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The Mage, Jatrabari (2025)

26/07/2025

Let us imagine the following — waking up to the soft melody of birds, the scent of morning tea passing by, and the hope of a peaceful day ahead. But for too many throughout the world, and alas in parts of our own Bangladesh, that peace is instead replaced by fear, turmoil, and newspaper pages filled with violence.
But here's the thing — what if we laid down our arms and invested more in our well-being instead? What if the fight isn't against one another, but against diseases, stress, and unhealthy living?

In our nation, Bangladesh, we know all too well how life can turn on a dime — from floods to political unrest, from street protests to personal tragedies. But we tend to forget the silent wars raging within our bodies. High blood pressure, diabetes, mental health issues — these are the silent foes gnawing away at our strength, aggravated all too often by the stress and violence surrounding us. Picking health over anger isn't just a slogan — it's survival. Each time we allow anger, hate, or violence to win, our body pays a price. We end up with more stress chemicals, can't sleep, don't eat enough or eat too much — all of it moves us in the direction of a dangerous place. It's as if we're holding an invisible gun to ourselves.

So, how do we disarm hostility and arm ourselves with wellness?
It starts small — such as planting a seed in a paddy field and watching it grow. Begin by nurturing your body and mind. Instead of getting involved in aggressive arguments or violent rallies, join a yoga class, take a quiet morning walk by the Buriganga River (yes, for all its ills, nature has its therapeutic side), or laugh with your loved ones.

Remember, joy is contagious — more powerful than any weapon.
We also need to act at a local level. Imagine, instead of spending money on wars and encouraging hate, we invest in healthcare clinics in rural villages, mental health awareness campaigns, and youth sporting programs. A nation's real power is not the noise it makes with guns, but how resilient and positive its people are. It's all personal. You don't have to wait for some grand national movement. Just avoid one fight today. Eat fruit instead of fried food. Smile at a stranger. Breathe in deeply when you start feeling anger. And as we say back home in our villages, "Shanti te shorir bhalo, juddhe kichu nai" — peace keeps you healthy, war gets you nowhere. Shelve the weapons and prioritize feeling good. The battle that truly counts is for our health, happiness, and humanity. So are you ready to choose peace for yourself and for Bangladesh? Let's set health as our loudest shout-out and our strongest shield.

~ MST.AKHI KHATUN TOMA (Intern)

26/07/2025

What if the most important day of your career happened before your graduation ceremony? Picture this: suits replacing hoodies, resumes replacing assignment sheets and your dream job waiting just one booth away. That’s the power of a job fair, the bridge between student life and professional success.

For many students, graduation feels like stepping off a cliff with no map. That’s where job fairs come in, offering not just job offers, but confidence, clarity and career connections. According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), over 75% of employers use job fairs as a primary recruitment tool and students who attend are more than twice as likely to receive job interviews than those who don’t.

Let’s face it - applying for jobs online can feel like screaming into a void. But at a job fair, companies come to you. Whether you're a final-year student or just figuring things out, job fairs let you explore industries, meet real recruiters and ask real questions without the fear of rejection emails.

Even in Bangladesh, top institutions like BUET, IBA and MIST are hosting job fairs with participation from 50+ local and international companies. For many students, these events are not just exposure, they’re lifelines. One conversation can lead to an internship. One handshake can lead to a full-time role.

Many students struggle to speak up in interviews. Job fairs are like the gym for your confidence. The more you talk, the stronger you get. You learn how to introduce yourself, talk about your achievements and handle questions, all in a less formal setting. In a 2022 survey by LinkedIn, communication skills were ranked as the #1 skill employers look for in new graduates, even above technical know-how. That means your CGPA alone isn’t enough. It’s how you present it that counts. Job fairs give you the perfect chance to practice that pitch without pressure.

Still not sure if you want to work in corporate, start-up or development? Job fairs give you a front-row seat to all three. You’ll learn what companies expect, what roles they’re hiring for and what skills are trending in the job market. Spoiler alert: teamwork, adaptability, and project experience matter a lot more than you think. In fact, a report from Dhaka Tribune revealed that over 60% of recent graduates felt they chose the wrong first job due to a lack of proper industry insight. Job fairs help you to avoid that mistake. They’re your sneak peek into the real world before stepping into it.
Job fairs aren’t just about finding a job. They’re about finding direction. They connect campuses to companies, students to mentors and dreams to opportunities. So the next time your university organizes one, don’t stay home. Suit up, show up and speak up.

~ Md. Zahid Adnan Fardin (Intern)

25/07/2025

Imagine standing in your backyard, looking up at the stars, and saying, “One day, I’ll go beyond all that.” Bold words , until you realize “all that” includes 100 billion stars, a supermassive black hole, and a galactic border that’s 50,000 light-years away. Oh, and the next galaxy? It's 2.5 million light-years from here. Better bring a lot of snacks.

But jokes aside, this question , Can humans ever leave the Milky Way? isn’t just for sci-fi lovers or stargazers. It touches on our deepest instincts: to explore, to push boundaries, and to wonder what lies beyond.

Our Cosmic Neighborhood: Beautiful, But Big
Let’s start with where we live. The Milky Way galaxy is our home, a majestic spiral structure stretching over 100,000 light-years across. Our Sun is just one of its many tenants, living quietly in a suburban arm called the Orion Spur.

And yet, for all our technological progress , smartphones in our pockets, rovers on Mars, telescopes peering into deep time , we’ve barely scratched the surface. The farthest human-made object, Voyager 1, launched in 1977, is still inside the Milky Way and will be for tens of thousands of years.

So What Would It Take to Leave?
Let’s dream big! But stay grounded. To truly exit the Milky Way, we’d need to escape its gravitational pull, traveling at speeds of 537 kilometers per second, that’s over 20 times faster than anything we’ve ever built. And even if we got that fast, we'd still need millions of years to reach the next galaxy.

Could we build ships that last for generations, or even upload ourselves into machines that could travel without oxygen or food? Theoretically, maybe. But right now, those are ideas drawn more from science fiction than science fact.

And what about wormholes, warp drives, or bending space-time itself? Physics hasn’t ruled them out, but the ingredients; like exotic matter with negative mass, are nowhere near our labs. In fact, we’re not sure they exist at all.

What’s the Point, Then?
This isn’t meant to crush our dreams, quite the opposite. The truth is, the Milky Way itself is full of mysteries. We’ve only explored our solar system, just one star out of billions. There could be habitable worlds, alien life, or ancient civilizations out there, waiting to be discovered, no need to leave the galaxy (yet).

Maybe the right question isn’t “Can we leave the Milky Way?” but rather “Why would we want to?” It's like wanting to leave your entire country when you haven’t even explored your hometown.

A Future Worth Dreaming

Still, let’s not underestimate human tenacity. Once, we couldn’t fly. Then we flew. Once, the Moon was a myth. Then we stepped on it. The day we set foot on another star system or send an AI ambassador across the stars might still come.

Will we live long enough as a species to see that day? That’s up to us. If we protect our planet, invest in science, and keep asking big questions, we just might be the first species to become intergalactic.

Until then, look up. Dream big. And maybe start packing. The stars aren’t going anywhere.. but we just might.

~Asma Sultana Nizami (Intern)

24/07/2025

Fashion isn’t just about trends, runway looks, or expensive brands—it’s a powerful tool for self-expression, and at times, even a form of protest. Around the world, what we wear can speak louder than our words. It’s more than fabric stitched together; it can carry messages of resistance, identity, and change.

Think of the black berets of the Black Panther Party, the pink pussyhats from the Women’s March, or even schoolgirls in conservative countries wearing pants instead of skirts. All these examples show how clothing can defy expectations and challenge systems. When people feel unheard, their outfits often become their voice.

In many cultures, clothing norms are used to control people, especially women. So, when someone steps outside those boundaries—like choosing to wear jeans in a traditional setting—it’s not just fashion, it’s rebellion. Hijab, ripped jeans, rainbow flags, or even a simple slogan tee can turn into powerful statements depending on the context.

Social media has amplified this even more. A photo of a protest outfit can go viral, turning local movements into global conversations. Brands have also caught on, but it’s important to differentiate between genuine support and commercial opportunism. True fashion protests don’t just look cool—they spark dialogue, represent beliefs, and challenge injustice.

Ultimately, protest fashion is personal. It’s about using what we wear to say, “I’m here, I matter, and I won’t be silent.” It might be subtle or bold, but the message remains the same: change starts with standing out.

So next time you get dressed, think about what your clothes might be saying. You don’t have to shout to make noise—sometimes, your outfit does it for you.

~ Fariha Binte Alam (Intern)

21/07/2025

It was late at night, and I came across a photo online; green and purple waves in the sky, moving like slow fire. It wasn’t edited. It wasn’t magic either. It was real.

It was the Southern Lights also known as the Aurora Australis.
Even though I couldn’t see them with my own eyes, something about that image stayed with me. I had always heard about the Northern Lights. But I didn’t know the Southern Hemisphere had its own silent sky-show, happening far from most cities, where the land touches ice and ocean.

The Southern Lights are created naturally, high above Earth. Solar storms from the sun send charged particles toward us. When those particles reach Earth’s magnetic field, they are pulled near the poles. And in places like Antarctica, Tasmania, southern Australia, and New Zealand, those particles hit the upper atmosphere, and the sky starts to glow in color green, purple, pink, sometimes even red. It’s not man-made. It can’t be controlled.

It’s just nature doing something soft and strange painting the sky without sound.
In May and June 2025, some of the strongest solar activity in years was reported. Because of that, the Southern Lights were seen more often, and even in places where they’re usually rare like parts of South Africa and Argentina.
I read that on June 6, 2025, people in Tasmania looked up and saw the entire sky washed in violet and green waves. In New Zealand’s Otago region, photographers stayed up all night to capture the light that danced for hours.

What It Meant to Me:
I haven’t seen the Southern Lights or even the Northern Lights in person.
But just knowing they’re there that the Earth can create something that beautiful on its own calmed something inside me.
It reminded me that while cities light up with artificial brightness, the planet is still making its own quiet magic, far from crowds.
Sometimes, the most powerful moments are not heard they’re just felt.
Lastly, The Southern Lights don’t ask for attention.
They appear in silence.
And they remind me that not everything bright has to be loud.
Some beauty is soft.
And it’s waiting at the bottom of the world.

~ Protichi Kar Tusme (intern)

18/07/2025

It began, as many revolutions in science do, with something almost missed.
A speck of sediment, no different in appearance from thousands of others, was brought into a lab from the depths of an ancient seabed. It was placed under a microscope: routine, unremarkable. But what appeared in the lens was anything but ordinary.
Something was moving.

At first, it was assumed to be a virus. Small, dependent, silent unless awakened inside a host. But then, something strange happened. It was seen doing things no virus was ever meant to do.
It was building.

Within its tiny frame, ribosomes—those intricate machines used to produce proteins were being constructed. Messenger RNA was being formed, carrying instructions as if it had a purpose, a voice of its own. It was not just surviving off its host; it was orchestrating part of the life-making process itself.
And yet… it could not live on its own.
It was not alive. But not dead either.

Scientists stood still before it, caught between fascination and disbelief. This was Sukunaarchaeum mirabile, a name given with reverence—“mirabile,” meaning wondrous or astonishing. And wondrous it was. It didn't follow any known script of life. It tore through definitions like pages from an outdated book.
For over a century, biology had stood on a clear divide: viruses needed hosts, cells made their own tools. One was inert without help; the other, self-sufficient. But Sukunaarchaeum had entered the scene like a riddle. It lived on the edge of life’s map, in the shadows of the known.

The discovery didn’t just raise questions, it whispered secrets from a forgotten time. Could this be a relic of Earth’s earliest experiments with life? Or was it a new traveler from a path yet uncharted by evolution? The possibility hung in the air, heavy and thrilling.
Some dared to wonder aloud: had life been more flexible than anyone had dared to imagine?

As research continues, the entity refuses to yield all its mysteries. Its genome, only partially mapped. Its behavior, still being watched. But one thing is certain Sukunaarchaeum mirabile has shattered the old boundaries. The line between life and non-life has begun to blur.
In the vast theater of nature, a new actor has stepped onto the stage. Not quite alive. Not quite dead. But undeniably real.
And the story of life on Earth will never be told the same way again.

~Protichi Kar (Intern)

17/07/2025

In Bangladesh, the university was once seen as a sacred space where young minds blossomed, free thought thrived, and future leaders were shaped. But in recent years, this ideal has been fading and overshadowed by fear, intimidation and alarmingly, mob justice. The campuses that once echoed with spirited debates are now often haunted by violence, vigilante behavior, and a culture of silence.

From BUET to CUET—The Violence Persists:
The nation still remembers the murder of Abrar Fahad in October 2019, a brilliant BUET student beaten to death by fellow students affiliated with the ruling party’s student wing, Chhatra League, simply for expressing his views on Facebook. That tragedy sparked protests across the country, and promises of reform followed. But five years later, the promises feel hollow.

Fast forward to 2022, at Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET), where several students were injured in violent clashes between factions of student groups. Again in March 2023, Jahangirnagar University saw unrest when a group of students attacked and severely beat a fellow student during hall seat disputes but no legal action was taken.

Most recently, in January 2024, at Rajshahi University, tensions flared when a first-year student was humiliated and physically assaulted by senior students over a trivial misunderstanding. Videos surfaced online, showing a group of students interrogating, slapping, and threatening the victim in the middle of a crowded dorm room. The administration, yet again responded too little, too late.
And this is just the tip of the iceberg.

Why Is This Happening?
Mob justice thrives when institutions fail when students no longer trust the systems meant to protect them, when political influence supersedes discipline and when violence becomes normalized as a tool for power.
Political student organizations often backed by national parties wield unchecked power in residential halls. Seat allocation, campus elections, even simple conflicts often escalate into violence because there's no neutral space left to resolve them. A student might be called in for questioning just for speaking out or not complying and sometimes, they don’t walk out the same.
According to reports from Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK), over 80 incidents of organized student violence were recorded between 2022 and 2024 alone yet less than 15% resulted in disciplinary action or police prosecution. That gap between violence and justice is where fear grows.

The Cost: A Generation at Risk:
Beyond physical injuries, the emotional toll is devastating. Students suffer from anxiety, depression and chronic insecurity. Many avoid political or social involvement altogether, fearing backlash. Female students, in particular, often feel most vulnerable facing harassment, verbal abuse or indirect threats when they try to speak up.
In a 2023 survey conducted by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), 41% of university students reported experiencing or witnessing some form of mob intimidation or violence on campus.
More parents are now turning to private universities or encouraging children to study abroad, not because public universities lack academic excellence but because they lack safety.

What Needs to Happen—Now:
Silence is no longer an option. University authorities must adopt zero-tolerance policies toward student violence, regardless of political affiliations. Transparent disciplinary procedures, student ombudsman systems, active anti-bullying committees and digital surveillance in dorms can help build a safer environment.
Moreover, political parties must publicly commit to removing their influence from student wings that misuse power. The police and judiciary must act swiftly and fairly restoring trust in legal justice, instead of letting mob justice fill the vacuum.
Civic awareness campaigns, student legal education, and restorative justice initiatives can help reverse the culture of revenge with one of accountability, empathy, and lawful conduct.

A Final Thought:
Mob justice is not just a campus problem. it’s a national problem, creeping into our classrooms, hostels and collective conscience. If we allow our universities to be ruled by fists instead of facts, by mobs instead of minds, we lose not only our present but our future.
Let us not wait for the next tragedy to act. Let campuses once again be places where every student, regardless of views, background, or beliefs feels safe, heard and valued. When we protect justice in universities, we protect the soul of our nation. And right now that soul is in danger.

~Shabnam Maria (Intern)

17/07/2025

Have you ever typed a long message, poured every piece of your heart into it, stared at it for hours… and then hit backspace instead of send?

If yes, welcome to the silent world of Drafts where stories stay frozen, unsent, unread, and often, unforgettable. These aren’t just messages on our phones; they are the quiet, aching parts of us we have tucked away.

You know what I mean - that 2:00 AM “I miss you” text, the unsent apology, the “just checking in” to someone you are pretending not to care about anymore.
We don’t send them, but we carry them every day like invisible weights in our pockets. These untold stories live in a hidden folder inside our hearts, not our devices.

Sometimes we don’t send them out of fear - fear of being misunderstood, fear of looking weak, or simply the fear that the other person has moved on.

As actor Nana Patekar once beautifully said in a film: "Mujhe lagta hai tujhse gale lagke ro lun… par lagta hai tu mera mazaak udayega." (I feel like hugging you and crying… but then I fear you will laugh at me.)

That’s it, right there. We want to open up. But what if they don’t get it? What if they don’t take it seriously? So instead, we zip our feelings inside and let them echo only within.
Not all drafts are dramatic or sad, though.
Some are just plain awkward or hilariously human.

Like the message that reads: Hey, I saw your cat in someone else's story… Are we okay?
Or the fourth time you almost texted: Can I borrow your Netflix password again?
And yes, that one where you typed: I had a dream that we were married… should I be worried or flattered?

Funny or not, they stay in drafts. Not because we don’t want to send them, but because we are professional overthinkers.

Here’s the thing - these unsent words may seem small, but they aren’t weightless. The longer we carry them, the heavier they become. Like holding a bottle of water. At first, it’s fine. But after a while, it starts to ache.

Our unspoken truths slowly shape how we think, how we love, and how we connect or disconnect from others. So… should we ever hit send?

Maybe yes, maybe not. Some stories are sacred. They are meant to stay quiet, like pressed flowers between the pages of time. But others - oh, they deserve to be heard.

Because what if the person you are too scared to text is also sitting there, typing and deleting your name? What if you are both trapped in the same silence?

And even if you never send it, that’s okay too. Sometimes, saying it to yourself is enough. Because your story still matters - even when it’s whispered. Even when it never lands in someone else’s inbox.

You are not weak for feeling deeply. You are strong for holding so much, silently.

What’s one message you have written but never sent? You don’t need to share names.
Just drop it in the comment box, anonymously if needed.

Let it breathe. You might be surprised how many hearts feel the same way yours does.

Because at the end of the day, some stories are trapped in drafts, some are trapped in us, but all of them make us who we are!

~ Ashraful Islam (Intern)

14/07/2025

What if I told you a photograph can act as a time machine? Not the kind that whirs and lights up in science fiction films. But the kind you quietly hold in your hand, and suddenly - you are not in 2025 anymore.

You are ten years old. Standing barefoot under the monsoon sky. Or you're back in your college canteen, laughing at something that made sense only then. A single photo. One frame. That’s all it takes to flip through the pages of your life.

More than just memories: In a world overloaded with pixels and instant shares, photography has become a curious paradox. We take more photos now than ever before, yet we remember less.

Once upon a time, a photograph was a moment earned, not just captured. You had one roll of film, 36 chances. Each click had weight. You waited days, sometimes weeks, to get the prints. And when they came? The joy was tangible.

Those creased, color-faded images held not just faces, but feelings. They told stories of simpler days - weddings where the entire village showed up, Eids with cousins climbing mango trees, and picnics where no one was staring at a screen.

A photograph doesn't just stop time - it preserves emotion: Unlike videos or reels, still photographs demand silence. They ask you to pause. To look. To feel what the person in the frame felt. Sometimes joy, sometimes longing, sometimes a kind of quiet bravery.

A photograph of your father, young and smiling. Your mother, holding your hand outside a school gate. Your own face - awkward, unsure, unaware of how much was still ahead. These are not just records. They are emotional time capsules.

But something has changed, hasn't it?
Today, we are drowning in photos. Screenshots. Selfies. Snapshots of food, sky, and strangers we barely know. Yet the more we capture, the more we forget. Why? Because we are not taking pictures to remember, we are taking them to perform.

Photos today are often curated performances - made for validation, not reflection. The pause is gone. The soul has slipped away.

Science backs it up too...
Research suggests that taking too many photos actually impairs our memory of the event (Henkel, 2014). It’s called the "photo-taking impairment effect." In short: when we rely on cameras to remember for us, our brain decides it doesn’t need to bother. We click. We post. We scroll. But do we feel?

The photo as protest, proof, and power
Yet, photography still carries immense power - beyond nostalgia. In a world where truth is often distorted, photos become evidence. The raised fist of a protestor. The tear-streaked face of a refugee child. The eerie silence of an abandoned war zone.

One image - raw and unfiltered - can shake a nation. From Rana Plaza to George Floyd, from Palestine to personal grief, photographs have forced people to see what they would rather scroll past.

So how do we bring meaning back into the frame? Maybe it's not about taking fewer photos, but taking better ones. More honest ones. Not just pictures of faces, but of feelings. Maybe we should click to connect, not to compete. To remember, not to perform.

Because years later...
When you find that old photo tucked inside a forgotten book, you won’t care if it had good lighting or was “Instagram-worthy.” You’ll care about what it meant. Who was there. How it felt. Because a photo, at its best, is not a picture. It’s a heartbeat.

“We don't just take photographs to look back. We take them so we don't lose ourselves in the rush forward.”

Let’s start clicking again - with soul.

~ Jannatul Nur (Intern)

12/07/2025

Imagine walking into your office and finding a robot sitting at your desk. It might sound like a science fiction plot but robots are actually closer to reality than we think. However a question still remains that will robots actually take over the work force completely? Lets further dive into this matter.

Robots are not new in the workplace. It was first see in the 1956 when an engineer named Joseph F Engelberger and Geroge C. Devol an investor and also an entrepreneur introduced a robot called Unimate in the workplace. This robot could extract die casting machines and carried out spot welding. This creation had paved way for companies to incorporate machines into workplace. From simple welding task to today robots are being used for diverse purpose at work place. They perform efficiently and with greater accuracy. Inspite of this nothing can completely replace human at work and here’s why.

Robots are incapable of building relationships:
Unlike human being Robots can only perform function they are programmed to do.They can never perform like egaging in a business meeting to negotiate with a client and establish a new partnership in a way human can. It may be able to assist in a meeting to analyze data, generate reports or even draft a proposal. They may be able assist human in many task such as helping a customer in searching an item in shopping mall, assisting with healthcare task, completing a domestic task like cleaning. But they can never build a rapport. It never takeover jobs that require one to form a bond with human being.These jobs where rapport builing is sessential will always be ruled by human being. Even though scientist are trying to develop emotionally intelligent robots these robots can never beat cognitive capabilities of a human.

Robots will always be under human control:
A robot or AI can never function on its own. It can never operate independently without human input or control. They will always be dependent on data feeding and training, maintenance and update and to program and design it. A human developer, engineer or operator will always eb required for a robot in case robots are introduced at all workplace. Above all a it cannot function in a unpredictable real world situation that required common sense,emotions or ethical judgement areas where human excel.

Robots cant match human creativity:
AIs are seen to be creative in an impressive manner because of their advanced machine learning where it can show creativity. Robots cannot present creative solution when faced with an unexpected situation as they provide solution based on what they are programmed to do.
Instead of a full takeover, scientist predict that a human-robot partnership will be built in the near future. AI will assist human in decision making and automation will handle the monotonous task while human will shift to more strategic , interpersonal ad creative roles. Jobs will not disappear but evolve , demanding new forms of skills specifically in tech , data , literacy and emotional intelligence.

~ Medha Saha (Intern)

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