This is the final boarding call...

It baffles me how this quarantine period is making people go crazy. I, personally, have been having a ball; just this past week, I was out travelling across the land. I am very excited to tell you as well as welcome you, dear readers, to my home travelogue.
8 April 2020

Making art in times of a pandemic

Human life entails some degree of misfortune. At the core of misfortune lies uncertainty, which gives rise to an acute sense of powerlessness among people.
8 April 2020

A Token of Appreciation for the Mothers at Home

Has staying home really changed the lives of everyone around us? Because the role of our mothers seems to have stayed the same, nay, increased as maintaining good health and hygiene at home has become a priority like it was never before.
4 April 2020

The Dos and Don’ts of a Video Call

It’s another week of social distancing, and almost all of us are having to work or study from our homes. That being said, it’s important to know what you should and shouldn’t do when you find yourself in a video call. Here are some tips to help you out.
1 April 2020

Scar

Sometimes we lose ourselves in the music of the outside world to escape dealing with the lack of it within us.
1 April 2020

Of Cancelled Matches and Empty Arenas

We are living in a strange time. I think for the first time in a while, people are promoting staying at home over going out and “carpe diem”, or whatever is the general jazz most motivational speakers like to throw your way.
1 April 2020

An uncertain future for students amidst Covid-19 outbreak

“I find it unfortunate that the University decided to take such a decision without even considering the opinions of the students who are paying hefty fees for the whole semester.
1 April 2020

Covid-19: Young, Bangladeshi medical professionals in the frontline of defence

With the country in shutdown, how are young doctors and interns at the medical colleges and hospitals taking up the fight against Covid-19?
30 March 2020

Two Brothers

On the second floor balcony of their three-storey house on Abul Khairat Road in Becharam Dewri, Dhaka, two brothers were fighting.
25 March 2020

No More Pretending

For many, life went on during the war. Balconies were off-limits, beds were dismantled, valuables – buried. Offices ran at full capacity, spurred by the fear of being killed for missing days, as had been the case for many.
25 March 2020

The Rice Boy

Whenever my father talks about his experience of the war, there’s one story that he always tells us about with a warm smile and tired eyes. During the war, he was around ten years old, so his mother refused to let him join the brutality. Instead, they opted to feed the freedom fighters who were stationed near their hometown in Brahmanbaria. Thus began my father’s life as the rice boy.
25 March 2020

Upheavals

The constant upheavals began when my peaceful slumber was shattered by a rain of bullets on March 25, 1971. I watched in fear from the balcony of our flat in Banani, while your grandfather went up to the rooftop with the neighbours. The children, including your mother, wanted to see as well, but I shoved them inside.
25 March 2020

For the Artsy Types

If you appreciate typography, follow this profile. With all its loops and edges,
25 March 2020

Crabs: Unsung heroes of the Sundarbans

I love crabs. I love to catch them, tie their large nippers, and eat them. I’ve learned a lot about the large mud crabs from the Sundarbans by watching crab fishermen. However, I visited a commercial crab farm recently, which has changed how I feel about them.
25 March 2020

Editorial

The study of history has been a lifelong area of interest for me. Invariably, one stumbles upon the question of what purpose it serves. A lot of people think that history repeats itself. Some people like to think history will give you a basis on which to build identities for the future.
25 March 2020

Home

I was at Shamsu Miah’s tea stall when it happened. First came the noise. Booming sounds of fighter planes flying past, followed by deafening roars of bombs hitting the ground. And then, people. People- screaming, as they fled to escape a fiery death.
25 March 2020

A MAN LIKE NO OTHER

Smoke clouded his vision, The roads were broken, As demolished cars and clusters of branches, Blocked the road.
25 March 2020

BRACU Department of Pharmacy manufactures handrubs

In order to fight against the coronavirus pandemic, the Department of Pharmacy, Brac University (BRACU) and BRAC University Pharma Society (BUPS) have been preparing alcohol-based handrubs. This initiative will allow people to take preventive measures for containing the spread of the disease.
25 March 2020

BUFT appoints new Vice Chancellor

Prof. Dr. S. M. Mahfuzur Rahman has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor of BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology (BUFT).
25 March 2020

Gregorian English Language Club hosts 3rd National English Carnival

The Gregorian English Language Club hosted the 3rd National English Carnival presented by NRB Bank Ltd. on March 13-14, 2020. Around 3000 students from 34 institutions and three cadet colleges attended the carnival.
25 March 2020