Bhutan: Exploring the Land of Happiness
It was that time of the year in 2019, when the people of a country dominated by lush green plains and inundated by countless crisscrossing rivers, feel a thrill far and wide. The thrill of witnessing something precious from their…
Why Platonic Friendships Can Sometimes be More Important than Relationships
“There are gonna be times when you have a boyfriend and I don’t or when I have a boyfriend and you don’t but the point is since we’re best friends forever, no matter what we have to be honest with…
The Hungry Thanchi
This is the second part in a series on Bandarban called The Hills are Calling. Check out the first part, the Silent DebotaKhum, here. We reached the bus stop again at 2:00 PM, and then we braced ourselves. The last…
The Silent DebotaKhum
Morning at Bandarban (Credit: Md. Muitul Muhaimin) Me, along with four other hooligans, hopped on the 9:45 PM bus to Bandarban one fine evening because it would be comfortable traveling by night-coach, right? We completely disregarded the fact that a…
The Case of Being Average
I am average. Yes, I said it. And I feel relieved. We like to remain in denial of the fact that most of us are inherently average. The grandeur of success and talents has become more important now than ever…
Bangladesh Commences COVID Vaccination Drive
The highly anticipated mass inoculation campaign kicked off on 27th January when a nurse of Kurmitola General Hospital, Runu Veronica Costa, got the first shot in Bangladesh. Government confirmed that large scale inoculation will begin from February 7. Prime Minister…
Toxic Relationships: Understanding Why People Stay and How to Move Forward
How often do we hear the terms “toxic relationship” or “abusive partner” ? Unfortunately, the answer is more often than we’d like. It's as if every day we hear more and more about abusive relationships and the numbers agree. A…
Getting Rejected from My Dream University: Not the End, but the Beginning of Something Different
For the longest time I aspired to study in IBA, University of Dhaka. It was my biggest dream and I had worked the hardest towards it than I had ever towards anything. I did not get in. People always tell…
COVID 2.0: Will ignoring a pandemic end it?
We are on a BREAK…from the ‘rona, of course. The submission to masks, lock-downs, work-from-home and online classes for 9 months have seemingly hit rock-bottom as people simply refuse to believe that the impostor (read pandemic) is still among us!…
Thankful in 2020: an Unlikely Saga
*drumrolls*… I have been searching for something cheery to gratify myself and you all about this year, but I can only come up with utter silence and buzzing of crickets. Thanksgiving seemed as good a time as any to reflect…
