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Wickedly bound by female friendship

Wickedly bound by female friendship

"Wicked" has spent two decades dismantling that framework. What began on Broadway as a renegade act of revisionism has now expanded on screen into Jon M Chu’s two-part cinematic saga, which is unhurried, emotionally layered, and audaciously uninterested in letting romance or heroism overshadow the real heart of Oz: the evolving, often painful bond between Elphaba and Glinda. Chu’s adaptation understands that audiences come pre-loaded with assumptions.
9 December 2025, 05:38 AM
Tamasha

‘Tamasha’ and the long road back to ourselves

The first time you watch it, it feels like a love story with a quirky adventure at the start. But the more your own life begins to scatter into contradictions and compromises, the more Imtiaz Ali’s world starts sounding familiar.
27 November 2025, 11:48 AM
Frankenstein

The heart and horror of Frankenstein

Guillermo del Toro has spent most of his artistic life circling that question, and his new cinematic adaptation finally dives into it with both hands. It arrives like a long awaited confession. The result is a film that is lush, wounded, often brutal, and strangely hopeful, a vision that honours Shelley’s philosophical bones while draping them in del Toro’s unmistakable flesh.
25 November 2025, 06:09 AM
Sheikh Hasina verdict

Opinion / A historic verdict that carries weight even in absentia

The decision to hold Hasina accountable is not merely judicial but also personal.
18 November 2025, 13:00 PM
Financial guide

Next Step / The Gen Z guide to financial sanity in your 20s

Financial sanity in our twenties is not about becoming a finance bro overnight or rejecting every impulse purchase that brings us joy. It is about building a system that can survive our bad weeks, unexpected expenses, and the constant oscillation between “I am going to be rich” and “why is everything so expensive?”
18 November 2025, 06:04 AM
Mira Nair

What freedom looks like in Mira Nair’s films

In an industry often content to either idolise or invisibilise women, Nair managed to carve a cinematic language that neither glorifies nor redeems them. She allows them to take up space, to be complicated, to have appetites.
9 November 2025, 06:06 AM
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Next Step / The trouble with companies using AI for the sake of it

It has become almost fashionable for companies to claim they are using AI. Every boardroom, every quarterly report, every strategic offsite seems to revolve around the same language of transformation.
6 November 2025, 09:06 AM
Shah Rukh Khan

The world still falls in love with Shah Rukh Khan

SRK is not just the last of the superstars because of what he has achieved, but because of how he has done it. In an era where stardom was built on distance, he created intimacy.
2 November 2025, 13:03 PM
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PlexusD: A ground-breaking partner in healthcare

PlexusD is a technological start-up that allows people to avail different healthcare services whenever they need it, in a hassle-free
11 January 2020, 18:00 PM
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Towards a good and healthy life

Thinspired is a Facebook group for Bangladeshi women to discuss their healthy lifestyles and share ideas of clean eating.
30 December 2019, 18:00 PM
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Promoting a broader understanding of SRHR

Farhana Alam is the Assistant Director of The Center of Excellence for Gender, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (CGSRHR) at the James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University.
26 December 2019, 18:00 PM
RB Global Challenge 2019

Bangladesh wins RB Global Challenge 2019

RB Global Challenge is an entrepreneurial challenge organised by the Reckitt Benckiser (RB) Group that requires participants to come up with innovative and purposeful ideas related to the existing brands of RB.
22 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Science Olympiad 2019

Bangladesh shines at International Junior Science Olympiad 2019

Team Bangladesh has won four silver and two bronze medals in the 16th International Junior Science Olympiad 2019 held in Doha, Qatar.
22 December 2019, 18:00 PM
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A passion for law

Fariha Salma Deiya Bakar is a 20-year old Bangladeshi student who is currently pursuing her Bachelor of Arts in English Studies at the City University of Hong Kong.
1 December 2019, 18:00 PM
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Accelerating the growth of SMEs in rural Bangladesh

UNLEASH is a global innovation lab where young minds come together to transform their personal insights into ideas and build strong global networks around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
1 December 2019, 18:00 PM
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Nandita Khan’s ‘The Elephant in the Room’ addresses bullying

Nandita drew from her personal traumatic experiences for the book. Timmy, one of the characters in the story, is based on Nandita’s sister, while Etana is based on her best friend. She believes that the support of loved ones plays an important role in overcoming the challenges that come with adolescence.
21 November 2019, 18:00 PM
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Promoting jute poly bags

Team Robi, comprised of Tasmeem Farizma Mihika (graduate trainee) and Md Faisal Imam (manager) from the Brand and Market Communications Department of Robi Axiata, won the Young Marketers Competition Bangladesh, this year.
14 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Fahima Mahzabin Chowdhury

Fahima Mahzabin Chowdhury shares her journey to Microsoft

Fahima Mahzabin Chowdhury is currently working as the Design Verification Engineer of the ‘surface’ team at Microsoft.
12 November 2019, 18:00 PM
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Through the eyes of a young mapper

YouthMappers is a network of universities around the globe which provides students with the opportunity to learn mapping skills, develop leadership experiences and create new geospatial data for development projects in places that are vulnerable to natural and social disasters.
7 November 2019, 18:05 PM
Bidyanondo Foundation

Bashonti Sanitary Pads: An easy and affordable access to menstrual hygiene

Bidyanondo Foundation is a non-government organisation working to provide better services to the underprivileged. Their recent endeavour, 5 Takay Sanitary Pad, aims to spread awareness on menstrual hygiene.
29 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Jomano kotha

‘Jomano Kotha’ explores parent-child relationships

Kotha, a primary intervention program aiming to address the culture of violence in Bangladesh, hosted an event titled, Jomano Kotha, at EMK Centre, recently.
29 October 2019, 18:00 PM
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Wander Woman: Creating opportunities for female travellers

Wander Woman (WW) is a social platform designed for the female travelers of Bangladesh. The community of travellers help each other to find important information and travel partners.
7 October 2019, 03:52 AM
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Cricket on wheels

Mohammad Mohasin is the Founder of Bangladesh Cricket Association for the Physically Challenged, Captain of Bangladesh’s Wheelchair Cricket Team, and General Secretary of International Council of Wheelchair Cricket.
15 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Aiman Sadat

Aiman Sadat wins two podiums at Volkswagen Ameo Cup 2019

Aiman Sadat Sayad Islam is a 16 year old car racer who has won two second position podiums for rounds 1 and 3 of Race 2 at Volkswagen Ameo Cup 2019, conducted by Volkswagen Motorsports, India. He is currently leading the Junior Championship, the final round of which will conclude today.
14 September 2019, 18:00 PM
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Team Bangladesh’s success at IESO 2019

The 13th edition of the International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO) was held in Daegu, South Korea. 182 contestants from 43 countries across the world participated in the contest.
11 September 2019, 18:00 PM
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MLLC: Helping students to connect to the world

Multiple Language Learning Club (MLLC) is founded by Ismail Hossain Siraji from the Department of Persian Language and Literature,
11 September 2019, 18:00 PM
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Team PROTHOMA wins Honourable Mention Award at TCU’s Values and Ventures 2019

Team PROTHOMA, which has Mahedi Hasan Omi, Nafisa Hasan, Sumaiya Alam and Zarif Tazwar from Bangladesh University of Professionals, won the Honourable Mention Award at the Richards Barrentine Values and Ventures Competition of Texas Christian University (TCU) among 56 other teams from 20 different countries.
7 September 2019, 18:00 PM
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Team Bangladesh at International Mathematical Olympiad 2019

M Ahsan Al Mahir (SOS Hermann Gmeiner College, Dhaka), Ahmed Ittihad Hasib (Dhaka Residential Model College, Mohammadpur, Dhaka), Soumitra Das (Government Rajendra College, Faridpur), Md Maruf Hasan Rubab (Mymensingh Zilla School, Mymensingh), Saadman Hasan (St Joseph Higher Secondary School, Dhaka) and Mashroor Hasan Bhuiyan (Notre Dame College, Dhaka) represented Bangladesh in Bath, United Kingdom, at this year’s International Math Olympiad (IMO). Ahsan bagged the Bronze medal while Soumitra, Ittihad, Maruf and Saadman received honourable mentions at the prize-giving ceremony of the competition.
6 September 2019, 11:23 AM

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