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29 September 2026
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Reflections / Is nonchalance the death of emotional intelligence?
29 September 2026
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Reflections / The allure of live theatre in the age of screens
27 September 2026
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Star Youth / Unlikeable and unforgivable: Let’s give our women some grace
9 September 2026
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Reader Submission / The positive impact of pets on children's development
22 August 2026
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Pop Culture / Making smartphones cinematic: The Park Chan-wook Way
30 June 2026
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Father's Day / The love language of my father
21 June 2026
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Star Youth / How social media and technology have changed how we mourn losses
15 June 2026
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Star Youth / The return of Y2K culture: what does this mean for us now?
6 June 2026
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Global professional certification in engineering now at fingertips
Construction engineers in Bangladesh can now appear in global professional certification exams without flying abroad.
2 December 2021
Young innovators from Digital Khichuri Challenge showcase their impactful ideas
UNDP's Partnership a Tolerant, Inclusive Bangladesh (PTIB) organised a showcase, featuring ten youth-led innovative organisations, which have previously won the Digital Khichuri Challenge, at Impact Hub Dhaka recently.
19 November 2021
Tips to maximise productivity as a student
Even if you go to every class and spend hours at the library each day, low productivity levels could render all that meaningless.
18 November 2021
Forging the path to progress for underprivileged communities
For a newly initiated non-profit organisation, Briddhi is on the right track to taking measures for positive changes.
18 November 2021
My goal for a better future
A writing based campaign created to raise awareness regarding SDG goals
18 November 2021
Instilling empathy in children
World Kindness Day, observed on November 13, promotes the significance of being kind towards each other, the world, and oneself.
18 November 2021
Why is an educational consultancy important to study abroad?
Treading into the waters of applying to study abroad can look vast and apprehensive for students, considering there is a surcharge of information on the internet about getting into foreign universities. There are, however, various educational consultancies around Bangladesh, most of which provide services from Dhaka.
11 November 2021
Sonnet Ahammed’s aspirations as a young architect
Sonnet Ahammed completed his Bachelor’s in Architecture from BUET, and is currently pursuing his Master’s in Computational, Generative Design and Simulation at Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Germany.
11 November 2021
Rima Sultana Rimu’s relentless mission to empower women
Rima Sultana Rimu is one of the two Bangladeshis on the 2020 BBC 100 inspiring and influential women list, from around the world. She is relentlessly working to empower women and eliminate gender discrimination, violence, and child marriage in conflicted areas of Bangladesh.
11 November 2021
Reyad’s laudable pursuits through the camera
Being inspired by magazine photographs, Reyad Abedin was elated to get a phone with a camera when he was just a young kid in college.
11 November 2021
5 ways to earn money as a student
Why not make money out of your hard earned education by dispensing it? Tutoring is a lucrative option for students to earn on a monthly basis. Currently, a single tutoring job can ensure BDT 5,000 to 30,000 per month, depending upon the seeker’s academic background, subjects, and place of residence.
4 November 2021
The fighting spirit of an 18-year old
Eighteen-year-old Eti Bynarjee from Nishchintapur village under Kaliganj upazila in Jhenidah is the sole breadwinner of her family. She makes paper bags, in which sweets and other groceries are sold, to fund her education. She is a student of Amjad Ali and Faizur Rahman Degree College.
4 November 2021
Team Bangladesh shines at World Economics Cup 2021
World Economics Cup (WEC) is an international education initiative that intends to empower the next generation of leaders in the economics field and develop their international network. It is a pure economics competition with multiple-choice questions about basic economics concepts, material-based questions based on on-site economics learning, and the students’ innovative thinking and problem-solving skills for real-world problems.
4 November 2021
Through Mumu’s lenses of empathy
Owing to a globally challenging year, the aim was to inspire people to capture moments that reflect unity and resilience. The judges sifted through over 700 photos by 200 photographers from 74 countries. As the event is one of the most coveted competitions in the global photography space, the win is a towering achievement for Mumu.
4 November 2021
Making strides for Bangladesh’s women in engineering
Syed Sadia Hossain is the first Bangladeshi to receive the Inspiring Women in Engineering Student Member of the Year Award by the Global Committee of Women in Engineering.
28 October 2021
A promising star of the stage
Talented theatre actress and dancer Umma Habiba delivered a brilliant performance in “Marx in Soho”, a recent play by prominent theatre troupe BotTola, in association with Jatrik.
28 October 2021
Tips for a successful first year of university
It is not uncommon for new students to struggle with adjusting to university life, especially for those who go to study in a new city, away from
28 October 2021
A book to go with your haircut
Inspired by the late social activist Polan Sarkar, who was also known as “Alor Ferrywala”, Harun ur Rashid and his 14-year-old son Arifur Rahman Apon go around house to house, delivering books for free.
28 October 2021
10 Bangladeshi youths on Top 100 Young Talent of Asia list
Ten Bangladeshi youths have made it to the Top 100 Young Talent of Asia list this year.
22 October 2021
11-year-old Toky Yasar Ayman’s earnest tribute to Sheikh Russel
Eleven-year-old Toky Yasar Ayman has impressed one and all with his melodious voice. He recently partnered up with renowned singer and lyricist Shafiq Tuhin for the duet song, “Sheikh Russeler Kanna”.
22 October 2021