My journey as a United Nations Volunteer

I am a United Nations Volunteer. Working as a UNV Communications Assistant at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Bangladesh, I am often asked, “How did you end up working in Communications, that too being an Environmental Science graduate?” Well, it all began with a hobby.
4 September 2019, 18:00 PM

TYPES OF SCRIPT EVALUATION

It’s that aftermath of every exam that haunts our dreams. For it is not just the exam that causes us dreads, but what comes after the exam that results in many sleepless nights.
4 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Learning the BCG matrix through your friend circle

Ever wondered what universally accepted “techniques” marketing teams use to figure out the success/failure of particular brands? Well, today’s your lucky day, because today we’re about to learn how the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) matrix works --- a box divided into four boxes that categorizes a brands portfolio according to the characteristics each of the four boxes represent.
4 September 2019, 18:00 PM

LEARNING BASIC HOUSEHOLD CHORES

My results were due in a month and I had to guarantee my survival during those difficult times. Thus, I went on a quest of educating myself about every household chore I could possibly find, as any ‘ideal child’ should do. Here’s my journey.
4 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

Sympathy for Team Rocket

It’s been over two decades since the world was introduced to the Pokémon universe and all its wonderful adventures. The franchise has spawned a ton of games for various consoles, a series that has been going on for as long as the company itself, over a dozen movies, and has established itself as a global phenomenon.
4 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Is your room underlit?

Growing up, everything seemed more interesting than what book was open on the study table—be it the ant walking on your copies, the patterns from the paint on the wall or even the shadows of your own hands.
4 September 2019, 18:00 PM

What it’s like having a quarter life crisis

You’ve successfully graduated high school and gotten through the ugly time of puberty. Now you’re suffering through a whole new level of hell, also known as university.
4 September 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

Doofenshmirtz Gadgets for Bangladesh

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if Phineas and Ferb were real? If you could actually have 104 days of summer vacation and the only problem for your generation was to find a good way to spend it.
28 August 2019, 18:00 PM

ON FAKE FEMINISM

As feminism has wedged itself between the mainstream and counterculture, we see a new brand arising; it dons ‘The Future is Female’ tee-shirts and says it identifies as feminist, but makes rape jokes and engages in locker-room talk. It’ll use all the right hashtags,
28 August 2019, 18:00 PM

THINGS NO ONE TELLS YOU ABOUT LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL

In our senior year at high school all we can think about is university applications and how wonderful our lives will be the minute we graduate and fly off to live our dream lives.
28 August 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

Flowers and Creepers

“Please cut off half of the hair,” the woman whispered.
28 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Arguments You Shouldn’t Try to Win

Opinions differ from person to person. Being the narcissists we are, we just love trying to prove that ours is right, by throwing around facts and sarcastic remarks.
28 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Guide to bargaining for noobs

Are you constantly ridiculed by your friends for paying too much? Do shopkeepers mercilessly extort your inexperience? Then fret not, you’ve come to the right place.
28 August 2019, 18:00 PM

How to be supportive to a friend on her period

Women have to face lots of problems growing up. Men can help.
28 August 2019, 18:00 PM

How to dodge marriage proposals

Are you uninterested in getting married? Are you scared that the proposals will make their way to you anyway? Then have no fear, the instructions are here. Take a read and learn secrets that will make you desirably undesirable.
28 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Etiquette: Why we need it

What is the point of etiquette? Maybe to ensure we don’t repulse or offend others.
28 August 2019, 18:00 PM

women in STEM you need to know about

Throughout the ages, women have been substantially underrepresented in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields.
21 August 2019, 18:00 PM