Pressure to Perform

This hypothetical situation is sadly the reality for a staggering number of people. However, what makes matters worse is that often people are under the impression that they have to measure up to certain standards to pursue their dreams.
11 December 2019

MASTER OF PING PONG

Cubicles, cubicles Perfect your cuticles Beautiful, immovable Work in pharmaceutical Usual, suitable Visions longitudinal Acoustical, musical Fire in the crucible Usable, renewable Born to be excusable Disputable, hot missile Physically magical Mythical yet practical A good life in the cubicle
11 December 2019

Tears of the Sky

As I look out the window, The sight that I see, It is so pleasant like it is meant to be. Is the sky shedding tears of joy? Or crying in despair?
11 December 2019

Shackles

Like all other humid Friday afternoons, that one was one no different. Rahela was gazing through the window of her warm room.
11 December 2019

SEU to host ICCIT 2019

A meeting of the various Committees of 22nd International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT) 2019 hosted by Southeast University (SEU) was held recently.
11 December 2019

ULAB organises seminar titled “Generation Equality Dialogue”

The ULAB Social Welfare Club organised a seminar titled “Generation Equality Dialogue”. The seminar was delivered by Farah Kabir, National Director of Actionaid Bangladesh, actor and Director Afzal Hossain, and cartoonist Nasreen Sultana Mitu.
11 December 2019

Editorial

As the newer generations (millennials, zoomers) have infinite access to knowledge that they can navigate skilfully, the experience gap we had with previous generations is narrowing each day.
4 December 2019

Dressed for the past

I didn’t think I’d care to watch videos about dresses worn by people in the centuries past. But that was only until I stumbled upon the YouTube channel of dress historian Bernadette Banner.
4 December 2019

Why are we glued to our phones?

Have you ever wondered why you keep scrolling through your newsfeeds for over two hours at a stretch instead of studying for that exam tomorrow?
4 December 2019

The pointlessness of using difficult words

It is not the least uncommon to see people use unnecessarily complex words when a simpler one would suffice. You may have come across people using “quintessential” instead of “essential”, and several other similar mistakes.
4 December 2019

“As both hobby and habit – reading is the best.”

The last stop of the school round of our campaign “Master Reader”, in association with Igloo Ice Cream, took place in Cardiff International School on December 1, 2019. After visiting schools in Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur and even the port city of Chattogram, the campaign concluded its school round with the final round to be held in the near future.
4 December 2019

BULLETIN BOARD

CEO & Head of Averroes Int’l School attends WES 2019
4 December 2019

Traffic Tryst

On this crowded pavement full of pedestrians pushing past each other, we’re strangers in every definition of the word.
4 December 2019

SCHOOLS WASTE & RESPONSIBILITY

With Italy taking a step towards spearheading the fight against climate change by making 33 hours of environmental lessons mandatory in schools,
4 December 2019

WAIT, HOW OLD AM I AGAIN?

Among the hundreds of decisions taken by our parents before we had the maturity to really gasp and say stop, birth certificate tampering is one that really puts people on the spot sometimes.
4 December 2019

BULLETIN BOARD

IEEE Robotics & Automation Society (RAS) IUB Student Branch Chapter officially began its journey at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) after a grand opening ceremony on November 19, 2019.
27 November 2019

Editorial

See if this sounds familiar. You are a young adult who’s grown up in Dhaka. You have visited places around the country, or maybe even around the world with your family, but the city is the only place you’ve stayed in for a prolonged period of time.
27 November 2019

Wait, Dragons Again?

Warning: Possible spoiler alert.
27 November 2019

TAILORS OF DOOM RETURNS!

Host: Good evening, and welcome to another edition of TAILORS OF DOOM!
27 November 2019

A clean review of Dhaka’s public toilets

So, what happens when such a call comes when we are out in strange lands outside out homes? How will we relieve ourselves of such a crucial duty?
27 November 2019