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
Take tourist photos, responsibly
What the meaning of travel is and what one seeks from a trip are as subjective as questions can get.
22 January 2020, 18:00 PM
OUR OBSESSION WITH ENTREPRENEURS
On our newsfeeds, it is far too common to see inspirational quotes plastered on a picture of a famous entrepreneur being passed off as a motivational post.
15 January 2020, 18:00 PM
A Winter Wonderland
“Gather around, folks. We hope you’re enjoying your day at our amusement park. I know you’re all excited for your turn inside our newest attraction.
8 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Viral Holud Planners
Welcome to Viral Holud Planners! We have only one job: to make sure your “apply body turmeric ceremony” goes viral. Invest in us to make your holud be the first of its kind Dhaka has seen. Check out some of our packages below.
18 December 2019, 18:00 PM
TAILORS OF DOOM RETURNS!
Host: Good evening, and welcome to another edition of TAILORS OF DOOM!
27 November 2019, 18:00 PM
A new wave of theatre in Dhaka
One weeknight this past September, I pushed through traffic to the other end of the city for a cultural experience. An Agatha Christie play was being staged in my city – an event I couldn’t miss.
20 November 2019, 18:00 PM
The Office Tour
Hi guys this is Rezwan and I am going to give you a tour of our 700 square feet office of our recently launched digital communications agency. Come on in.
13 November 2019, 18:00 PM
A Guide to Baby Names for Millennial Parents
As a millennial you want to name your baby something unique. You’re horrified at your parents’ decisions to name you after random household objects like Shampoo, Shaban, Balti, and anything they found in their garden, like Apel, Peyara, and Lichu. How lazy.
6 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Tailors Of Doom
Host: Hello, and welcome to another edition of TAILORS OF DOOM! [Audience claps and screams out name of the show in unison.]
30 October 2019, 18:00 PM
The wheels of the bus go round and round
On a dark, stormy night in 1992, a bus full of passengers was speeding in Dhaka roads when a cement truck collided with it. The bus spun uncontrollably and crashed tragically into the lake next to the road but when locals rushed to the area the bus and its passengers were nowhere to be seen. The divers searched in vain.
30 October 2019, 18:00 PM
CLIMATE CRISIS AND ITS YOUTH ICONS
Eight-year old Esme Ruiz attending the climate strike outside the UN Headquarters in New York told the press, “The world is literally melting right in front of our eyes and no one even realises it. We need to teach them. It’s hard to make changes sometimes, but if you need to save the world, I’d do it rather than die.”
25 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Exploring Family Relationships as an Adult
When we were six years old, we would show up to events at our relatives’ houses hand in hand with our parents dressed head to toe in clothes that reflected whatever mood our moms were in. You had a very good chance of wearing matching outfits with your sibling.
25 September 2019, 18:00 PM
READING REALLY DIFFICULT LITERATURE
I doth not understandeth wherefore these texts needeth to beest so difficult. There are many reasons one can be completely clueless in class but as an English Literature major,
18 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Job interview through Facebook captions
Interviewer: Hi Anika. Thank you for interviewing for the position today. Are you nervous?
4 September 2019, 18:00 PM
PLANNING TRIPS WITH YOUR FRIENDS
Four best friends were finally chatting over coffee at their usual spot after exams were over.
28 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Cooking in the middle of the night
When I’m up really late at night, I almost always want a midnight snack and up until recently my go-to was packaged food, leftovers or a giant slab of Nutella on anything remotely edible.
28 August 2019, 18:00 PM
The Problem with Remakes
Recently, the Internet has been ablaze with outraged netizens over the reported casting of an African American actress to play Ariel in
31 July 2019, 18:00 PM
WHOSE CONTENT IS IT ANYWAY?
When it comes to entertainment, the demand for pirated content remains in Bangladesh despite the availability of a number of legal alternatives. Streaming services officially available in Bangladesh such as Iflix, Gaan and ones that aren’t such as Netflix has not cured
24 July 2019, 18:00 PM
UNIQUE EVENT PLANNERS
Welcome to Unique Event Planners! At Unique Event Planners we specialise in handling the trickiest of events so no matter how awkward or risky your occasion is, trust us when we say we have seen and lived through worse. Sit back, commit to one of our
24 July 2019, 18:00 PM
4 Humayun Ahmed Comedies That Deserve a (Re)watch
Here are some of the wackiest and most absurd situations that can only be experienced in a Humayun Ahmed drama.
17 July 2019, 18:00 PM