While I was browsing through the net the following article by Shayera Moula caught my eyes, I thought it was funny and witty, and wanted to share with our readers, enjoy. >>>> The Ten Commandments for Bengali girls: Brace yourselves That’s right ladies, it’s here and it’s in written form for the first time; so you better […]

A year ago, the adhunika blog was merely an idea, after 365 days, 9 dedicated bloggers, 63 posts within 17 categories, 310 comments and 43291 visitors later  this is what we would like to share with our readers: Comment from a regular participant: Nazia Hussein from Bangladesh: Since I first visited adhunika, I always wanted to join […]

(By our guest blogger Selina Huq) -Â Two weeks ago I attended a seminar organized by Landmark Education. . The purpose of the seminar is to come in terms with your past, fears and start living in the present. In that seminar the speaker says, ‘To forgive is to let go of the past’. Many […]

  We recommend the following book for our readers: “Sultana’s Dream: And Selections from the Secluded Ones” by Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain Synopsis “Sultana’s Dream” was first published in 1905 in a Madras English newspaper, is a witty feminist utopia — a tale of reverse purdah that posits a world in which men are confined indoors and women […]

In our school district for last couple of weeks we have been discussing about violence and how is affecting our students. One of the major concerns is how TV, music and specially video games are very influential and if there is too much violence available for children to watch and play, or listen to, this […]

Inspiration for Bangladeshi Women. 2006 Sydney Peace Prize awarded to Irene Z. Khan: Learn more: http://www.sydneypeacefoundation.org.au/news.shtml

We all know (more or less) how to write in English as we learned English language as a mandatory subject (second language) in the primary, secondary and higher secondary education levels in Bangladesh.  I remember learning how to write formal and personal letters in English grammar classes.  After I came to US and completed my Bachelors […]

Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh and the Grameen Bank have been jointly awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.  Mr Yunus, an economist, founded the bank, which is one of the pioneers of micro-credit lending schemes for the poor, especially women, in Bangladesh. BBC News Â

With a heavy heart I am writing today about Madhabi. She is a little 6/7 year old girl used to work as a domestic worker for a well off and so called educated family in Dhaka. She has been brutally tortured by her employer and now she is fighting for her life in a hospital […]

Consider these scenarios: You are talking to your boss about a promotion you deserve but she thinks you are not ready yet. You notice that your husband is not throwing the trash as he is supposed to, you bring that up (in a not-so-pleasant way) and before you know you two end up in a heated […]