Eid, religiously marked by unity, family, and togetherness, has for many, lost its true meaning and the sheen of the occasion has been replaced by crazy discounts and rampant consumerism.

I’ve been with SHOUT from the very beginning as a contributor the past six years.

Bubbles used to be fun things. It’s a fun word to say, blowing bubbles and chasing them around was one of the things almost everyone remembers doing in their childhood.

Public transportation happens to be one of those things I’m somewhat of a ‘nerd’ about the way some people love learning about the various flavours of coffee or loan interest repayment schemes.

It’s fun to scroll through your newsfeed and see thirty-somethings and forty-somethings blame your generation for most societal problems.

Eating is a biological process for a lot of people, but for a fair few, eating brings around moments of spiritual elevation.

Animation is a medium that is often considered childish and is overlooked compared to live action.

I remember doing an internship at a radio company.

We often lead ourselves to dangerous precipices by letting our expectations get the better of us.

When I took the decision to major in the arts, many people asked me, “Why bother?” They wanted to know how I would put food on the table and warned me of the job insecurity. And often times, some enlightened individual would tell me, “Arts are for girls.”

I think we have all seen upsets in sports where a star-studded team shows up to only be defeated by a ragtag bunch of minnows.

I have a slight stutter. It comes and goes. It's worse if I'm talking to new people, or if I really know what I'm talking about and get overexcited.

For the longest time, I never told anyone about my favourite book.

It's a popular meme among millennials that we don't take care of our health. From sleeping late to skipping breakfasts and hoarding on lunch, and hours spent sitting with minimal physical activity, we should really be looking towards making our lives sustainable not just financially but physically as well.

The storm that never ends, well, why did it ever have to begin?

Small steps us men could take can make the world a safer place for women by a lot. No one's asking anyone to fundamentally change overnight. It's all about treating a

And I'm pretty sure you aren't. Cricket, and every other sport in Bangladesh, requires proper infrastructure – plans, support, and finally development – if we even want to have a seat at the table where the big boys talk.

You have failed to keep up with your new year's resolution on the first week. You are dejected. The first week of classes makes it seem like there's no way you can do another 51 of these. 2019 has gone bad at the start and it will remain bad till the end. Or will it?

Every January, we get to see people make promises to themselves as if the change of a year can change our endless cycle of procrastination.

Another issue, another year, another editorial. For the next few days everyone – if not randomly generated applications and bots – will be asking questions like “So, how did 2018 go for you?” and “So, how will 2019 be like?”