Photo: Ata Mohammad Adnan I met Sumaiya on February 2015 while working on a project in Dhanmondi. Sumaiya is the 'mother' of 11 beautiful street dogs and she has named all of them. Lali, Boltu, Tommy, Rocky-do, Tiger, Shadhu, Bagha, Tutu, Jimmy, Kalu and their little pups come running to play and nibble your fingers … Continue reading The Girl who Loved Dogs
The Weaker Sex
July 8, 2012 / The Daily Star It is no longer uncommon to read news or be victimized by eveteasing. Although the High Court passed a law in 2010 that labeled eveteasing as a sexual offense and committed the guilty party to jail or imposed a fine – the phenomenon has only gotten more rampant … Continue reading The Weaker Sex
Brave New World
September 16, 2012 / The Daily Star Mark Zuckerberg really messed things up for us. As one of the world’s youngest CEOs running the third largest ‘country’, he has given the rest of the world an impression that sitting in front of a computer can be the most profitable business one can fathom, and anyone … Continue reading Brave New World
Some Dreams Should Never Die
I have been waiting for this day for a long time. Floating little paper boats of dreams. Being in Dhaka in winter means you don’t get much water. Our only option was Dhanmondi Lake (because we both live close to it) and so we decided to pile up all our enthusiasm on a sunny November … Continue reading Some Dreams Should Never Die
The Making of a Dream
There is a school of thought that teen dreams are mere fantasies. They are meant to remain unfulfilled as products of immature influences. However, when some teenagers in their unique ways saw identical dreams almost three years ago, that social belief very much pervaded their visions. This is probably why, three years later, in spite … Continue reading The Making of a Dream
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