AI is here. Can Bangladesh’s education system adapt?
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Why are we in such a hurry to live?
15 September 2026
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Why I chose teaching over a corporate career
14 September 2026
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The moral hierarchy of blood
13 September 2026
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The curious case of Bangladeshi ‘tension’
12 September 2026
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What can a teacher give that AI cannot?
10 September 2026
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What phuchka and jhalmuri can teach us about the science of taste
9 September 2026
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Remembering Yayoi Kusama: My encounters with the master of infinity
8 September 2026
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Dress and morality : The politics of what women wear
7 September 2026
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Is being single at 35 a failure?
6 September 2026
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Why Dhaka University should rethink its rules for female students
Dhaka University must abolish discriminatory dormitory rules and curfews to guarantee equal educational opportunities for female students.
4 August 2026
One railwayman's line-box, three eras of history
An old railway line box unlocks one family's remarkable journey through Bengal's rail history, Partition, and technological transformation.
2 August 2026
The strange grief of seeing our parents age
There is no single moment when someone announces that your parents have become old.
25 July 2026
After the PhD: The loneliness nobody talks about
Reality hits hard when you finally defend your viva voce successfully and hear the loud 'Congratulations, Dr.'
22 July 2026
The Palestine lesson from Spain's World Cup victory
Spain's World Cup triumph rekindles debate over football's enduring entanglement with geopolitics, Palestine, solidarity, and global power politics.
21 July 2026
The memories hidden inside my grandmother's tureen
To think that this tureen was acquired long before the ‘71 war, survived the looting, and made its way into my hands decades later feels extraordinary.
14 July 2026
What Bangladesh lost with the Baibari Ghar
The Baibari Ghar was one of the few genuinely democratic spaces the village had.
5 July 2026
Why does the bride always leave? Rethinking South Asian marriage
The question of why families have historically invested less in a daughter's education stops being a story about backward attitudes and becomes a story about incentives.
26 June 2026
The saree I could not give away
The saree reflects a portion of my life. It reminds me that the people we love exist beyond the moments we shared with them.
24 June 2026
What the World Cup means for women in Bangladesh
The way women experience the World Cup is often shaped by their responsibilities inside the home.
23 June 2026
Dhaka's forgotten residents: Rethinking our relationship with animals
The Animal Welfare Act of 2019 finally replaced the 1920 law, however its centre of gravity is still domesticated and farm animals, and how livestock should be fed, housed, transported, and slaughtered.
19 June 2026
Why do we educate our children at all?
A mother's homeschooling journey prompts a deeper reflection on whether education should nurture curiosity rather than achievement.
10 June 2026
Have you eaten? Finding echoes of China in Bangladesh
A reflection on how food, care, and family ties shape belonging across Bangladesh and China.
10 June 2026
The apology for the animal: Donald Trump, the buffalo, and the breakdown of political naming
Using Trump, a buffalo, and thinkers from Barthes to Nietzsche, this essay explores myth, metaphor, and power.
8 June 2026
Why more people are choosing to stay single
Many ask what is the use of a real-life companion when virtual friendships are available on your phone or if AI has created your dream partner to talk to.
8 June 2026
Why you must read Marjane Satrapi to understand Iran
Satrapi’s alternative view of Iran is so compelling because she refuses to romanticise her own country, or to idealise Europe or the West.
6 June 2026
Can social media be your therapist?
We analysed more than 14 million posts and comments from several of the largest mental health communities on Reddit.
3 June 2026
Why does a thinking woman frighten us so deeply?
A woman who thinks critically, questions inherited structures, or demands equality disrupts generations of conditioning about what a ‘good woman’ should look like.
2 June 2026
After Baba, Eid was never the same
Losing him changed not only me but also the entire atmosphere of our home.
30 May 2026
From Dhaka to Down Under: Eid through my lenses
To me, Eid is not just a religious festival but a reminder of love, family, traditions, spirituality and the beautiful mayhem of growing up in Bangladesh.
28 May 2026