Mastura Tasnim

The hijacking of MV Abdullah was preventable

Piracy is seeing a resurgence, one of its first victims being the Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier MV Abdullah.

7m ago

Sex Education: No Need to be Shy

Bangladesh needs to develop age-appropriate, inclusive, system-backed sex education

1y ago

Bollywood, sex education, and teaching consent

I found out last Sunday that Ajay Devgn taught my husband about consent.

2y ago

The Sylhet floods are anything but normal

As you read this piece, the water is receding in Sunamganj, while the bodies surface.

2y ago

Youth Policy Forum’s '2020 Budget Dialogue' starts today

To do a deep dive into the 2020 national budget, Youth Policy Forum (YPF) has organised the “The 2020 Budget Dialogue” – a by sector expert analysis spanning three weeks, starting from today.

4y ago

Dhaka Attack: The Aftermath

July 1, 2016: The day our way of life changed, perhaps forever.

8y ago

Letterspace: For Simple Writing

You're looking for something like Evernote that does group work or gives word count (What kind of writing app doesn't have a word count system).

8y ago

There's no poem for the accountant

No romantic ballad about his nine to five routine

8y ago
March 22, 2024
March 22, 2024

The hijacking of MV Abdullah was preventable

Piracy is seeing a resurgence, one of its first victims being the Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier MV Abdullah.

March 8, 2023
March 8, 2023

Sex Education: No Need to be Shy

Bangladesh needs to develop age-appropriate, inclusive, system-backed sex education

September 23, 2022
September 23, 2022

Bollywood, sex education, and teaching consent

I found out last Sunday that Ajay Devgn taught my husband about consent.

June 25, 2022
June 25, 2022

The Sylhet floods are anything but normal

As you read this piece, the water is receding in Sunamganj, while the bodies surface.

May 18, 2020
May 18, 2020

Youth Policy Forum’s '2020 Budget Dialogue' starts today

To do a deep dive into the 2020 national budget, Youth Policy Forum (YPF) has organised the “The 2020 Budget Dialogue” – a by sector expert analysis spanning three weeks, starting from today.

July 14, 2016
July 14, 2016

Dhaka Attack: The Aftermath

July 1, 2016: The day our way of life changed, perhaps forever.

January 28, 2016
January 28, 2016

Letterspace: For Simple Writing

You're looking for something like Evernote that does group work or gives word count (What kind of writing app doesn't have a word count system).

December 24, 2015
December 24, 2015

There's no poem for the accountant

No romantic ballad about his nine to five routine

September 17, 2015
September 17, 2015

Moronic Advice

If everyone is beautiful then by default, no one is beautiful. Besides, when did it become so important for everyone to be beautiful?

June 25, 2015
June 25, 2015

GoT's Moral Minefield

As you read this, the post-GoT-season-finale frenzy is in full force. No matter what sort of plot deviation, book spoiler