How not to be a jerk this Pahela Baishakh
'Tis that time of the year again, when porota-dim bhaji are replaced by panta-ilish for breakfast, the time when loud and flamboyant
12 April 2017, 18:00 PM
RULES OF TRAVELLING IN A CNG
You know something is inherently wrong with a mode of transportation when you address it as the fuel it runs on.
22 March 2017, 18:00 PM
When Parents Retire
This period is the slump of your parent's work cycle, the very cul-de-sac.
22 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Are you dating a Quasi-parent?
Does your significant other call you every ten minutes to ask about your whereabouts? Do they restrict you from going to certain places or impose a curfew for returning home even before your mom does?
25 January 2017, 18:00 PM
From Outer Space to Dhaka
I have been assigned a place called Dhaka, to study the human behaviour there. I wish to contribute significantly to project “Self-Destructing Planet” this year as I am expecting a promotion. It will be late December by the time I arrive there and it is mandatory I remain vigilant. They cannot find out I am not from here.
11 January 2017, 18:00 PM
MEDITEC 2016 - Combining doctors, engineers and computer scientists for better healthcare
Long gone are the days when the healthcare sector of a country was solely managed by the medical practitioners. The requirements of a progressive world demand for technology and engineering to work in alliance within the medical precinct.
21 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Why not learn a foreign language?
Being a bi/multilingual is like owning a linguistic superpower with which you can upgrade all aspects of your life - be it your career, higher education or social life.
14 December 2016, 18:00 PM
A f(l)ight with your stage fright
“His palms are sweaty, knees week, arms are heavy, there's vomit on his sweater already…”
30 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Bengali Dawat 101
These are not the regular dinners you see in movies. Dawats are the quintessence of our race: intense cricket discussions, fed up moms running after their young and trying to feed them, and that smell of kacchi biryani that is teasing your salivary glands from the kitchen but is taking eons to be served.
2 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Travelling For the First Time with Friends
Chances are that the marked date on your calendar will one day no longer trigger a sigh of failure from you, or those
5 October 2016, 18:00 PM