A Journey to Live in Harmony
The sun was about to set beyond the horizon of Rangamati when five madrasah girls stepped out of the bus after a long journey. Albeit exhausted, they were curious to find out what was awaiting them in their very first…
Flight for Freedom: An Account of Air Force Operations During the Liberation War
“What have you got us into, sir?” - the usually calm co-pilot Badrul Alam was feeling the tension. Squadron leader Sultan Mahmud stayed put. He had promised his companion the flight would be an easy one till they got to…
In Retrospect: The Woes and Wonders of LitFest 2018
There was a mystic aura above; was it the weather, the changes, the uniqueness, or lack thereof? LitFest 2018, unlike every year, was not a smooth walk-in-the-park. The transition of the theme colors from violet to orange would be the…
Dhaka Lit Fest: Literature’s Happy Place
Delve into the literal embodiment of losing yourself in a power-packed weekend of literary extravaganza. The November air is the best time for festivities, especially if you think yourself to be an artsy person who appreciates quiet moments spent in…
Why Shifting Apartments in Dhaka is Painful (but Worth it)
Most of us have gone through the pains of shifting to a new apartment in Dhaka. If you have lived with your Grandparents at the house your parents grew up in for as long as you can remember or a…
Memoirs of Inter-faith Festivities
Not every sense of belonging comes from adoption- try adaptation. It was in 2002, I was merely two and half years old, when I went on my first abroad trip to Uttar Pradesh, India. That year, Ramadhan and Diwali came…
I am a Bangladeshi Girl, and I Smoke Weed. Here’s Why.
I am a simple, naïve, typical Bangladeshi girl. I was raised to believe that people who smoke, drink or do any form of drugs are evil. And I had legit reasons for believing that, because at that point in my…
A Thousand Words: A Weekend Dedicated to Bookstagram
Introverts aren’t shut-ins by nature. We like going out, too. We don’t spend every weekend sleeping in, binge-eating and chilling with Netflix. Some weekends, we also hang out with friends, catch up on our to-be-read book piles and attend family…
