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