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Aliza Rahman

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Review: Short story of the month / Anxiety, unmarriedness, and ‘An Eye and a Leg’

6 August 2026
Anxiety as an emotion is revelatory of not only individual fears, but structural ones.
6 August 2026
Can matchmakers succeed where dating apps fail

Can matchmakers succeed where dating apps fail?

20 July 2026
Discover how Nerissa Nashin transforms modern dating through Deshi Cupid in Bangladesh, replacing superficial apps with human-led data verification to help global clients find meaningful, cross-generational relationships rooted in privacy, shared values, and lasting love.
20 July 2026
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The hope is not there

7 January 2025
It feels wrong in myriad ways to say that hope isn’t there when an autocrat fell
7 January 2025
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THE SHELF / Post-July remembrance

6 November 2024
With the departure of an autocrat and the period of semi-expected-still-frightening chaos after, comes the period when we have to sit down to think of what comes ahead, know what we must not do, and get some direction on how we are supposed to go on. In light of this, the following articles and/or chapters have been curated for perspectives that might be needed in this unprecedented situation we’ve found ourselves in.
6 November 2024
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Apathy, Han Kang and the Nobel Prize for literature

18 October 2024
At this point, controversies should not be a surprise when it comes to the Nobel prizes, especially not for literature.
18 October 2024
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The psychological costs of an uprising

10 October 2024
The systemic issues make even the admission of one’s struggles a minefield
10 October 2024
Taslima Akhter

‘Workers must be allowed to speak up’

18 September 2024
In light of the recent development in the RMG sector, where factories have started to open, Taslima Akhter, president of Bangladesh Garment Sramik Samhati (BGWS), talks about the workers’ protest and their demands and plights in an interview with Aliza Rahman of The Daily Star.
18 September 2024
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Protests, deaths and a collective breakdown

23 July 2024
It is a special kind of horror to see the semi-abstract theories you studied for your semi-abstract major come to life, and begin to apply to events 20 minutes away from you.
23 July 2024
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OUR LIVES IN METRICS

My mornings begin with eggs, coffee and a feeling of shame creeping in when I think about how at the age of 21, I am only in my second year of university.
21 August 2019
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The Morning Routine of a Productive Person

Woke up somewhat on time, just had to press the snooze button five times. I lay in bed for an hour more, drifting between sleep and
26 June 2019
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Sympathy for Shakchunni

In the scene where the Bou Ma goes to get the cow, she mentions what she has heard about Shakchunni from other people. Shakcunni
12 June 2019
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INFORMATION OVERLOAD! Can you handle responsibly?

The information comes not just from computers, laptops, tablets and cell phones but also wearable devices and connected cars, the
12 June 2019
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SHOULD YOU WATCH MOTU-PATLU?

Many children today watch a show – it has two middle-aged men who are best friends, one small and round, the other tall and thin,
22 May 2019
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