Fabiha Maimuna

Examinees beaming with joy, educational institutions holding celebrations, parents sharing sweets, and teachers proudly stating the success of their students. All of this adds up to one common image in our country: results of board examinations of the national curriculum in our country. Of all the board exams students have to sit for, Higher Secondary Certificate or HSC examination is of the highest level and most esteemed one. On February 13, the results of the HSC 2021 examination were publish

In the corporate world, these are some common scenarios amid many other misconceptions where the HR department suffers. This eventually questions the significance of the HR department, especially when the corporate hierarchy of most modern companies is comparatively flatter than before. Nonetheless, the actual job of the Human Resource department is to balance the company's profit with its people's or human resource's benefit. In recent years, Human Resources has come out of the shell of its traditional regulations of hiring, monitoring, and firing. Now the companies are service providers to their employees as well making them liable for making the organisational culture suitable for every employee to fit in.

As the shot of wintery London streets zooms in, our beloved familiar faces receive what millions of people wished to receive since their childhood - a Hogwarts letter with that red seal.

Whistling Hogwarts Express, Trunks with name tags, the Same old Hogwarts castle and a grand entrance to the festive and Christmassy Great Hall bring the right ambience to make every Potterhead of the world teary.

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter’s first screening, HBO Max gives the Harry

Since colonial times, utmost stress has been put on the learning of English, which instead of making it accessible for everyone, turned into an unachievable skill for the masses. Reasons include the traditional method of teaching English through rules and written structures rather than using interactive techniques, including a significant portion of listening and speaking practices, hesitation of applying English for trial even if it has mistakes, and confining it within the syllabus of school and college rather than widening the boundaries.

It's 1:00 am. Although this hour is generally considered midnight, the day basically started for Fuad (pseudonym). While he's trying to complete his assignment, his friends are playing a round of Valorant (computer game). These days, this is a familiar Gen Z story in our country and the world at large. Ironically, after daily online classes and other chores, the writer also wrote this article late at night. Like this, most members of Gen Z, a generation usually considered to be born between the

The thought of checking emails, having to send updates, or making some important calls every morning indeed makes most functioning adults frustrated. At times, this thought must have popped in all our minds, "What's the point of all these?" But then again, there are incidences where one phone call saved the day for everyone in your team. So, this brings us to the question, is business communication an integral part of our work-life, or is it overrated?

We, human beings, cannot stay without comm

A young graduate from Dhaka University, Shafi Ahmed (pseudonym), had a plan to translate a book and buy a new smartphone with the money he would get to make work from home better for his current phone did not have a functioning camera. But it did not work under the circumstances.

“Recent financial condition of my family dropped so much so that my father was thinking about shifting to our village home,” says Shafi, a freelancer. He had to support his family to meet the daily necessities, let alo

The first thought that crosses one's mind while considering dropping a semester is whether it is a good move. Even though the social point of view makes the idea of dropping a semester plainly negative, it is not that simple. If there is a valid reason, where taking a semester at university will do more harm than good, taking the step of semester drop might be the most viable solution.

Nafisa Rahman, a student of Mathematics and Natural Science at BRAC University, got an offer letter from a Can

Have you ever faced a situation where someone coerces you or gradually makes you believe in something false or question a stance or action that is supposed to be right? If the answer is even nearly yes, chances are, you have been through ‘gaslighting’. Nowadays, gaslighting is a commonly used verb, both rightly and wrongly.

Gaslighting is an act of manipulation where gaslighters purposefully manipulate the victim by pushing false information into them which may make the victims disbelieve thei

Home is one of the most critical aspects of our lives. The feeling called “homely” comes a lot from the surrounding people and environment. Imagine you have a stunning apartment, but just when you step out of the gate of your building, there’s a huge pile of trash and an overly busy road. Scary, right?

So, even if we do not blend with our neighbours as our grandparents or parents used to, a good neighbourhood shapes a colossal entirety of your home, which is why choosing an area wisely when you

Tesla has come to light with its outstanding works in solar energy. One of its impressive technologies is the Tesla Powerwall Battery. While the most significant energy source is solar energy, storing that energy through a Tesla Power Battery installation would be one of the smartest moves you take.

Humankind has always depended on natural sources like petrol, coal and wood. But the truth is, these energy sources are limited. As the global population and the usage of electric appliances are increasing, the crisis is growing stronger. That is why the UK government is also providing incentives for never-ending energy usage like Solar Panel installation.

Winter in Bangladesh has always been associated with a heavenly kind of delicacy, ‘pitha.’ Various kinds of pitha are made in almost every village in Bangladesh. Do the city dwellers miss out on the unforgettable memory of pitha utshob? The answer is no, because young or old, villagers or city dwellers, every Bangali people love pitha, and even in cities, people try to bring the essence of pitha utshob.

This interview is from the series, the Bangladeshi Perspective.

Syeda Adiba Arif is a BBA graduate from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka and currently working as a Global Graduate-Human Resources at British American Tobacco. Starting from Chittagong to being a business student, she led an exciting path in life. Let’s look into her story, written by Fabiha Maimuna.

Adiba was born in Chattogram, Bangladesh, and spent her childhood and early life there. Apart fr

This interview is from the series, the Bangladeshi Perspective.

Sylvana Quader Sinha is the founder and CEO of Praava Health: a network of Family Health Centers where Patients come first. Here is her story, written by Fabiha Maimuna.

Born and brought up in the US, Sylvana’s childhood was mostly within Virginia with some occasional visits to her family roots, Bangladesh. She had her grandfather and all the relatives living in Bangladesh. Curious mind of little Sylvana was stirred up by the cont