It took 42 hours to reach my current location from Bangladesh.
We, the ones who seek better life, better opportunity, selfish ones all go out at some point. Then we all return when our interest is served by our country the best. I am one of those.
This is not a writing about my regret or the reasons. This is a writing for what to expect and what not to expect from abroad.
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I live in a Rotten City. Every Morning I wake up hoping that I am in different world.
Technology has not gone that far I guess.
I open up the tap only to find metal sound of me moving the head.
No water. How many days it has been?
January, February, March....actually lost track.
I find myself trying to hear life. No water, no life I guess.
In our part of the world, where chubby children are considered cute and healthy, parents often fret over the physical appearances of their children. There are parents who routinely feed their children burgers, fries, pizzas, pastries, etc. from the belief that these will make their children appear healthy.
I was reading a write-up by a friend on Falgun (the Bengali month that marks the beginning of spring in Bangladesh) where he compared the season and the festivity around it with Vincent van Gogh's "Wheatfield with Crows." A prolific writer, my friend's writing carried me back to the Falguni days I left behind in Dhaka.
If you never heard of the Bangladesh Studies Network, this is a FaceBook group with their agenda illustrated in the following description.
"What's your aim in life?"
The boy looks at his mother. She answers, "My soon will be a great engineer."
My teachers used to insist me to pursue engineering as I was good in maths. Not pure mathematics! My mother did say the same thing. And I did not try to make them understand what I really want. Did you try? Will that boy try?
Smart phone and internet.
A new issues in parenting. In a country where most don't know the proper use of things, it's should not stun many.
How to deal with tech issues related to kids-is a major headache for parents.
They can not help but to provide a cell phone considering the safety. But in most cases-the phone is misused.
It was a front page news, news that we all now talk about.
The news: Parents killed, accused Daughter.
It became viral. the News, the gossip, the shock, the blame game: Society vs parenting vs liberty, English medium vs Bengali, friends vs parents, love vs blindness.
Bangladesh has a rich diverse culture. Most of its people have their own culture and different life style. Its deeply rooted heritage is thoroughly reflected in its architecture, literature, music, painting, festival and clothing. The two prime religions of Bangladesh are Islam and Hinduism which have had a great influence on its culture.
Bangladesh has a rich diverse culture. Most of its people have their own culture and different life style. Its deeply rooted heritage is thoroughly reflected in its architecture, literature, music, painting, festival and clothing. The two prime religions of Bangladesh are Islam and Hinduism which have had a great influence on its culture.