Syeda Afrin Tarannum

The task of a teacher, an educator, is not an easy one.

Next week, I will have more time for myself, or for the list of endless tasks I am yet to tend to.

Sitting through at least two hours of traffic on a regular basis with a heavy dose of motion sickness, it’s often difficult for me to use

People who know me and have been around me, have called me belligerent. I take immense pride in that. I like speaking out

Making lists is probably one of my favourite things to do, I can do it in my sleep. I’ve spent many hours filling up pages in my planner, detangling the knots I’ve made in my brain trying to figure out how I can fit in over twenty hours of work in a few hours.

As I grow older, the idea of a new year somehow becomes more and more daunting to me. Maybe it’s because the year has come to an end before I am done with all the things I promised myself I’d do.

I spent the last two weeks in anticipation of seeing my favourite face after two whole years. I counted days, marked the calendar, set (multiple) reminders and yet, the day couldn’t have passed fast enough.

Climate troubles will only get more pronounced and disastrous.

I watch a lot of television. Whether I’m on an Uber ride home, or studying for a final with my room locked,

Exams are the worst. I said it as a kid, I say it now, and will continue saying it. I mean, what even is the purpose of exams?

Availability is a big problem when it comes to finding inclusive size options.

I’ve always been told things stop being scary once you face them. I don’t believe that’s true. There are things that never get not scary enough. Covid is one of those things.

Growing up, my family would always have Friday morning breakfast together. Everyone had to wake up in time for breakfast, no excuse.

Creating a huge difference when it comes to making real change.

We asked our mothers about their lives before we came along.

A small scale survey was conducted online to understand the underlying reasons behind the use of unethical measures in academic activities.

If you are a man, you are already privileged. Put the privilege to good use.

A Bangladeshi team, Bioforge, was announced as one of the winners at this year’s prestigious MIT Solve Challenge. The team received Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation award for winning the “Maternal & Newborn Health” challenge, with their pitch for cost-effective and easy-to-assemble neonatal incubators for doctors with limited resources.

The team won the competition's “Maternal & Newborn Health” challenge, with their pitch for cost-effective and easy-to-assemble neonatal incubators.

The webinar discussed important qualitative and quantitative factors of the Bay of Bengal and unravelled some valuable insights on the issues and approaches required.