University admission tests have always been a daunting experience for the most part. Many people spend months preparing themselves to get into their desired universities and major in a subject of their choice. However, the harsh reality is that not everyone has the luxury of picking and choosing wh

21-year-old Khabane Lame is a Senegalese-born man who makes TikTok videos for his 114 million followers on the self-titled platform.  During the beginning of the pandemic, Khabane himself was facing his own personal troubles. After losing his job as a machine operator in a local factory, Khab

Every child that has had access to formal education has come across the phrase “Three-fourth of the Earth is covered by water,” at least once in their lifetime. There is no alternative to its existence and yet the abundance of water on the Earth’s surface is often taken for grante

Around nine million people walk the streets of Dhaka every day. Although most people return to the comfort of their homes after a long day at work with a warm meal to look forward to, it isn’t the same for bachelors. For them, maintaining a regular eating schedule is a far-fetched dream, let

Unbeknownst to many, the first ever smartphone was actually invented by IBM some time in 1992. However, the term ‘smartphone’ wasn’t coined until 1995. It took years from that time for this technological phenomena to take over Bangladesh. And as smartphones became a staple for pe

As his stomach rumbled in hunger, Sourav Shahin couldn't hold back the nostalgia of the food his mom used to cook for him back at home. Scrolling through his phone, he tried to decide where to order his lunch from when he remembered an ad he had seen on Facebook a week before. ‘Deshio’

According to the Bangladesh Government’s ICT Division, there are well over 500,000 active freelancers currently residing in the country. In 2019, this made Bangladesh the country with the 8th largest number of freelancers globally. Although payment rate for freelancers from developing countr

Activision, the publishing giant behind the popular video game franchise ‘Call of Duty,’ recently announced that they will be adding Toys for Bob to the list of studios tasked with working on Call of Duty Warzone. Toys for Bob is the studio responsible for creating landmark science fict