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…
Toxic Friendships: Why They Are Bad and How to Get Rid of Them
Before understanding the negative consequences of toxic friendships and the ways to get rid of it, we need to first identify what a toxic friendship is. Needless to say, the depth of mutual understanding between friends differs from an individual…
How Quarantine has Changed Our Friendships
“I’m sorry we couldn’t be there for you. When all these will end, I want to be there to listen to everything you couldn’t say.” Recently I often saw people posting about their struggles, pain, and deepest hopes. Honestly, everyone…
Living Unplugged from Social Media: no FOMO
I have not been doing well lately, and I thought that I should take some time off from human contact. I was about to deactivate Facebook when I was faced with a unique conundrum. Facebook has brought everyone closer, but…
Why Self-Quarantine is the Best Bet During Coronavirus Lockdown
The entire globe has been worried about COVID-19 for quite some time now. 9,455 cases have been confirmed in Bangladesh till now, of which 665 have been confirmed in the last 24 hours. There are disputes about the official number…
The “Do”s and “Don’t”s of Coronavirus Lockdown
The prime instructive for everyone should be to get tested immediately, as soon as you start exhibiting the symptoms. Unfortunately, hospitals in Bangladesh lack infrastructures such as medical kits and PPEs (Personal Protective Equipment) to detect a SARS-CoV infestation. This…
Why the Coronavirus is Dangerous: Confirmed Cases So Far
The movie “Contagion” is premised on a novel virus breaking out globally. Entire countries went into lockdown. All hell broke loose. People started hoarding supplies. The streets became quiet. Global market had a nose-dive. Democratically elected governments worldwide started to…
