Microbiology vs Biotechnology vs Biochemistry: Which major suits you best?
Biochemistry as a field is a fascinating foray into the chemical reactions of biological molecules.
12 October 2023, 00:00 AM
The Case for Science Communication and Science Writing
Maintaining scientific communication through science writing seems to suffer from a lack of attention.
5 October 2023, 13:03 PM
Music and the space it creates for literature
I cannot, for the life of me, definitively describe what makes music. Growing up in a family where music of any form was not typically paid any reverence, my exposure to it was tunnelled into mainstream pop songs for the longest time.
4 October 2023, 18:00 PM
T.S. Eliot and on living in unreal cities
I once again find myself drawn to "The Waste Land"—though this isn’t about just the one poem, not really—where so much of the old world exists in motifs in a tattered landscape.
26 September 2023, 15:55 PM
How to build a career in healthcare technology
Broad in nature yet with a common goal, the world of healthcare technology is involved in developing and making use of modern technological innovations to further the world of healthcare.
18 September 2023, 13:17 PM
The beauty of translation and Tagore’s lyricism
"This book is a way for me to express my own emotions associated with Tagore’s lyrics”, Fakrul Alam shared his thoughts at the launch of 'Gitabitan'.
11 September 2023, 22:00 PM
Five amazing board and card games worth checking out
Here are five amazing board and card games that are worth checking out.
31 August 2023, 11:34 AM
Past Lives is a quietly brilliant display of yearning for love
With Past Lives, Celine Song provides a story that is as quiet as it is potently emotional.
30 August 2023, 10:30 AM
Discussion on power inequalities
As the guests arrived, the room brightened up and a conversation began that would eventually go on to deeply invest in exploring the nature of power and of defiantly opposing the status quo.
18 August 2023, 08:55 AM
Memory is a treacherous and wonderful thing
Around 14 years ago, I left my life behind in Nigeria. After almost half a decade spent in a land far from home, leaving felt crushing.
16 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Skills needed to pursue a career in Biotechnology
In essence, biotechnology focuses on making use of research to develop new techniques to improve biological systems and fight diseases.
3 August 2023, 00:00 AM
“Teaching Literature and Interdisciplinarity”: int’l conference at EWU explores the importance of language and literature
English is inherently a subject with interdisciplinarity and variety. In an exploration of this very idea, on July 28, the Association of Teachers of Literatures in English, Bangladesh (ATLEB) and East West University (EWU) inaugurated the two-day international conference titled "Teaching Literature and Interdisciplinarity".
2 August 2023, 14:10 PM
An afternoon with Abeer Hoque and Nupu Press: A celebration of creativity
The cozy atmosphere was set up by Bookworm Bangladesh, with the owner Amina Rahman kicking things off. Both Press and Hoque read out excerpts from their own books.
23 July 2023, 14:50 PM
Them two dogs
I am asked where I am headed. The expression in the lady’s eyes suggests this is not the first time I was asked the question. I stand there, wondering if the pits around her eyes—white as the sun—are caused by the likes of me, and I tell her where I’m headed.
21 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Concert organisers need to do better
Managing sales and picking out the right venue is crucial if Dhaka is headed down the road of indoor concerts.
6 July 2023, 09:14 AM
Restrictive upscale areas in Dhaka make commuting a nightmare for students
We, who are meant to grow up and eventually inherit the city, deserve better treatment.
24 June 2023, 13:30 PM
Concrete sorrow
We grasp on and we hold tight.
22 June 2023, 10:23 AM
The lasting legacy of The Legend of Zelda
Much of the philosophy behind the design of every Zelda game always tends to remain the same.
10 June 2023, 09:34 AM
Blurry artwork
It’s God’s funny way of reminding me that all that is received is a gift that is broken.
8 June 2023, 10:17 AM
I am found in fields
I am a god when I am asleep, I am found to be inside the shimmer
of water as it fights against the brilliance of the screams that emanate
from the sky
2 June 2023, 18:00 PM