Home Mourinho could have been a great dictator. Instead, he became a football manager “As a civilisation, we’re lucky Mourinho didn’t go into politics” The MIST dilemma and the DU B unit gamble (Part III) Hello again, Sudipta here, CSE ’22 at Buet, back with the next chapter of this admission diary. Part two ended on a genuinely good note with MIST, and I promised things would get more chaotic from there. Why isn’t every bus pink? The first thing I imagined when I heard about Bangladesh’s women-only Pink Bus was not a woman finally travelling home without fear. I imagined a woman standing at a crowded bus stop, watching the pink bus disappear around… The long road to a single click In 2026, it takes a fraction of a second to click a photo. We photograph almost everything without thinking twice. Clicking pictures was not always as easy as it is now. A single photograph used to take hours… The death of humanity is happening on our screens Are we still humane enough to be called human? The death of good food “Je deshe nari beshi nirjatito, oi desher ranna toto mojar” The names we leave behind As Dhaka approaches its 416 year anniversary, I want to contribute my love and appreciation for this city which, on one hand, is the most unlivable place on earth, and on the other, a place where history is… The psychology behind your restaurant order I ordered mutton kacchi last Friday. Truth is, I didn’t even want it. I wanted the chicken roast sitting two lines below it. Cheaper by three hundred taka, no fuss, no fancy words. The timeless chaos of Three Men in a Boat Three Men in a Boat is a classic humorous novel written by Jerome K. Jerome. What does it cost to keep a 100% scholarship? Imagine stepping out of the exam hall and your heart drops the moment you realise you messed up a question you knew by heart. Your friends gather around, laughing about how they’re definitely going to have to retake… Turkish MP says Roberto Carlos converted to Islam Sports OpenAI makes ChatGPT less ‘human’ for teens with new safety measures Technology Can coastal Bangladesh turn salty wastewater into a new industry? Writeup MA in English at East West University (EWU) Admissions VoB job fair connects DU students with employers Campus BAU marks 66th founding anniversary, nearly 62,000 alumni contributing at home and abroad Campus Jobs Teacher / Lecturer | Akij Foundation School and College (AFSC) Intern | Heifer International Capability Planning Manager | ACI PLC More Success Stories How research paved Nishat’s way from Buet to MIT Success Stories The road to MIT: How Fayez Ahmad built an MIT-worthy profile before HSC Success Stories Think scholarships are only for STEM? How an English graduate earned two fully funded scholarships Success Stories Early research, Q1 publications and persistence: The formula behind an NSTU student’s US PhD success Success Stories Interviews Can Bangladesh turn the mosquito’s instinct against itself? Interviews How four young founders turned a frustration into nearU Interviews What it takes to thrive beyond the classroom: In conversation with Sayeda Tahya Hossain, Chief HRO, Grameenphone Ltd Interviews Animating the stories history forgot: Tufan Chakma’s journey from sketches to film Interviews Junior Graduates Marketing 101: How to describe your cow like it’s a supercar Saving the soil: Science, struggle, and survival in Bangladesh The silent epidemic in education: Student sleep deprivation The anxiety epidemic: what is really happening to students today When schools shape thinking: The quiet divide in Bangladesh’s classrooms Gaze Admissions Master of Social Science (MSS) at International Islamic University Chittagong MBA (Professional) at Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur Scholarships Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Fulbright Foreign Student Program 2026-2027 Campus VoB job fair connects DU students with employers Bangladesh’s Team Atlas wins RoboRAVE Osaka entrepreneurship title