why I don't add family members on Facebook.”
2 November 2016, 18:00 PM

The Lazy Girl's (Real) Makeup Routine

Makeup, though overpriced, is a magical thing. Some girls use makeup for a boost of confidence, while others simply love the satisfaction that only comes from the perfect contour (no girl uses makeup to attract guys, so please stop approaching girls wearing lip balm and asking if they're going to meet their boyfriends).
2 November 2016, 18:00 PM

No “Happily Ever After” for Us?

People went crazy over The Huffington Post's article titled “We are the generation who doesn't want relationships” because we related to every bit of it.
2 November 2016, 18:00 PM

100% Guaranteed to Work Acne Remedies

Frantically pulling your hair over your forehead or deliberately turning your face to the right during a photo is just some of the things that come with being cursed with acne.
2 November 2016, 18:00 PM