Adhunika team is looking for women bloggers who are passionate about empowering women by creating awareness. Our focus is mainly on women who are from Bangladesh; however there are many topics that can assist any women regardless of their national origin. Adhunika blog was launched with a mission to share knowledge among women from every […]

A Bangladeshi women in Dhaka showing support for Bangladesh Cricket team. photo courtesy: Drishtipat blog

Leena is the favorite daughter of her affluent parents. She is good looking, she is a brilliant student, and she just got her Bachelors degree from one of the top schools in Dhaka. To pursue her career further she wants to go to a graduate school in the US. But her parents want her to […]

As we celebrate Adhunika’s fifth anniversary on the eve of International Women’s Day, we would like to ask our bloggers, what do you want to see changed in your lives to establish equality in your daily life?        Â

This is your opportunity to tell us what you would like us to discuss at the Blog, we will consider to discuss topics ‘you think’ we should address here.  If you don’t want to share your name with the readers, you can also be anonymous when you send us your idea. Thank you for your […]

It was a busy Monday morning in New York City Penn Station. People were walking fast; some were running, everyone was trying to catch the train to get to work. Â I was waiting for the Number 2 train. Lots of people were around me. Some looked stressed, some were looking at their watches, some […]

 Today is Martyrs day. This February 21st day commemorates the lives sacrificed to make Bengali one of the national languages when Bangladesh was part of Pakistan. The West Pakistani regime tried to force Urdu as the national language, a fact that was strongly contested by Bengalis. On that fateful day a procession by Bengalis was […]

Pohela phalgun – the day we usher ‘Boshonto’ – which symbolizes life, and Valentines Day – which symbolizes love just passed us. We would like to know how did you celebrate these two occasions?  

Many of you have asked us to put the link of the interview that Voice of America took of Adhunika, so here it is: Voice of America Interviews Adhunika – January 2007Â This also gives us an opportunity to thank all the people behind the scene who make it possible for us to evolve. We […]

There are many things in my life that I dread doing, and public speaking is one them, I can come up with every possible ‘excuse’ to convince myself why I cannot do it and why I should avoid it at any cost. In school when I had no choice but to speak in class for […]