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Raian Abedin

Severance is immensely ambitious to a fault

Severance feels like an inspired piece of work that dives into corporate culture.
2 May 2025, 10:37 AM

Of de-extinct ‘dire wolves’ and the importance of science communication

The language of science is one that is heavy with jargon, and rarely communicates well to anyone not well-versed in that field to begin with.
22 April 2025, 04:00 AM

Sing Sing is a story of the transformative power of art

More than just an inspiring tale, Sing Sing works on multiple levels as a filmmaking achievement.
6 March 2025, 11:00 AM

This world is full of paper

at night I look past my window / moon like a bruise hoisted on the shoulder of onlookers / as they draw their curtains
28 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End is a timeless masterpiece about the passage of time

The passage of time can be cruel, but there is so much beauty in the little moments shared with each other as you live. Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End encapsulates and explores this very idea – and it does so masterfully.
27 February 2025, 11:00 AM

Predatory publications: What are they and why they pose a threat to academia

What is a predatory publication and why are they a threat to academia?
19 February 2025, 22:01 PM

How to build a conducive environment for innovation and research

In Bangladesh, academia is often one of the most overlooked aspects that has the potential to greatly contribute to the country’s sustainable development.
19 February 2025, 18:00 PM

How to build a conducive environment for innovation and research

In Bangladesh, academia is often one of the most overlooked aspects that has the potential to greatly contribute to the country’s sustainable development. With the rise in the conversation of the causes of ‘brain drain’, it stands as a critically important point to talk about research and innovation alongside the many limitations to creating innovative new changes that hold us back.
19 February 2025, 18:00 PM

How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies: A stunning portrayal of a family’s love, greed, and grief

A depiction of a form of love that is seeped in devotion despite everything.
19 October 2024, 04:00 AM

Han Kang’s Nobel Prize win could not have come at a more significant time

As of writing this article, the official death count in the Palestinian genocide has surpassed 42 thousand lives. In my room, I quietly sit and read excerpts from Han Kang’s The Vegetarian (Portobello Books, 2015) in celebration of her winning the Nobel Prize in Literature.
16 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Silent friday

Somehow, the taste of tear gas
6 September 2024, 18:00 PM

What to do when faced with tear bombs

Hold on to the hand of your lover. Because when the baton falls it will be between the spaces where we stand.
6 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Rickshaw pullers’ demands and our entrenched classism

Rickshaw pullers were labelled as opportunists who were simply following the trend of making demands.
29 August 2024, 09:00 AM

There was complete silence around the time of your birth

the way there was complete silence when you lied for the first time. You opened your eyes
9 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Your comments on leaving the country are not welcome here

It is the task— the responsibility, even— of anyone with a semblance of power to uphold the rights of those without. So when crisis befalls, why do we suggest escape to those who cannot?
17 July 2024, 12:50 PM

Are private universities ready for PhD programmes?

Hope remains that private universities across the country will be able to foster a culture of research at a PhD level.
15 July 2024, 04:00 AM

The tiny space between science and literature

"Growing to love something, and allowing that to change me is not immediate, it is not profound. Nor is it something caused just by reading a handful of books"
13 July 2024, 15:11 PM

Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department is still a confusing mess

Revisiting this album months after its release, I take away even less than when I initially listened to it front to back.
4 July 2024, 12:00 PM

How to exist

When there’s a lull in the air, I get the feeling that I’ve scraped the bottom of my fleshy insides.
17 May 2024, 18:00 PM

'Small World City' Issue 04: Another dosage of the beautiful and the haunted

The latest offering from the online literary journal feels, in many respects, like their most polished work yet
17 May 2024, 15:00 PM

The prospects of pursuing postgraduate education in Bangladesh

For many, a Master’s degree is an important opportunity to build their skill set and to create networks that will lead to newer opportunities
16 May 2024, 00:00 AM

Bangladeshi, int'l students worried amid pro-Palestine protests in US campuses

US university students protest Gaza war, face arrests, suspensions, expulsion threats.
4 May 2024, 15:22 PM

The First Slam Dunk is sports anime distilled to its essentials

The First Slam Dunk has, in many ways, perfectly distilled everything that makes sports anime good.
25 April 2024, 12:27 PM

Kissing strangers

Kissing strangers only feels good
29 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Monster: A devastating, delicate, and layered film by Kore-eda

From start to finish, the movie plays with expectations as it unfolds each new layer only to reveal another aspect of the story.
14 March 2024, 00:00 AM

With Ramadan returning, should classes be online?

When we speak of learning being efficient, it is important to remember that the traffic in Dhaka city really works against everyone.
13 March 2024, 21:00 PM

Baby killed/baby found dead: On the use and abuse of language

To the politicians and their vetoes and dismissals of any proposals that might bring some change—what language do you use with them? What of their language that otherises an entire people to dehumanise them?
1 March 2024, 04:45 AM

The lack of fantasy at Boi Mela

With Ekushey Boi Mela now in full swing, the excitement surrounding the discovery of new releases should be hanging palpably in the air.
21 February 2024, 18:00 PM

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