Teaching in the age of AI
As fast as AI applications are evolving, we will need to find new solutions as we go and not get too comfortable with any temporary fixes.
9 October 2025, 04:00 AM
BOOK REVIEW: NONFICTION / Behind the screens: Unpacking the power of Bangladeshi TV ads
Consuming advertisements on television is a fixture of modern life—we are constantly aware when watching TV that we can buy more things, be better looking, have more fun, and treat ourselves to more.
10 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Navigating culture shock when moving abroad
Remember that you will feel isolated, you will feel homesick but know that it takes time for a new place to feel like home.
17 August 2023, 12:55 PM
Brahmastra: Bollywood’s failed superhero experiment?
How can one describe “Brahmastra” as anything but a Marvel movie set in India? Director Alejandro Iñárritu had famously labelled superhero movies as cultural genocide, adding “They have been poison… because the audience is so overexposed to plot and explosions… that mean nothing about the experience of being human.”
12 September 2022, 12:40 PM
Editorial
I’ve had to make countless adjustments to the way I go about my day thanks to my back pain. No high heels, no slouching, no watching TV from the living room couch, because there is no position of sitting on a sofa for more than 30 minutes that won’t cost me dearly.
30 June 2022, 00:00 AM
Is bite-sized news making us lazy readers?
Bite-sized news portals essentially operate as highlights, without the full story.
13 June 2022, 14:13 PM
Holiday Rom-Coms, Made Better With Food
Expert pairings so you know exactly what to stack up on before you hit play.
23 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Editorial
In a particular course at university, I wound up as part of a circle that sat, studied and did projects together. This group was welcoming and the coffee runs together when our instructor graciously gave us breaks during class was worth the company kept.
2 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Sex ed should be taught in schools. Here’s why.
At school where we can learn all about the planet, the solar system and our economy, why can't we learn about our own bodies?
2 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Plan International Bangladesh organises "Girls Takeover" programme
Two youth activists, Mitu and Reneka, took over the positions of important personalities for a part of the day, and asked for commitments from them on what policy initiatives they want taken.
21 November 2020, 15:19 PM
We Need to Treat Our Female Celebrities Better
Our social media has been disproportionately unkind to women.
18 November 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Dhaka Sessions’ brings music to a bookstore
Cramped amidst the rows and rows of books at Bookworm Bangladesh, performers, instruments, and cameras came together to produce music over the past few weeks. On Saturday, November 14, 2020, the first episode of Dhaka Sessions will be aired on YouTube, with the cult favourite band Nemesis as the first performers.
11 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Wreetu’s Comic Book on Menstrual Health
In 2016, while already involved in conducting school-wide workshops on the topic, Sharmin Kabir began to think of ways in which adolescents could be taught about menstrual health in a friendly manner. “What would the children be left with once the workshop was over and Sharmin and her team had left?” she wondered.
4 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Editorial
Cooped up in my house, away from the rest of the world, I have explored every shade of being lost, stressed and bored over the last seven months.
7 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
Stemming from Childhood
Science. Technology. Engineering. Mathematics. When and where to begin?
2 September 2020, 18:00 PM
TO BE A YOUTH
It is said that youth can change the world. Why so?
12 August 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
A Life Spent on Rooftops
This place of whatever square metres is a cure to everything, a sanctuary whenever one needs it; for privacy or some fresh air the balcony can't compensate.
17 June 2020, 18:00 PM
A Token of Appreciation for the Mothers at Home
Has staying home really changed the lives of everyone around us? Because the role of our mothers seems to have stayed the same, nay, increased as maintaining good health and hygiene at home has become a priority like it was never before.
4 April 2020, 15:01 PM
The Adventures of a Teaching Assistant
Last semester, yours truly decided to be an undergraduate teaching assistant. She didn’t exactly realise what she was in for.
18 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Online Shopping Hacks You Need To Know
Online shopping is frankly unavoidable these days because certain original or imported products are available strictly online, and our daily schedules often limit us from taking long shopping trips.
11 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Really? TV
You’re watching Bangladesh’s first and only reality TV channel, Really?TV. Please watch our shows instead of TikTok videos.
26 February 2020, 18:00 PM
ATTENTION TO ATTENDANCE
Maliha Rahmat took a lab course for Environmental Science at North South University (NSU). She shares, “The course had seven or eight days of classes but there were no exams or tests and no marks for any practical work.
26 February 2020, 18:00 PM
A STUDY IN BANGLA
With the changing nature of the job market and brand new majors being introduced in universities every few years, choosing a field of study becomes complicated and disorienting. While many options may be new or tempting, one option that is very close to home remains open to us — Bangla.
19 February 2020, 18:00 PM
I walk into an art exhibition…
Two years ago, I was in a bad place, mentally. Life became mundane and grey. I went to Dhaka Art Summit dragging myself from underneath the covers, hoping for an afternoon that would distract me and frankly, give me something to do.
5 February 2020, 18:00 PM