As we become wealthier and consume more, we are proceeding quantities of rubbish. Our largest cities produce on average 760 000 tons of solid waste per day. It is predicted that there will be a two- fold increase -1.8 million tons by 2025. Have you ever enjoyed the sky from an open field? Believe me, enjoying an open view of the sky from Finland's remote areas is one of the … [Read more...]
My Version of 500 Days of Summer
I always believed that miracle was the fairy-tale version of coincidences. Everything that happens to us is already decided by god, right? So when we lose something, it was meant to be lost. And when it's found back, it's yet another already-decided event of our lives. Sometimes things closest to us are taken away, just so that we pray and plead to him for those. And when we … [Read more...]
A Trip To Cox’s Bazar – The Largest Sea Beach
As you all know, I am a traveler and I like to travel beautiful places. Cox's Bazar is among of them. This writing describes how this journey went. I landed on Dhaka from JFK to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The airport was busy and did not have the modernization or perfect time schedule. However, needless to say, I managed to go from there to Mohakhali, Dhaka to … [Read more...]
lota-14: A Space Odyssey
"You can't do this to him, Dad!" I moaned, a sickening sensation clutching my throat. "He is your son! How could we just leave Alex here and go to Theta-1?" Realizing the mistake had done by mentioning the word 'son', backed off. A red beam of light streamed in through the small window, lightening the shadowy room. But instead of the raging shout and lecture about how a hubot … [Read more...]
Skin Complexion Leads Towards A Bitter End
Sitting on the couch waiting for the girl to enter the room with tea in her mother's saree and getting rejected was my usual drill. Coming home and watching my youngest brother sitting happily with his wife in front of the television was just making my father even more disappointed. The advertisements said it was unacceptable to have a dark complexion and my mother cried … [Read more...]