‘Shohoj Kothai Orthoniti’ A localised flavour of economics
Flipping the pages of a textbook often makes me feel like I’m trapped in the US. We studied economics from an American lens, using American textbooks,
7m ago
An odd memory in Dhaka city
The only thing I like about this city is the thought of leaving it. And I was leaving it finally, after one and a half months, my longest stretch of stay in the last three years. Juggling my luggage with one hand and my phone with the other to get Google Maps directions while I balance myself on the rickshaw racing through bumpy Dhaka roads–it is a metaphor that sums up my life in this city.
1y ago
How cooking for myself changed my life
Cooking seemed much easier than I thought until the perils of solo cooking revealed itself.
1y ago
The joy of designing your own dresses
From the dreamy desire to wear the sky to the energetic expedition of making it a reality – it’s a fun little project.
1y ago
What it takes to get into IBA, DU
"Based on my own experience and that of the people around me, here are some factors that can impact your odds of getting in."
1y ago
1901 feels a lot like 2020 in Orhan Pamuk’s latest novel
How Mingherians responded to the infectious plague in 1901 isn’t altogether different from our response to the Covid-19. They too hid their patients in fear of stigma and isolation.
1y ago
May 19, 2022
Too much self-help doesn’t work. Here’s why
There is no end to the pursuit of self-help.
May 12, 2022
Making a case for the quiet kid in class
Itroverts too can socialise, but within certain limits.
April 14, 2022
Christy Lefteri's 'Songbirds': The invisible life of migrant domestic workers
“Absence is the highest form of presence.” This Joycean quote could not be truer for Nisha.
January 6, 2022
From the minarets, all their dark secrets revealed
Certain identities can strip people of their right to identify as humans. These people find their existence undesired, their rights, freedom, choices unguarded.
November 20, 2021
Generic business competition desperately tries to surprise everyone
Bumble Bee Business Club, the university club in which members wear suits in the blistering summer and pretend to run an actual organisation, has announced the date for their flagship event RantWitz 2.0.
November 11, 2021
Elif Shafak's 'Black Milk': Can a writer be a mother too?
Black Milk is an autobiographical documentation of Shafak's hesitation, anxiety, perplexity, and self-discovery as she is about to enter the phase of motherhood.
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