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Myat Moe Khaing

Myat Moe Khaing is a graduate student of Social Work in Australia. She can be reached at 145michelle@gmail.com

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Opinion / Baaji: The cost of Indigenous representation in Coke Studio Bangla

As a marginalised community, we’re often made to feel grateful for scraps of visibility.
27 August 2025, 03:00 AM
27 August 2025, 03:00 AM
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16 Days of Activism / Piercing the invisibility of violence against Adibashi women

Recent violence in Bangladesh highlights systemic oppression against Indigenous women.
2 December 2024, 02:00 AM
2 December 2024, 02:00 AM
Who is Kalpana Chakma

Who is Kalpana Chakma?

As a “new” Bangladesh emerges, knowing who Kalpana Chakma is becomes crucial in understanding our shared history
22 September 2024, 06:37 AM
22 September 2024, 06:37 AM
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International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 2022 / Navigating a world without Indigenous representation

When a child is disrespected for who she is, she will reject her home and culture.
8 August 2022, 18:00 PM
8 August 2022, 18:00 PM
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16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence / Understanding the manifold oppression of Indigenous women

Twenty five years ago, on June 12, 1996, Kalpana Chakma, organising secretary of the Hill Women’s Federation, was abducted in the dead of the night.
1 December 2021, 18:00 PM
1 December 2021, 18:00 PM
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Indigenous displacement and our complicity

If you were forced out from your ancestral land today, where would you go? How long could you walk in your torn sandals?
5 February 2021, 18:00 PM
5 February 2021, 18:00 PM
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Why are Indigenous students falling behind?

Before Aung (name changed) had attended his first university class, he became the subject of a post on his batch Facebook group.
18 August 2020, 18:00 PM
18 August 2020, 18:00 PM
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The pandemic of racism

Imagine waiting for a bus at a station when someone shouts “Corona, Corona, Corona!” while pointing at you. Instantly everyone looks at you and you wish to disappear into thin air for being held responsible for a deadly virus.
7 July 2020, 18:00 PM
7 July 2020, 18:00 PM
The Interview

The Interview

Baba has one of those loud, bellowing voices that can move an entire house.
17 May 2017, 18:00 PM
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Debating within the Walls of an Engineering School

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) is widely known for its success in different national and international programming contests, Olympiads and idea generation contests.
17 May 2017, 18:00 PM
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HOW TO HELP YOUR FRIEND QUIT SMOKING

I am one of those people who will walk ten steps away as soon as someone lights a cigarette.
10 May 2017, 18:00 PM
When you're bad at confrontation

When you're bad at confrontation

Some people are scared of snakes, or heights, and some people are scared of confrontation like yours truly. In this article, I'll break down the deep layers of insecurity so that you don't have to go to hiding like Lord Voldemort again.
19 April 2017, 18:00 PM
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Doing Makeup the Wrong Way

I can be a mysterious smoky-eyed girl or a demure girl with fluttering big lashes. It's amazing how different we can look when we apply makeup.
15 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Life of a forgetful person

Life of a forgetful person

A large portion of my childhood was spent wondering how two Bollywood characters, who had just fallen in love, instantly synchronise dance steps and lyrics.
14 December 2016, 18:00 PM
It's not always PMS

It's not always PMS

To many, the universal definition of a good woman has been one who is tamed, gentle and calm. But the one time you are pushed to your limits and all hell breaks loose, you're probably thought to be PMS-ing.
30 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Keeping My Language Alive

Keeping My Language Alive

My three-year-old niece giggles when I tell her the story of the dragon, Ree Fu Zang, who rose from a lake to save the world.
23 November 2016, 18:00 PM
How to handle criticism

How to handle criticism

Criticism: a word that makes people jump from their seats and prepare for Mongol conquests in a second. We get offended fast and react faster.
23 November 2016, 18:00 PM
No “Happily Ever After” for Us

No “Happily Ever After” for Us?

People went crazy over The Huffington Post's article titled “We are the generation who doesn't want relationships” because we related to every bit of it.
2 November 2016, 18:00 PM
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Writing Using Pseudonyms

Usually I get mails from readers curiously asking me who I really am.. I get along and feign a different personality,
5 October 2016, 18:00 PM
The Yellow Bulldozer

The Yellow Bulldozer

We didn't believe they were coming for our home until they did. We lived in a slum together. It wasn't the best place to live in, but definitely the best place to play danguli, marble and wheel racing. We friends were a gang.
22 June 2016, 18:00 PM
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Phases of a Skype call

Welcome to Bangladesh, a land where the internet connection is as fragile as our CGPAs. If you talk about the duration of the call connection, it is as infrequent as my concentration during Chemistry class.
1 June 2016, 18:00 PM
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Nailing a Rochona

In a usual Bengali second paper exam, we allocate a period of 45 minutes to an hour for writing an essay.
25 May 2016, 18:00 PM
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How Parents React to Your Success

We all dream of winning the world some day and make everyone around us super proud. However, life is not a movie and most Asian parents just seem to suppress their reactions.
25 May 2016, 18:00 PM
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The Index Toe

Once when my grandma came to visit us, I discovered a jewellery box beneath her pillow. It had the cutest hair clips.
11 May 2016, 18:00 PM
How to Network Loudly

How to Network Loudly

Networking is important. It can help you build the right connections with the right people.
27 April 2016, 18:00 PM
When Parents go Digital

When Parents go Digital

It wasn't long ago when our parents decided to update themselves on the technology of latest gadgets and social media.
20 April 2016, 18:00 PM
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Where the heck is Matt? In Dhaka!

When I reached the Crescent Lake Bridge at 2pm on April 9, I wasn't expecting many people to show up.
13 April 2016, 18:00 PM
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4 Commandments of Borrowing a Phone

We get hit by a wave of panic when someone borrows our phone. No matter who the borrower is – from best friends to parents...
23 March 2016, 18:00 PM

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