Lawyers are social engineers to bring about positive changes in the world: Speaker

“Lawyers are social engineers to bring about positive changes in the world,” said Speaker of the Parliament Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, MP as the chief guest at the inaugural program of the 6th Bangladesh Qualifying Round of Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition hosted by Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) on February 17.
17 February 2022, 14:46 PM

Sisters’ Psychosis Services

"What secrets do you hold?"
16 February 2022, 18:00 PM

A note on notebooks

Falling in love with notebooks.
16 February 2022, 18:00 PM

The grief of lost friendships

Like any bond, friendships tend to not be so simple.
16 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Missing Bangla away from home

This nightmare made me realise how much I miss my mother tongue.
16 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Does speaking a new language give you a new personality?

When talking in a foreign language, you sound a little different.
16 February 2022, 18:00 PM

The many languages we speak

The linguistic heritage of our country is varied, rich and diverse.
16 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Editorial

I am in a love affair with Bangla grammar. It’s not like I am good at speaking or writing in Bangla, regrettably so, but I just really enjoy small tidbits of Bangla grammar that I learned in school.
16 February 2022, 18:00 PM

The Essential Mohiuddin Ahmad

Mohiuddin Ahmad was an eyewitness to the political transitions in Bangladesh.
16 February 2022, 18:00 PM

The art of storytelling in video games

It's time we appreciate video games as sources of articulated storytelling.
16 February 2022, 18:00 PM

How I learned my mother language

It makes me feel happy I have roots embedded in Bengal.
16 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Exercising for mental health

Exercising can do wonders for both your physical and mental state.
16 February 2022, 18:00 PM

On the Night of a Full Moon

The moon smiles down at us, A soft gleam on her bleached brow.
16 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Petty Never Grew and Embers in Snow to grace the stage one last time

Petty Never Grew and Embers in Snow have been two mainstays of the indie rock subgenre of the local Bangladeshi scene for the better part of the last decade. On the back of Pink Song and their sophomore album, The Pink Album, Petty Never Grew tugged at the heartstrings of an up and coming generation of music listeners.
10 February 2022, 19:22 PM

A show as ridiculous as its name

It’s ‘The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window’
10 February 2022, 13:34 PM

IUB observes National Library Day

IUB library organised a hybrid discussion session, award giving ceremony and a book donation programme on February 6 to observe National Library Day 2022. 
10 February 2022, 12:16 PM

Stages of fighting with your sibling

If you know what that is like, here are the stages you might go through next.
9 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Putting up street signs across Dhaka deemed “the most useless job ever”

Street signs are as ignored as the Humanities department of local schools.
9 February 2022, 18:00 PM

String Telephones

"The city heat swells and dips between the concrete."
9 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Waiting

This colourless life; the clouds
9 February 2022, 18:00 PM