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Md. Nayeem Haider

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Avatar: Fire and Ash revives the grand spectacle of Pandora to life once more

The story picks up from where Avatar: The Way of Water concluded. The last movie ended with Jake Sully, his wife Neytiri, and their family grieving for Neteyam, Jake and Neytiri's firstborn son, killed in the final battle. The plot in Fire and Ash remains rooted in their grief.
2 January 2026, 04:00 AM
2 January 2026, 04:00 AM
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Alternative dispute resolution is crucial for lawyers

with ADR processes rooted deeply in our culture, and with their potential for being bridges connecting us to our aspirations and ambitions as a nation, it is certain that their expansion through reformation and education would change society and the legal profession for the better.
11 December 2025, 12:23 PM
11 December 2025, 12:23 PM
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What fresh Law graduates can expect when entering the legal profession

The boundless chasm that separates graduates from their advocacy aspirations is something they have to confront daily.
2 October 2025, 04:00 AM
2 October 2025, 04:00 AM
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Hope, horror and introspection in Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World

Re: Zero blends dark isekai fantasy with deep character growth.
21 September 2025, 15:06 PM
21 September 2025, 15:06 PM
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Takopi’s Original Sin dissects the complexity of love, cruelty, and guilt

Takopi’s Original Sin is a bleak journey throughout.
18 August 2025, 13:14 PM
18 August 2025, 13:14 PM
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Career struggles of young female lawyers

In courtrooms and corridors, in the common spaces and cafeterias where clients and spectators are present, female lawyers have to put up with crass comments, mockery, and harassment.
6 February 2025, 04:00 AM
6 February 2025, 04:00 AM
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Reforms in the judiciary are essential to restoring people’s trust

While successfully meeting the people’s demand for justice in an efficient and timely fashion is a necessity, the indispensable function of guarding the constitution and holding other organs of the state – the legislature and the executive – is just as important.
7 December 2024, 12:22 PM
7 December 2024, 12:22 PM
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BOOK REVIEW: FICTION / ‘86 – Eighty Six’: How the light novel series depicts the humanity of dehumanised children

These nuanced characterisations of those who have suffered terribly and are desperately trying to rebuild themselves are what have kept me hooked to the series.
9 November 2024, 13:21 PM
9 November 2024, 13:21 PM
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The marvellous lives of child actors

The young people who, with aspirations simmering in their hearts, strive to one day be stars in their own right.
31 October 2024, 15:35 PM
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UoL to revert to closed-book examinations: What it means for students

Open-book examinations were first started by the UoL in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. From that time onwards till this year’s October/November session, students have been allowed to carry desired hard copy study material during exams—books, teachers’ handouts, and personal notes.
24 October 2024, 13:07 PM
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes: A political and philosophical epic set in the sea of the stars

From the beginning of the series till the end, Legend of the Galactic Heroes offers its viewers a look into ingenious military tactics and complex political strategies. It is through such depictions that nuanced and realistic portrayals of the government and the military as well as the dynamics between the two emerge.
12 September 2024, 10:49 AM
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The lawyers who stood by the students in their time of need

In the midst of this, a particularly inspiring portrait of solidarity has been painted by many lawyers, who, in various capacities, have set the standard in these trying times.
7 August 2024, 10:51 AM
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Using computers as a medium of test taking: Is it a good idea?

While typed exams could indeed be the future as we chart the seas of a more environmentally conscious and technologically advanced world, there are still factors that hinder their total adoption.
5 July 2024, 03:00 AM
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The graveyard in the desert of void

The voices–the wails that had called me here–were emanating from these very graves. 
10 March 2024, 15:45 PM
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Organising an event at your institution

When starting out, the first thing that student organisers must keep in mind is that they simply cannot do without the trust and approval of their institution’s administration.
7 March 2024, 07:31 AM
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A guide to navigating law exams

For students of law, the stepping stone to academic success is knowing the mistakes to avoid from the get-go.
22 February 2024, 08:33 AM
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Screams and Schadenfreude

TRIGGER WARNING: Suicide, death, and gore.
9 February 2024, 18:00 PM
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Anime to look out for in 2024

Keeping aside the continuations of old anime, 2024 has no dearth of new stories that show high promise and potential,
1 February 2024, 13:06 PM
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Heavenly Delusion: A show that keeps you on the edge of your seat

Heavenly Delusion is one of those shows that has compelled me to think and feel, both to unexpected depths.
4 January 2024, 00:00 AM
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The alternatives to coaching in A levels 

For most A level students in Dhaka, attending coaching classes is an immutable part of day-to-day life.
30 November 2023, 02:00 AM
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Returning to Haifa – A tale of despair and hope amid the Palestinian catastrophe

In "Returning to Haifa," Ghassan Kanafani explores Palestinian trauma and the complex dynamics of homeland, weaving Arab-Jewish perspectives in a tragic narrative.
19 November 2023, 11:04 AM
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What to expect as a first-year student of Law

Law can be an intimidating subject. From its student, it demands both a sharp memory and an even sharper set of critical thinking skills.
14 September 2023, 00:00 AM
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Experiencing Bangla literature as someone bad at Bangla

As someone who grew up reading American and British novels, these small experiences that I have accrued with Bangla hold enormous value.
1 August 2023, 12:53 PM
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Death of a novelist

The infallible whiteness of the walls, the omnipresent smell of disinfectants, and the fields of artificial grass come back to me. Swimming before me are visions of smiling children and the legions of overworked childcare professionals constantly at their service. Every blink threatens to permanently relocate me to their world of ceaseless laughter.
15 June 2023, 08:14 AM
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History, fascism, and the hijacking of children’s fairy tales

Fairytales were not just a vehicle for the imagination but also an introduction to the dangers of the world and the accepted moral standards of the time.
15 June 2023, 00:00 AM
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Anime music helped me study for A levels. Here’s how

I repeated the process throughout what time was left, playing a different tune for every question paper.
25 May 2023, 00:00 AM
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The Setting Sun: Dazai’s depiction of the dusk after the end of war

This novel would become eponymous for the death of a nation and its rebirth. 
17 May 2023, 09:31 AM
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Boogiepop And Others is an underrated enigma you don’t know of

Boogiepop And Others is a 2019 anime that is hardly known or talked about.
4 May 2023, 08:46 AM

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