Two posts from two different individuals appeared in response to the State Minister's comment on our country's oldest -- and, I argue, best -- educational institution, the University of Dhaka. While Prof M.A. Kawser argued against the Minister's argument, the other person threatened him, reiterating their same old saying -- we will protest and oust him if he, the minister, does not retract. I find this quite problematic.

This is the final assignment for Professor Magdalena Rostron's WRIT 1165

“A whole civilization will die tonight, never be brought back again. Thank you for your attention to this matter.” — DJT

“Why must we talk of Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs? All we have to worry about is that we are men – human beings.” – Khushwant Singh, Train to Pakistan

Only the Dead stay seventeen forever. ― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

I wrote pages last night with utmost neutrality on the Israel-Iran conflict. And failed. How can I be neutral if the whole world isn’t? You cannot show me a single opinion on this specific issue where impartiality sails. The real question is—why?

The Struggle for Equality in South Asian Girl’s Education

I am a bird. And so, by the law of the skies, I am no nationalist. I have no border to defend, no social media to scream through. Long before your internet, we were here – flying through the chill of snowflakes as the sun pierced obliquely through the tough air, reflecting off the silver ice of the mountains atop.

“They all crossed into forbidden territory, they all tempered with laws that lay down WHO SHOULD WE LOVE, AND HOW, AND HOW MUCH!”