The scorching heat of summer is yet to wane off, while monsoon still makes its presence felt with torrential downpours from time to time.

As the month of Ramadan winds down, the anticipation builds for the Eid holiday.

The first time I listened to K-pop, it was confusing and to an extent, irritating.

Ernest Hemingway had said, “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” For millions around the world, writing – a hobby, a profession and an art form – really does feel like bleeding on paper. But of late, we've stopped to notice how all that bled ink has the power to do more than inform or entertain. It has the power to heal.

The naturalisation of foreign footballers and subsequent inclusion in national teams has been a familiar trend in international football. It's a trend that's finally about to catch up in Bangladesh, a trend that brings with it new hopes and concerns for football in Bangladesh.

Rather than feeling useless while someone else applies henna on you, would it not be so much better if you could just do it yourself?

Perhaps no place in Bangladesh celebrates Chaand Raat as passionately as Old Dhaka.

I've been wondering whether we, as a people, are gradually shedding all qualities that make us human – compassion, kindness, sense of right and wrong – or because of the all-pervasive reach of social media the ugliness from the darkest pits of our souls are now out in the open.

There are games few and far between which capture the actual scope of war. The Battlefield series has always strived to recreate modern day warfare on the scale that it is truly fought in.

Have you ever felt a little hesitant taking out your notebook in front of others, because it had an odd-looking cover, like a bird or flowers?

Icarus is a group that started out in January, 2013 and has been working to provide a platform for young talents in art, animation, concept etc. It aims to encourage aspiring artists to improve and reach professional levels.

Even though you and your smartphone are inseparable, as angrily pointed out by your mother, you have the attention span of a teaspoon. If you're one of those clumsy people who are currently on their fourth phone and everyone, including you, is fed up with your losing skills, here are some useful tips to keep a closer eye on your beloved.

We interrupt your regular editorial to talk about traffic. Frankly, I hate it. Hatehatehate.

With all the event requests you get on Facebook every day, it's easy to assume that organising events is easy.

Scenes that an artist dreams of, reads about or lives through are all things that make canvasses come alive. For many, music is a major source of inspiration, as is the case for Zoheb Mashiur.

Tutoring is a rite of passage for young Bangladeshis. But even though most of us see it as a lucrative and convenient part-time job, it doesn't always work out the way we plan it.

Take a walk down memory lane from the time you first sat in a class room. What do you remember most clearly?

On June 25, a day before the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the Prothom Alo Trust held the award ceremony for the EXIM Bank - Kishor Alo Anti-Drug Essay Competition 2015.

The 3rd IEEE Bangladesh Section Student/YP/WIE Congress 2015 took place on June 13, 2015 at United International University (UIU).

Munim reminds me of werewolves. When you look at him during the day, you see a serious corporate working for one of the leading telecom operators in this country.