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Substack’s moment in time: The cultural and the personal

The more you use Substack, the more you will realise that it might just be the future of independent media.
20 November 2025, 11:53 AM
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The Bangladesh edtech market: Where is it going?

Edtech (education technology) has come a long way since its inception. In Bangladesh, the landscape has continued to evolve, with more and more players entering the market with every passing year.
19 February 2025, 18:00 PM
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The truth about e-cigarettes

This decision by the interim government to ban e-cigarettes has no rhyme or reason and definitely has no transparency.
9 January 2025, 10:03 AM
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Satire / ‘Natok Kom Koro Pio’

“Natok kom koro Pio,” the man said, his white beard shaking with fury.
20 September 2024, 18:00 PM
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Airbnb Essentials: What You Need to Know

If you have scrolled through the App Store or Play Store, you have surely come across the Airbnb app. Some of you may have clicked on it and discovered what the app offers. However, for those who aren’t familiar with what Airbnb can do for you, let me explain.
14 September 2024, 18:00 PM
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Living in glass

For a long time, glass was primarily associated with windows and mirrors in real estate and interior design. However, modern apartments now fully embrace its potential to enhance both aesthetics and energy efficiency.
14 September 2024, 18:00 PM
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The Cancelling

The TV hummed slowly, filling the room with a soothing sound. Almost acting like a form of white noise.
6 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Salman F Rahman removed from IFIC Bank board

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
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#TrashTag challenge comes to Dhaka

Earlier this month, a new challenge emerged on social media under the hashtag “TrashTag” that quickly spread across the globe. People were invited to clean up garbage and post the before and after photos on social media.
19 March 2019, 18:00 PM
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The very best of late night on Youtube

Late night shows are one of the few forms of talk shows that work on both traditional television as well as YouTube. And the shows listed below have taken full advantage of that fact.
13 March 2019, 18:00 PM
ART IN A DIGITAL WORLD

Art in a Digital World

Digital media is helping push forward the frontiers of the arts to a whole new arena. Your music is no longer in the form of a CD, but on your phone instead. Your stories go on a “doc file” instead of on paper. Even the illustrations on this page are most likely done digitally.
13 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Dream theatre

Of Lost Dreams

This album is a project that fans have long anticipated, mainly due to the fact that for quite a long time, DT seemed to have lost their identity.
6 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Mouth to Words

Mouth to Words

Audio recording apps are extremely handy, whether you're a student in school or university, or even a professional trying to keep track of meetings.
27 February 2019, 18:00 PM
The Insanity Island

Episode 24: The Insanity Island

Thousands of miles away, a TV screen flickered as the silhouette on the sofa seemed to lay asleep, a glass bottle in one hand and a TV program brochure in the other.
27 February 2019, 18:00 PM
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The world of Terry Pratchett

The late great Sir Terry Pratchett was a force to be reckoned with in the domain of fantasy novels. While his contributions to the world of literature are innumerable, Pratchett's life encompassed a lot more than just the art of writing books.
27 February 2019, 18:00 PM
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ONE FOR ALL AND TWO FOR ONE

The My Hero Academia (MHA) series has already set itself apart from the more mainstream and generic shonen anime. Its well-designed plot and brilliant characters help in making it a definite contender for the number one sport alongside the likes of Naruto, Fairy Tail and Dragon Ball.
20 February 2019, 18:00 PM
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Videos for Aspiring Writers

Whether it's writers' block that has decided to be a thorn in your path, or just a lack of motivation, spending these dull moments of absolute monotony watching professionals in the writing world talk about the art of writing can definitely be helpful.
20 February 2019, 18:00 PM
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LETTERS TO LOVE PAST

I hope you're doing well. It has been a long time since we last saw each other, yet it feels like it was only yesterday that we first met. Time is a weird thing; scientists say that it's relative, but I think it's just a trick our minds play on us.
13 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Finding Winter

Finding Winter

I woke up, sweating profusely. My mother's voice had once again successfully played the part of my morning alarm, unlike the alarm on my phone. Even though I was still tired, I was also too uncomfortable to return to my slumber.
13 February 2019, 18:00 PM
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Learning to Take Criticism

Criticism is an important part of our self-development and growth. Whether it's just as people or as employees, artists, writers, students and so forth, criticism is a tool available to assist in our self-improvement.
13 February 2019, 18:00 PM
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Evolution of Lo-Fi

Lo-Fi (Low Fidelity) is at present incorrectly assumed to be a genre of music. During its inception lo-fi was more akin to a type of sound rather than a style of music.
6 February 2019, 18:00 PM
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Organising your life with apps

Technology has greatly improved our lives in the past decade with almost everything we need easily accessible in our pockets. Whether you're a student or working a 9 to 5 job, the wide variety of apps available on the Google Play Store and the App Store can help you organise your life.
6 February 2019, 18:00 PM
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Todoist - Your Life Together

Todoist is unlike any other app in the productivity category. Traditionally Todoist can be deemed an organisational or task management app, which helps you add and keep track of all your important tasks.
30 January 2019, 18:00 PM
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YouTube Cooking Shows to Soothe your Soul

The entire genre of cooking shows has experienced an insane level of growth in the last two decades; what with channels such as the Travel and Living Channel (TLC) hosting a plethora of cooking shows to appease the appetite of their viewers.
30 January 2019, 18:00 PM
The Man Who Could Hear Everything

The Man Who Could Hear Everything

Aryan woke up to another terrible day. It was terrible before it even began, because it was an obvious inevitability. Life was terrible, and I was Aryan. Or maybe Aryan was me, and torturing me with his life; I couldn't tell the difference.
23 January 2019, 18:00 PM
CombaTting Systematic Misogyny

Combatting Systematic Misogyny

The past decade has seen progress being made for movements to support equality. The #MeToo and Time's Up movements helped start conversations within the general public worldwide on the topics of sexual harassment and misogyny.
23 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Interactive shows

Interactive shows

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch introduced the world to a completely different form of media consumption, as compared to more traditional media.
16 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Mad about Football

Mad About Football

Why are we more hyped for a Merseyside derby than our own Abahani vs Mohammedan?
16 January 2019, 18:00 PM

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