Naziba Basher

Ever since my niece was born, I was determined to make her a book-reader. There are many my age and younger than I who seem to get disgusted at the sight of books- and nothing is more upsetting than a child who hates to read, for reading is the ultimate source of knowledge, of understanding and of adventures.

"To save ourselves, we must first save our forests.”

We all know that riding bicycles has its perks, its fun and, of course, it's health benefits. But many of us still refuse to learn how to ride one.

I thought I never had a Morrie Shwartz. I thought I would never have one. Ever since I finished 'Tuesdays with Morrie', twice in a row if I might add, I was on the look out for my Morrie. What do I mean by that? Allow me to explain.

For a very long time, most of us thought Bangladesh was better known for its folk art forms. At least when it came to the art of dancing, the classical ones we would recognise and associate with would all be from India- Bharatanatyam from South India, Odissi from Odissa, Manipuri from Manipur, Kathak from North India and so on.

At the young age of 19, as I fell in love with work, I would watch others take long vacations, go on beach holidays, travel here and there and I would smirk.

Growing up, I never wanted to be a 'holic' of any sort. Terms began with 'alcoholic' and then many began sprouting up- 'chocoholic', 'shopoholic' and what not. Since the first one I heard was 'alcoholic', I assumed anything that makes you a 'holic' must be bad.

In a capitalist world like today's, it may be hard to do something without expecting something else in return, but kindness shouldn't be one of them.

So many times, countless actually, people have come to me and said, 'reading is just not my thing', or 'reading is

Phones are what peoples' lives, in this day and age, revolve around. From the most private of details, to the most exclusive of news

I was never much of a tech-savvy person. Even when I was younger, I never fell into the hype of the newest trendy phones. Since I got

Diffusion of responsibility can manifest itself in such situations, which leads to a group of people who, through action or inaction, allow events to occur which they would never allow if they were alone. This is referred to as 'groupshift.'

Many of us tend to share a lot of articles on social media- to share news, to raise awareness, to freak people out- and the list

There was an announcement on Bookworm Bangladesh's page on Facebook, and I squealed, out loud, sitting at my office desk. The squeal was all too familiar to those who had the heart of a Potterhead, and my colleague (a fellow Potterhead) sprung up from her seat and yelled, 'I BOUGHT IT! I BOUGHT IT!'

You would think in this day and age, in these modern times, in such a fast-paced world, employees would be treated as employees. You would think that the input of work and the rewards for it would not be taken or given with the consideration of the employee's gender.

So there's a little, tiny, trivial, silly problem in the house – say, a squeaky hinge, or those wonderful bet-er (cane) chairs have sagged to no end and have become unusable.

Let us first learn what a 'gender role' is.

Rashid Ahmed Chowdhury, or more commonly known as Bulbul Chowdhury, was born in Chunatigram, Chittagong and grew up in Kolkata. “At that time, a muslim boy who dances was considered impossible!” says Hasanur Rahman Bacchu, guitar-guru and President, Bulbul Academy of Fine Arts.

While fear gripped Dhaka city after the gruesome 1/7 attacks at the Holey Artisan Bakery, claiming 22 lives, there were individuals all across the globe showing support and giving sympathy to those affected by the tragedy.

For a long while after the 7/1 attacks in Holey Artisan Bakery, in Gulshan, Dhaka, the police and law enforcement agencies have told us that they have Tahmid Hasib Khan, 22, and Hasnat Karim, 47, held as suspects. These two individuals have been held by the police and detectives for almost two weeks, without being allowed to meet their families or speak to lawyers. Their relatives and family members could never find out how they are doing.