Home 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… When you find yourself stuck in a tiger’s mouth They said the test would not last all 5 days. It didn’t. On what could be called the greatest day in our cricketing history, Bangladesh have gone on to not only win, but dominate Australia in their own… Learning Spanish: Part 1 When you hear about the language Spanish, two words that instantly dive into your mind are ‘Hola’ and ‘Senorita’. But the Spanish language is far from this, and it makes sense. 10 very important ‘don’ts’ for the metro rail The advent of the Dhaka Metro Rail marks a transformative chapter in Bangladesh’s urban transportation narrative. How Tareque Masud’s films captured the questions Bangladesh still struggles with Watch enough of Tareque Masud’s work in sequence and a strange thing happens: the films stop behaving like a filmography and start behaving like a syllabus. Each one takes up a different fault line running through modern Bangladesh,… La La Land: My favourite horror movie, and the quiet ache of almost I need to say this upfront, with full awareness of my own bias: I don’t think any film captures the actual texture of being alive quite like La La Land does. I call it my favourite horror movie,… We’re speaking less and less every year. Maybe that’s something to worry about Writeup American Founders Museum Exhibition opens at ULAB Campus Argentina legend Caniggia attends Dhaka inter-school football final Updates AIUB hosts first ‘QS Bangladesh Forum 2026’; Education Minister announces PhD plans for private universities Campus Human brains may contain a plastic spoon’s worth of microplastics, research suggests Health UC-Berkeley math prof says she has to teach fractions to calculus students, as standards fall Education 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 IU students Jubaer, Faisal rank 11th globally in MICCAI GAVE-2 Challenge Presidency University launches ‘Admission Fest, Fall 2026’
