Mrittika Anan Rahman

Mrittika Anan Rahman is a daydreamer trying hard not to run into things while walking. Find her at mrittika.anan@gmail.com

Navigating culture shock when moving abroad

Remember that you will feel isolated, you will feel homesick but know that it takes time for a new place to feel like home.

1y ago

MONSTERMANIA

Ghost stories for a local Halloween experience.

2y ago

Brahmastra: Bollywood’s failed superhero experiment?

How can one describe “Brahmastra” as anything but a Marvel movie set in India? Director Alejandro Iñárritu had famously labelled superhero movies as cultural genocide, adding “They have been poison… because the audience is so overexposed to plot and explosions… that mean nothing about the experience of being human.”

2y ago

Editorial

I’ve had to make countless adjustments to the way I go about my day thanks to my back pain. No high heels, no slouching, no watching TV from the living room couch, because there is no position of sitting on a sofa for more than 30 minutes that won’t cost me dearly.

2y ago

Is bite-sized news making us lazy readers?

Bite-sized news portals essentially operate as highlights, without the full story.

2y ago

Editorial

Change is hard.

2y ago

A loving send-off to our favourite Derry Girls

The appeal of Derry Girls lies in finding comedy in absolute tragedy.

2y ago

Editorial

This week’s cover story is about young people looking to pursue theatre.

2y ago
December 3, 2020
December 3, 2020

Sex ed should be taught in schools. Here’s why.

At school where we can learn all about the planet, the solar system and our economy, why can't we learn about our own bodies?

November 21, 2020
November 21, 2020

Plan International Bangladesh organises "Girls Takeover" programme

Two youth activists, Mitu and Reneka, took over the positions of important personalities for a part of the day, and asked for commitments from them on what policy initiatives they want taken.

November 19, 2020
November 19, 2020

We Need to Treat Our Female Celebrities Better

Our social media has been disproportionately unkind to women.

November 12, 2020
November 12, 2020

‘Dhaka Sessions’ brings music to a bookstore

Cramped amidst the rows and rows of books at Bookworm Bangladesh, performers, instruments, and cameras came together to produce music over the past few weeks. On Saturday, November 14, 2020, the first episode of Dhaka Sessions will be aired on YouTube, with the cult favourite band Nemesis as the first performers.

November 5, 2020
November 5, 2020

Wreetu’s Comic Book on Menstrual Health

In 2016, while already involved in conducting school-wide workshops on the topic, Sharmin Kabir began to think of ways in which adolescents could be taught about menstrual health in a friendly manner. “What would the children be left with once the workshop was over and Sharmin and her team had left?” she wondered.

October 8, 2020
October 8, 2020

Editorial

Cooped up in my house, away from the rest of the world, I have explored every shade of being lost, stressed and bored over the last seven months.

October 1, 2020
October 1, 2020

Living with Autism

Even though children with autism are a part of the youth and society, we fail to include and invite them in our lives.

September 3, 2020
September 3, 2020

Stemming from Childhood

Science. Technology. Engineering. Mathematics. When and where to begin?

August 13, 2020
August 13, 2020

TO BE A YOUTH

It is said that youth can change the world. Why so?

July 2, 2020
July 2, 2020

LET’S TALK ABOUT POLITICS

Right from where you live to what you eat to the number of board exams you have to take in school to even the quality of the air you breathe in is impacted by politics, and being in denial of that is dangerous both for you and others surrounding you.