On a warm summer night in 2007, I discovered my elder sister stealthily and quite curiously looking at her laptop screen- a surreal blueish glow pouring out of it.

I can't decide what is more aggravating about our winters – the absence of snow, the lack professionalism in playing badminton, or the foul stench of mula.

First of all, let's just all have the bravery to be honest about this: spiders are super-scary and would probably have never existed in an ideal universe.

Everybody stalks in social media more or less, if you're scrolling through someone's timeline or accidentally liking their Instagram post from 2012 at 2 a.m. you've relapsed beyond help.

When you think of modes of transportation, what's the first thing that comes to mind? Probably planes, or buses, or maybe even trains. However, waterways are also present on various important routes around Bangladesh.

In this planet of burgers and chicken dumplings, there are majorly two types of tummies.

It is that very awkward moment when you realize, to your utter grief, that your feelings are not mutual. What's worse is the fact that all your friends seem to react to the news in a “sorry, not sorry” kind of attitude.

As computer nerds battle for computational supremacy in programming contests, the lesser geniuses struggle with basic coding, patience, friendships and turning their PCs off and on again.

Over its thousands of years of existence, mankind has come up with a large collection of insults. However, out of all these words and phrases, the words “fake fan” seem to sting a lot these days.

Irritable Male Syndrome (IMS) – that moment when testosterone is out of whack in a male and he turns into a rather sniveling version of Matt Damon feeling all the 'feels'.

It's that time of the year again: BPL has gripped the nation. The promise of great cricket combined with performances from various celebrities and a festive atmosphere draws quite a large crowd to the stadium each year.

There was a time when my username me_headbanger was my sole identity. Somehow, me_headbanger got lost in between junk folders and parental guidance.

Whether it's the bark that calms you down or the meow that thaws your heart, your pet of preference goes a long way to reflect on who you are.

Sometimes, I don't understand the concept behind extended family reunions. I'm sure my dada'r bhai er fupur chhoto chhele is doing well for himself. I don't need to hear every little detail about his career life.

What's the weirdest Thursday you've ever had? Hard to say off the bat - and I thought so too. That is, until some dare at the office started trending, and I suddenly found everyone looking to me as the next target.

Quite often, when I get on Facebook to browse pictures of Pori Moni all day, I come across stuff like “I've been hacked!” or “That's why I don't add family members on Facebook.”

Let's face it, other than for "developing skills" or "challenging yourself," MUN conferences are often more about that participation certificate, flaunting yourself in formals, and meeting new people. Speaking of the latter, here are a few categories of MUN-ers that you're likely to come across at every conference.

As a plea to all huggers-please learn to recognise our breed. If someone you've hugged turns into ice the second you noose them in your arms, they're probably a non-hugger.

These are not the regular dinners you see in movies. Dawats are the quintessence of our race: intense cricket discussions, fed up moms running after their young and trying to feed them, and that smell of kacchi biryani that is teasing your salivary glands from the kitchen but is taking eons to be served.

Our protagonist, Belal, who likes to be called 'Be' (a name he adores because of the sheer irony – the pointlessness of 'Be'ing), wakes up sweating profusely. He is quite certain it's because of some dream that portrayed the futility of his existence.