K Naim Uddin

Allowing for pets to come into our lives is not only the ethical stance, but the more utilitarian one as well, given the emotional benefits on children and even on us.

The red ones are straight from my memories of “Le Ballon Rouge,” and when they bounce unexpectedly, a corner of my heart always hopes for sentience, a loyal helium filled friend to protect against slingshots and sharp edges.

The stand-up comedy scene in Dhaka is a hot shot rookie with stacked odds and hedged bets against it; it's Rocky Balboa with a get-back-up-again philosophy.

What keeps the night owls —norm defying nocturnal sapiens, and daredevils trading blows with insomnia— going as they burn the midnight oil to the ashes of wicks left of their candle like spirits at dawn?