Kashfia Arfa: Fuelling Change in Motorsports
Racing in Bangladesh was always considered a “men’s sport.” But last month, history was made, as one female racer rose against all odds. Kashfia Arfa, at merely 20 years of age, not…
Saba is a Powerful Directorial Debut about People Trapped by their Circumstances
Maksud Hossain’s directorial debut Saba is more than just a movie—it’s a reflection of the economic and emotional battles that so many people in our country face. Right from the opening scenes,…
Marital Rape Is Still A Blindspot In Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, a woman can be raped in her own home, and it won’t be considered a crime as long as it is shrouded in the drape of impunity called “marriage”. Bangladesh…
Mobocracy: The Binary of Powerful and Powerless
The July Revolution has come and gone. The people of Bangladesh are discontent. They are hungry for change and angry with the system. They want to express their frustration, seeking rapid solutions.…
Why Women Are Pressured to Marry by 25 in South Asia
In today’s day and age, women in South Asia are slowly learning to be confident, to set boundaries – instead of compromising all the time – not settling for less, and being…
How Sapphic Romances Have Evolved in Bollywood Movies
“There’s no word in our language that can describe what we are. How we feel for each other. I desire Sita; I desire her warmth and her compassion. I desire to live…
What Does a Second Trump Presidency Mean for Bangladesh?
The 2024 U.S. presidential election marked an unexpected turn in global politics. Former President Donald…
Why Nero Fiddled When Rome Burnt: Exploring the Silence of Influencers and Youth Leaders During the Student Movement
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence…
Kashfia Arfa: Fuelling Change in Motorsports
Racing in Bangladesh was always considered a “men’s sport.” But last month, history was made,…
What Does a Second Trump Presidency Mean for Bangladesh?
The 2024 U.S. presidential election marked an unexpected turn in global politics. Former President Donald…
A Wife’s Call of Duty: The In-Law Conundrum
As I begin to envision a life where my existence revolves around the needs and…
Despite Everything, America is Still America (My Perspective as a Bangladeshi-American Immigrant)
I think it was sometime around 2006 or 2007—I can’t recall the exact year. I…
Why Nero Fiddled When Rome Burnt: Exploring the Silence of Influencers and Youth Leaders During the Student Movement
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence…
The Fall of an Icon: Sean “Diddy” Combs and the Unraveling of a Legacy
The recent allegations against Sean "Diddy" Combs have rocked the entertainment industry, exposing an unsettling…