Hair
I love the texture of your hair and I wanted to tell you about it in far too many words than either you or I are comfortable with.
6 April 2025, 09:52 AM
Movies to enjoy this Eid with your family
To make this time somewhat more enjoyable, here are a few movies you can watch with your family.
30 March 2025, 16:00 PM
MAYHEM: Lady Gaga’s new album is a delightfully chaotic mix of old and new
Despite a few duds, MAYHEM might just be Lady Gaga reclaiming her place as a queen of pop.
19 March 2025, 13:44 PM
Let me cut out your mother’s tongue
Let me cut out your mother’s tongue and lay it down beside you like my mother did with mine.
28 February 2025, 06:00 AM
Why studying abroad is becoming harder for Bangladeshi students
In recent times, popular study abroad destinations have been adopting policies and undergoing changes that are making it harder for Bangladeshi students to go abroad.
27 February 2025, 04:00 AM
The role of higher education institutions in attracting global talent
Bangladesh’s struggle with brain drain is not new. According to data collected from 175 countries between 2007 and 2024, the ‘Human Flight and Brain Drain Index’ indicates that Bangladesh has the 37th highest propensity for brain drain.
19 February 2025, 18:00 PM
A comparative analysis of countries that reversed brain drain
According to a report published in 2023, the number of Bangladeshi students leaving the country every year tripled from 16,609 in 2008 to about 49,151 in 2022.
19 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Career struggles of young female lawyers
In courtrooms and corridors, in the common spaces and cafeterias where clients and spectators are present, female lawyers have to put up with crass comments, mockery, and harassment.
6 February 2025, 04:00 AM
The thriving online clothing thrift scene and the youth behind it
These young entrepreneurs are not only proving the do-ability of running a thriving business alongside studies but also inspiring countless other students to dip their toes into the rewarding world of entrepreneurship.
15 June 2024, 12:41 PM
A Dead River is All I Want
You know those instances when we start off in the wide, turbulent currents of a river making its way downstream?
30 May 2024, 05:45 AM
The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in your House
If they knew, your mother would have said, “It’s in your head, darling,” and your father would have screamed, “Put that head in the toilet bowl where it belongs.”
25 April 2024, 09:36 AM
Should you consider studying Pharmacy?
With the influx of students exploring the vast world of life sciences, Pharmacy has started to see a stratospheric increase in interested youths.
21 March 2024, 09:23 AM
Are you experiencing testing fatigue?
At this point, I simply don’t feel like taking any more tests.
29 February 2024, 11:39 AM
BTS of Ekushey Boi Mela: Is our publishing industry overly reliant on one event?
Most publishing companies in Bangladesh are not big enough for them to have a fully functioning marketing team or a viable marketing strategy.
25 February 2024, 13:45 PM
Pursuing an undergraduate degree in Southeast and East Asian countries
There are an immense number of educational opportunities available within our small part of the world.
15 February 2024, 09:58 AM
The stories that nonfictions tell
Dense textbooks with words more twisted than the shapes my lips could contort themselves into—for the longest time, my perception of non-fiction didn’t deviate from this singular image.
14 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Why isn’t the public university system sympathetic to older students?
Due to certain policies, or the lack thereof, the system has turned out to be discriminatory towards students who might want a second chance at education.
8 February 2024, 00:00 AM
The publishing journey for young writers
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen a major decrease in not just the number of books being published per year, but also in the profits made by publishing houses.
8 February 2024, 00:00 AM
The queerness in Virginia Woolf’s writing
At a time when any hint of sexual fluidity would have been a gross transgression, she chose to ignore the unspoken sociopolitical boundaries.
26 January 2024, 12:04 PM
Campus picks the best movies of 2023
Here are a few movies that have moved us deeply, enough to land as our favourites of the year.
30 December 2023, 09:56 AM
The whoas and woes of bunking classes
The feeling of freedom that comes with not having to sit through classes where time passes at half the speed.
28 December 2023, 00:00 AM
Put a Period: How the youth is addressing menstrual equity
Founded by four high schoolers from Viqarunnisa Noon School and College (VNSC), Put a Period is a non-profit organisation working to eliminate taboos surrounding menstruation.
27 December 2023, 12:02 PM
Archie: A brutal depiction of a bold, broken, and boisterous man
What Archie lacks in budget, it makes up for in the honest performances of its leading actors and its touching story about a beloved icon.
14 December 2023, 00:00 AM
Sultana’s Dream and the issue with feminist utopias
“They should not do anything, excuse me; they are fit for nothing.”
6 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Making the jump from O level to A level
It only takes a few weeks into A levels for students to realise the stark difference between O and A levels.
12 September 2023, 12:12 PM
The right way to choose your university
As another enrollment season is coming around, here are a few pointers to get you started.
27 August 2023, 12:39 PM
The gaming world is unnecessarily unkind to women
Any casual female gamer in Bangladesh would agree that the number of female gamers in this country is painfully low.
22 August 2023, 10:44 AM
Discovering new horizons
Recently, many Bangladeshi students are choosing to complete their higher education abroad. Countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia,
19 August 2023, 18:00 PM