The hope is not there
It feels wrong in myriad ways to say that hope isn’t there when an autocrat fell
7 January 2025, 03:00 AM
THE SHELF / Post-July remembrance
With the departure of an autocrat and the period of semi-expected-still-frightening chaos after, comes the period when we have to sit down to think of what comes ahead, know what we must not do, and get some direction on how we are supposed to go on. In light of this, the following articles and/or chapters have been curated for perspectives that might be needed in this unprecedented situation we’ve found ourselves in.
6 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Apathy, Han Kang and the Nobel Prize for literature
At this point, controversies should not be a surprise when it comes to the Nobel prizes, especially not for literature.
18 October 2024, 03:52 AM
The psychological costs of an uprising
The systemic issues make even the admission of one’s struggles a minefield
10 October 2024, 02:00 AM
‘Workers must be allowed to speak up’
In light of the recent development in the RMG sector, where factories have started to open, Taslima Akhter, president of Bangladesh Garment Sramik Samhati (BGWS), talks about the workers’ protest and their demands and plights in an interview with Aliza Rahman of The Daily Star.
18 September 2024, 03:00 AM
Protests, deaths and a collective breakdown
It is a special kind of horror to see the semi-abstract theories you studied for your semi-abstract major come to life, and begin to apply to events 20 minutes away from you.
23 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Sudan crisis explained: Why wars are not a matter of the past
To look away from Sudan, at this time, is tantamount to complicity.
26 June 2024, 11:22 AM
Is it enough to just have female heads of state?
We have seen that women who are able to helm a country are often able to do so through their associations with powerful men.
8 June 2024, 08:50 AM
A Wedding Movie Playlist
Movies showing truer pictures of what weddings are really like.
8 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Understanding Political Labels
Where do you fall on the spectrum?
11 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Online Activism Is Here for Good
Creating a huge difference when it comes to making real change.
9 June 2021, 18:00 PM
50 YEARS SINCE
Hopes, dreams, and grievances of a young Bangladeshi.
24 March 2021, 18:00 PM
In death, he became visible
Vivek Oji, the titular character in Akwaeke Emezi’s second novel, is dead; this is stated in the title, the first line, and throughout the book. However, in every chapter, Vivek keeps coming alive, images of him rising out of the text’s surface only to dissolve again.
24 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Fashion shows, but not really...
YouTube channels that talk fashion. Yes.
27 January 2021, 18:00 PM
On discovering the poetry of Louise Glück, Nobel Prize in Literature 2020
Louise Glück’s poetry is at once deeply personal and ubiquitous. Articles explaining her work demur from calling it confessional, and they may be right. It doesn’t feel like the thoughts and feelings of another; the speaker confessing seems more vulnerable, as if they’re opening up directly to you. The sceneries she weaves are odd and alluring, and behind the deceptively simple lines are layers of meaning.
14 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Living with Autism
Even though children with autism are a part of the youth and society, we fail to include and invite them in our lives.
30 September 2020, 18:00 PM
LET’S TALK ABOUT POLITICS
Right from where you live to what you eat to the number of board exams you have to take in school to even the quality of the air you breathe in is impacted by politics, and being in denial of that is dangerous both for you and others surrounding you.
1 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Fighting the Infodemic
As people reading these might have already guessed, these behaviours have been influenced by information regarding the coronavirus outbreak. However, a more accurate thing to say would be misinformation or misguided ideas about the global pandemic.
29 April 2020, 18:00 PM
FOR THE LOVE OF WORDS
Babbel, the language learning app, has a channel on YouTube with 240 videos. But unlike many other YouTube videos that merely tell you how to say common words in different languages or focuses on a single language,
19 February 2020, 18:00 PM
The Bangla dictionary we want
A search on Google for ‘dictionary’ gives us results for various dictionaries, each with its unique characteristics. Looking for Bangla
19 February 2020, 18:00 PM
The Public Display of Grades
This practice often causes students to feel ashamed.
19 February 2020, 18:00 PM
YOUTUBE PLAYLIST REVIEW OTHERS AND US
Often in our lives, we need a fresh perspective in our relationships. Friends and family may not always be available, and you may sometimes dread making that call to someone to discuss deeply personal issues that have been aggravating you for a while.
12 February 2020, 18:00 PM
TUITION WANTED: At what cost?
“At the beginning of 2019, I found myself desperately in need of a job. With no other alternative, I resorted to looking for a job as a tutor and found myself in direct contact with one of the many tuition media pages on Facebook.
15 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Are we doing enough for our mothers?
Like many others, I took everything my mother did for me for granted.
25 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Channels That Talk Business
It is often interesting to learn how companies started, why certain products cost a certain amount, and what factors affect how a company does business. However, reading about businesses can seem tedious. Fortunately, there are YouTube channels covering these topics.
18 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Dressed for the past
I didn’t think I’d care to watch videos about dresses worn by people in the centuries past. But that was only until I stumbled upon the YouTube channel of dress historian Bernadette Banner.
4 December 2019, 18:00 PM
The pointlessness of using difficult words
It is not the least uncommon to see people use unnecessarily complex words when a simpler one would suffice. You may have come across people using “quintessential” instead of “essential”, and several other similar mistakes.
4 December 2019, 18:00 PM
CHANNELS WE NEED
YouTube in Bangladesh is in its budding stages in terms of quality, but its potential is easily visible. There are hundreds of channels, and some have over thousands of subscribers and millions of views. You will find videos on food, health and nutrition, and study tips along with the regular music and comedy.
13 November 2019, 18:00 PM