Thoughts of a Sick Man
I’m here again in a body and find myself speaking a different tongue. There is a woman behind me; I don’t think I know her. My derealised mind comes to a halt. I’m speaking....
Monthly Archive: January 2022
Omicron Cases Rising: Students in Bangladesh Face New Surge of Uncertainty
During the ongoing third year of the pandemic, it seems like the sharp rise of another ghastly variant, “Omicron”, has taken flight. With another possible lockdown as well as restrictions of movements on the...
Salute Narayan Debnath, the Trendsetter of Bengali Comics
It is hard to imagine a kid born in a Bengali household between the mid-60s and the early 2000s not to have had either of the iconic duos Nonte-Fonte and Handa-Bhonda or the neighbourhood...
Dear Friend #5
Dear friend,I don’t know how to tell this. But thank you for being a huge support in pandemic. Used to scroll reddit deactivating other social media. You were one of the few who felt...
James Webb Space Telescope: A Peek at the History of Our Universe
Any child who has known that humans can go to space surely fantasised at least once in their life about becoming an astronaut. I refuse to believe otherwise. This bold statement of mine is...
SUST Faces Brutality from Administration: Students’ Despair and Outcry for Meaningful Change Meets Silence
Within a span of a week, a seemingly straightforward student protest at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet has escalated into a hodgepodge of tension and rumours, taking the institution by storm. Some,...
Dear Friend #4
Dear Friend, For me, our friendship was always one-of-a-kind. I’d never experienced a friendship where I could be both a child and an adult. Maybe it’s just that I’m so resistant to change that...
22 Anticipated Book Releases of 2022
As a new year of outstanding books begins, readers like us are already anticipating new releases. The excitement is building for titles that can help us separate the failures we want to bury in...
Yūgen: A Humbling Experience in the Expansive Cosmos
The sea Right at the sun’s wake, you’re at your calmest shapeAlmost as though there’s no life in you at allMotionless; shock-stillSay, but aren’t you the purest form of what life can take?For why...
