Salman caught while pretending to be garden gnome
Following another escape attempt, Salman F Rahman was once again foiled from fleeing the country while still on remand. He was caught while pretending to be a garden gnome on the lawn of a residential house in Gulshan.
23 August 2024, 18:00 PM
The tall task of fixing Bangladesh
Are three months enough to hold a free and fair election? Because that is not the only concern at hand.
13 August 2024, 08:41 AM
Hey, this is Jay from Hinge
“Did you know babe, I am actually older than my age on Hinge. And because I am very fit, which everyone tells me all the time, everyone always guesses that is my age,” said Jay, staring into the mirror, trying to fix his hairline.
9 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Beware of subscription services promising the moon
Companies shouldn’t make their existing services worse to push a subscription model that promises to fix these issues.
8 July 2024, 07:47 AM
Climate crimes by energy giants: Bangladesh must act now
A landmark criminal case has been filed against the CEO and directors of TotalEnergies -- a French oil company -- alleging that its continued fossil fuel exploitation has contributed to the deaths of numerous victims through climate-fuelled extreme weather disasters
2 June 2024, 08:01 AM
Lines that lead to nowhere
Last Friday, Nargis queued in front of the TCB shop in East Shewrapara around 6:00am, hoping to secure a serial that would allow her to purchase subsidised products on Sunday. After waiting for five hours, she was finally handed serial number 126 around 11:00am.
30 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Looking out for strays
Since a very young age, Anika Islam has been an avid animal lover.
16 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Getting the most out of furniture decorating your home 101
When we associate value with a property, we often resort to talking about the price of the land or the per square feet cost of an apartment. That is a fair way of evaluating its worth.
13 May 2024, 18:00 PM
‘Why did such tragedy befall my son?’
When the devastating fire broke out from a gas cylinder in Gazipur’s Kaliakoir on Wednesday evening, Shah Alam, a salesman of an ice cream company, rushed to douse the fire with nearby locals.
14 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Where is Bangladesh’s freelance market headed?
Growing up in Bangladesh, there are very few career paths you are steered towards by family, teachers, schools and society. Most of these include traditional desk jobs.
14 February 2024, 18:00 PM
WWE must ‘Finish the Story’
Fans upset as The Rock steals Cody’s Wrestlemania dream
5 February 2024, 13:09 PM
A holy land or graveyard?
For the past 75 years, Israel has been terrorising the people of Palestine with the support of the US and UK.
18 January 2024, 11:00 AM
A taste of Mohammadpur
When you think Mohammadpur, what is the first thing that comes to mind? For me, the answer to that question is iconic places to eat.
17 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Picking your major: A case for Anthropology
For an Anthropology major, the world truly is their oyster.
9 November 2023, 09:23 AM
Beckham: Football’s first superstar
Only four-episodes-long, with each instalment being roughly 70-minutes in length, the docu-series "Beckham" showcases the journey David Beckham made as a player across his entire career. From starting out as a young boy in Manchester United to his eventual retirement at PSG and subsequent ownership of Inter Miami.
6 November 2023, 12:42 PM
A night at Hotel Kaalipara
An uncomfortable stillness emanated in the air around Rajpath road. I stood there with my suitcase in my hand, the hair on the back of my neck standing on edge. Glancing left then right, I crossed the road and entered the premises of Hotel Kaalipara.
27 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Why we should care about the WGA strike
This strike came about because writers wanted fairer compensations, proper residuals, regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), better working standards, and anti-discrimination measures.
21 October 2023, 04:00 AM
It’s a Love Story, baby just say yes
Sameer’s mother looked at her husband before quickly stepping in and attempting to defuse the situation. “You know it’s just a heritage thing. We’re not really Biharis".
11 October 2023, 15:55 PM
Barbershop tales
On a Friday afternoon, you sit there in one of the most comfortable chairs you have ever sat on. Your eyes are closed as you relax after a long week of school or work, with the only noise in the background being a 30-year-old Bollywood film and the relentless snip-snip-snap, almost like ASMR.
17 September 2023, 18:00 PM
The new speculative literary magazine on the block
Veering off from stories for a bit, Fahim Anzoom Rumman’s “The Secret” was a breath of fresh air. The piece seemed to be a cross between a poem and the kind of fable your grandparents would tell you as a kid to get you to fall asleep.
2 September 2023, 16:15 PM