Mrittika Anan Rahman

Mrittika Anan Rahman is a daydreamer trying hard not to run into things while walking. Find her at [email protected]

Behind the screens: Unpacking the power of Bangladeshi TV ads

Consuming advertisements on television is a fixture of modern life—we are constantly aware when watching TV that we can buy more things, be better looking, have more fun, and treat ourselves to more.

5m ago

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.

3y ago

Is bite-sized news making us lazy readers?

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

3y ago

Editorial

Change is hard.

3y ago

A loving send-off to our favourite Derry Girls

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

3y ago
September 26, 2019
September 26, 2019

Exploring Family Relationships as an Adult

When we were six years old, we would show up to events at our relatives’ houses hand in hand with our parents dressed head to toe in clothes that reflected whatever mood our moms were in. You had a very good chance of wearing matching outfits with your sibling.

September 19, 2019
September 19, 2019

READING REALLY DIFFICULT LITERATURE

I doth not understandeth wherefore these texts needeth to beest so difficult. There are many reasons one can be completely clueless in class but as an English Literature major,

September 5, 2019
September 5, 2019

Job interview through Facebook captions

Interviewer: Hi Anika. Thank you for interviewing for the position today. Are you nervous?

August 29, 2019
August 29, 2019

PLANNING TRIPS WITH YOUR FRIENDS

Four best friends were finally chatting over coffee at their usual spot after exams were over.

August 29, 2019
August 29, 2019

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.

August 1, 2019
August 1, 2019

The Problem with Remakes

Recently, the Internet has been ablaze with outraged netizens over the reported casting of an African American actress to play Ariel in

July 25, 2019
July 25, 2019

WHOSE CONTENT IS IT ANYWAY?

When it comes to entertainment, the demand for pirated content remains in Bangladesh despite the availability of a number of legal alternatives. Streaming services officially available in Bangladesh such as Iflix, Gaan and ones that aren’t such as Netflix has not cured

July 25, 2019
July 25, 2019

UNIQUE EVENT PLANNERS

Welcome to Unique Event Planners! At Unique Event Planners we specialise in handling the trickiest of events so no matter how awkward or risky your occasion is, trust us when we say we have seen and lived through worse. Sit back, commit to one of our

July 18, 2019
July 18, 2019

4 Humayun Ahmed Comedies That Deserve a (Re)watch

Here are some of the wackiest and most absurd situations that can only be experienced in a Humayun Ahmed drama.

July 4, 2019
July 4, 2019

STRUGGLES OF THE PERPETUALLY CLUMSY

I find very little time to devote to a hobby or learn a new skill because most of my time is spent tripping down stairs, being eternally scared the elevator doors are going to hit me as they close or sitting in a car terrified because each bump on the road is another chance my coffee is going to spill out of its cup and on me.