Forgetting the string of cassiterite beads

As the rooster's call slowly shook the whole ranch awake, Xavi got up with the same feeling of indifference he had every morning.

General Education Department organised the first faculty colloquium on June 12, 2015. Azizul Rasel, Lecturer, General Education Department, presented his paper titled “Indian Perception and Representation of the West”. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim, head of the department of General Education, Prof. Salimullah Khan and other GED faculties, students and guests attended the colloquium.

They say that teaching is a noble profession. Teachers guide and shape the minds that will one day be in control of the future.

North South University Finance Club hosted a daylong event called “Excellence Beyond Borders”on July 7 for prospective graduates looking to pursue higher studies abroad.

If you grew up with siblings, you'll know that fights and tantrums were as much a part of your daily routine as having lunch and dinner.

There are a number of things that come together to make Eid as special as it is. Would the end of Ramadan be this special if we spent it alone, away from friends and family? Probably not. After all, Eid has always been about bonding and catching up. But when reality strikes and some of us have to be away from home on this special day, experiences can vary greatly. This Eid, SHOUT caught up with several young Bangladeshis studying abroad about their experiences of celebrating Eid away from home. Here's what they had to say.

Icarus is a group that started out in January, 2013 and has been working to provide a platform for young talents in art, animation, concept etc. It aims to encourage aspiring artists to improve and reach professional levels.

The World Bank's Knowledge Economic Index ranks innovation in Bangladesh at 191 and shows a long and winding road ahead for innovation and technology here.

The scorching heat of summer is yet to wane off, while monsoon still makes its presence felt with torrential downpours from time to time.

As the month of Ramadan winds down, the anticipation builds for the Eid holiday.

The first time I listened to K-pop, it was confusing and to an extent, irritating.

Ernest Hemingway had said, “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” For millions around the world, writing – a hobby, a profession and an art form – really does feel like bleeding on paper. But of late, we've stopped to notice how all that bled ink has the power to do more than inform or entertain. It has the power to heal.

The naturalisation of foreign footballers and subsequent inclusion in national teams has been a familiar trend in international football. It's a trend that's finally about to catch up in Bangladesh, a trend that brings with it new hopes and concerns for football in Bangladesh.

Rather than feeling useless while someone else applies henna on you, would it not be so much better if you could just do it yourself?

Perhaps no place in Bangladesh celebrates Chaand Raat as passionately as Old Dhaka.

I've been wondering whether we, as a people, are gradually shedding all qualities that make us human – compassion, kindness, sense of right and wrong – or because of the all-pervasive reach of social media the ugliness from the darkest pits of our souls are now out in the open.

Sometimes an upgrade's just not worth it. Maybe you just don't have the money, or maybe (god forbid) you have other priorities.

There are games few and far between which capture the actual scope of war. The Battlefield series has always strived to recreate modern day warfare on the scale that it is truly fought in.

There stood a wall, unremarkable, dull, and damp and dilapidated from both age and the cold drizzling days of London weather, which would often beat its ruthless fists upon it.