The puppets we become: Reading Manik Bandopadhyay in 2026
19 May 2026, 09:30 AM
Wisdom
Kaarina Kaisar’s death and the politics of cruelty
18 May 2026, 09:00 AM
Wisdom
Sword fighting in my head
15 May 2026, 09:30 AM
Wisdom
The lost art of coffeehouse conversations
8 May 2026, 09:23 AM
Wisdom
How not to use AI in children’s education
5 May 2026, 15:22 PM
Wisdom
Are your thoughts, feelings and actions really your own?
23 April 2026, 09:00 AM
Slow Reads
When work and leisure fail, does protest fill the void?
17 April 2026, 16:00 PM
Wisdom
How Asha Bhosle became the voice that refused every box
13 April 2026, 13:48 PM
Wisdom
Learning to love the hyphen: Bangladeshi-American
11 April 2026, 15:03 PM
Wisdom
Living as a stranger in the West: Rethinking the ‘migration crisis’
8 April 2026, 12:59 PM
Wisdom
Why we dream big but struggle with small acts
Perhaps saving the Earth really does start with helping Mom do the dishes. Because dishes are real.
20 October 2025, 09:47 AM
What Bangladesh can learn from C. N. Yang’s legacy
As Bangladesh aspires to transform itself into a knowledge-based economy, Yang's story carries both inspiration and instruction
19 October 2025, 08:53 AM
What are we really running from?
The moment a meeting lulls, a conversation pauses, or a task feels a bit too long, my phone is in my hand. It lights up. And I’m gone.
12 October 2025, 02:00 AM
In praise of slowness: Rethinking life in a fast-moving Bangladesh
Slow living isn’t just a trend – it’s a necessity in the fight against burnout, anxiety, and stress related to climate change
10 October 2025, 05:04 AM
The art of staying calm in an angry world
Both our genetic makeup and past experiences impact our brain's chemistry, which in turn affects how we respond to different situations
7 October 2025, 02:00 AM
The art of slow seeing: Meditations from rickshaw rides
In truth, we are all passengers, seated on different rickshaws of life.
5 October 2025, 08:21 AM
Are we hardwired for unhappiness?
The sad reality about humans is that we are not wired for happiness. Natural selection prioritises survival and reproduction, which does not necessarily involve being happier. People are now less happy than they ever have been. This is not just an abstract philosophical issue; it is becoming a national concern.
23 June 2025, 09:02 AM
A visionary who elevated Dhaka University to global renown
Satyendra Nath Bose, more widely known as Satyen Bose, devoted 24 of the best years of his life to Dhaka University. On 1 July 1921, Dhaka University commenced its academic activities with only four departments, one of which was Physics. Prior to this, on 1 December 1920, P. J. Hartog assumed office as the university’s first Vice-Chancellor.
2 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Growth of National Consciousness
Although the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent and sovereign state is a fact of recent history, this country has been the home of an ancient civilization.
22 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Dreaming about Ladyland
More than a century ago, revered Bengali writer Begum Rokeya in her short story Sultana’s Dream had visualized futuristic inventions like solar cookers, atmospheric water generators and flying air-cars. She dreamt of Ladyland as a feminist utopia without crime, the death penalty and epidemics. Here men were shut indoors and responsible for childcare and household chores, while women with “quicker” brains pursued science and shaped inventions.
3 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Reading Akhteruzzaman Elias after an uprising
Firdous Azim: There has been an uprising in Bangladesh.
8 September 2024, 18:00 PM