Sumaiya Tasnim
Opinion / Behind private Facebook faculty review groups
6 August 2026
The hidden cost of anonymous faculty review groups.
6 August 2026
BOOK REVIEW: NONFICTION / 'Songs of Desire and Defiance' explores spiritual anatomy and womanhood
27 March 2026
In the early 2000s, remixed versions of Bangla folk songs flooded neighbourhood corners during evening street matches and nighttime ceremonial events, which blurred the elusive nature of melancholia and yearning in the beats and celebration.
27 March 2026
Is the youth losing interest in political participation online?
20 October 2023
And if they are online so much, do they find political engagement on social media to be safe and useful?
20 October 2023
What should women wear?
26 May 2023
In May 2022, a young woman, who lives in Dhaka city, was verbally and physically assaulted at a train station in Narsingdi while waiting for a Dhaka-bound train.
26 May 2023
A twist on your iftar platter
13 April 2022
A change from time to time for your month-long iftar meal is a change you can enjoy.
13 April 2022
feel good / When life gives you lemons but no lemonade
1 October 2018
If given the choice to play thumb war and win a burger or to possibly do ten push ups and then win a burger, most of us would choose thumb war. Why? Because it is as simple as it sounds and takes up less energy and time. So, the question eventually pops -- are we slaves to simplicity?
1 October 2018
The friendship complex zone
9 July 2018
As a child of growing interest, the idea of having friends and partners to play afternoon games with seemed like the best part of the day. However, as we grow up, our ideals and environment change, and so do we. With those changes around us, people seem to come and go. Before you know it, you are in your 20s or 30s and you think life through all over again and the true friends you make. But what even is a “true” friend?
9 July 2018
A couch potato's sport: FIFA video games and friends
25 June 2018
But then came the game that practically swooped the hearts of video game enthusiasts and amateur football players across the globe, and that game was the FIFA video game series. FIFA video games have become a cultural phenomenon and a symbolic representation of friendship between guys.
25 June 2018
Fruity and Floral
A lady is often known by her scent, and what else would provide you a better way to create your own aura but perfumes? Fragrances, which were smoky, light, fruity or floral; the variation of essence kept changing through time.
14 August 2017