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Raian Abedin

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POETRY / Your hands shook the whole time

12 September 2025, 18:54 PM
Winters feel less like winters, the sun burns on my fragile skin. December. Tell me it’s
12 September 2025, 18:54 PM
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Student involvement in policy and politics

7 August 2025, 06:46 AM
The future of Bangladesh, much like its history, would have students’ voices guiding it. At least, that was what many of them hoped for.
7 August 2025, 06:46 AM
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One year post-uprising: How do students view Bangladesh today?

7 August 2025, 00:00 AM
How much of the students' expectations after the uprising have been fulfilled?
7 August 2025, 00:00 AM
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The reality of internships for Life Sciences students

10 July 2025, 05:00 AM
With cutthroat global competition and a lack of streamlined infrastructure locally, students often find themselves questioning where to go and whether their degrees are even worth it.
10 July 2025, 05:00 AM
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POETRY / Things I have had to forfeit and things I am unable to find

4 July 2025, 18:52 PM
Patience, like moss, that grows on red soil. Conversations with friends, like inadequate breakfast.
4 July 2025, 18:52 PM
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How to: live

26 June 2025, 10:19 AM
My love always arrived wrapped in silence, wrapped in dust. But that was childhood.
26 June 2025, 10:19 AM
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Sinners is Ryan Coogler’s magnum opus

23 June 2025, 13:11 PM
The story of Sinners shines because of its insistence on straying away from genre conventions.
23 June 2025, 13:11 PM
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Andor Season 2 imagines Star Wars at its most devastating

11 June 2025, 12:21 PM
Very few shows are written with the level of competency as Andor
11 June 2025, 12:21 PM
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The many types of people we see in movie theatres

When all is said and done, it is important to be respectful in public spaces
3 May 2023, 15:00 PM
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Tetris: An unexpectedly thrilling tale about legal rights dispute

Tetris (2023) is a very fictionalised and an incredibly fun watch.
30 April 2023, 12:12 PM
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Literature showcases a different side to the Korean Wave

The books coming out of Korea are brutal in how they push the audience right back into the bleakness of reality
27 April 2023, 10:38 AM
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University instructors need to do better as teachers

As a struggling university student, having to deal with a poor instructor is my worst nightmare.
20 April 2023, 00:00 AM
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Discovering Contemporary Poetry Beyond Social Media

For me, poetry has forever been an elusive passion.
19 April 2023, 17:00 PM
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How ChatGPT’s growth may be affecting young copywriters

According to writers, AI still has ways to go before it manages to cause a significant dent.
16 April 2023, 10:17 AM
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Escapril: How a poetry writing challenge curates community

The Instagram account for Escapril posts all 30 prompts for the month ahead of time, and the poet is only required to write by taking inspiration from said prompts
14 April 2023, 12:45 PM
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The Bee and the Crow

Hide yourself in my feathers, and I’m sure we can look for them together…
13 April 2023, 00:00 AM
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Is your favourite edutainment channel spreading propaganda?

It's really important to look for citations when you learn things from YouTube.
12 April 2023, 15:11 PM
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Animation is more than just children’s cartoon

If even the most esteemed critics don’t take such a prestigious award seriously, how do they expect the rest of the world to?
6 April 2023, 00:00 AM
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Fantasy book series you might be missing out on

The best fantasy book series seem to have figured the formulae out in their own unique ways.
20 March 2023, 14:31 PM
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Will you hear my wishes

Today, I am no dead man. But I am not happy, I will not lie to you.
17 March 2023, 18:00 PM
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Expecting productivity after long commute hours is unreasonable

Even carrying out the simplest task like taking a shower, eating, and forcing yourself to rest feels productive.
16 March 2023, 00:00 AM
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Joyland: An aching depiction of living in quiet oppression

What truly stands out to me in Joyland are the score, sound design, and cinematography.
11 March 2023, 14:40 PM
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Star Wars: Andor is probably the best Star Wars product in decades

Andor felt like a completely fresh experience from the get-go.
9 March 2023, 00:00 AM
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Love won’t you look at me

Does the crowd bother you?
2 March 2023, 00:00 AM
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How ChatGPT is affecting writers

Some remain fearful while others seem excited with this new tool at their disposal.
27 February 2023, 17:00 PM
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Documentary films are more important than you may think

Documentaries have always held the monumentally important, yet frequently overlooked.
23 February 2023, 00:00 AM
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How censorship is hampering the Bangladesh film industry

The fact that any movie has to go through so many hurdles to tell the story they want to tell will never make for a healthy scene for films in this country.
16 February 2023, 00:00 AM
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Pinocchio in 2022: Same Story, Three Interpretations

In 2022, three different Pinocchio movies came out, much to my confusion.
9 February 2023, 00:00 AM

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