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Why I practice Karate – a memoir I used to be a very shy and reserved child, barely speaking out loud or introducing myself at birthday parties, rather choosing to sit in…
Social conditioning often teaches us that home, school, and offices safeguard us from bullying. Yet, many of us end up ridiculed in these very places— all in the name of tradition, culture,…
The youth of the country have often been labelled as lacking in common sense. Misreading an entire generation on purpose is a strategy used by society in an attempt to control…
Encounters with Zia Haider Rahman over the years, in the light of big political changes. Zia Haider Rahman, the Bangladeshi-British author of In the Light of What We Know, winner of…
Shah Rafayat Chowdhury has spent half his life on the ground. Now, he’s coming for the policy. The Footsteps headquarters in Niketon is not the serene, glass-fronted, air-conditioned sanctuary…
VisionSpring’s Reading Glasses for Improved Livelihoods (RGIL) programme is restoring clarity to Bangladesh’s working underprivileged — one pair of durable frames at a time. The human eye was never designed for the…
From the darkrooms of the early 2000s to the blockbuster posters of Jongli & Toofan, Rafiqul Islam Raf reflects on twenty years of defining Bangladeshi glamour, and why he is just getting started.
From confidence to empathy, creativity builds skills no worksheet ever will. Creative arts education is undervalued by modern academia, which prioritises test scores and a packed curriculum with core subjects. They…
The value and plausibility of Sultana’s solar-powered dream In Begum Rokeya Shakhawat Hossain’s Sultana’s Dream, first published in 1905, the eponymous character dreams of a country called Ladyland, a matriarchal society…
A study in Dhaka domesticity The first thing a visitor notices about the Dhaka skyline is its density. The second is that almost every square inch of its domestic life is viewed…
Five essential books that showcase the hard, creative, collective work of transitioning from chaos to calm.
Accidents rarely occur with warnings and flashing lights, and split-second decisions taken by quick thinking first responders have often meant the difference between life and death. First aid is a non-negotiable skill…
As curtains fall on Shukhee Presents Rise Above All 2025, we look back at a successful ninth edition. Stepping into their ninth edition, Shukhee Presents Rise Above All 2025, already had the…
The hyper-normalisation of our apocalyptic news feeds has done a number on our tenuous grip on reality. How does one cope when the anxiety hits?
R.F. Kuang, in her novel Babel, argues that language is merely difference — a thousand distinct ways of seeing the world — and that translation is the necessary, if sometimes futile,…
A holiday should not wait for hotel check-ins or sightseeing itineraries. It should begin the moment a traveller settles into their seat and feels the shift from routine to relaxation. Genuine luxury…