The sky over Gaza used to be full of kites. Children with bare feet and bright eyes would gather on rooftops, chasing wind with colored paper wings. They’d laugh, shout, and let their worries fly higher than the rubble around them. Reem, who was three, once held a red kite...
The Twitch The first time Arif’s hand twitched on its own, he thought it was just a muscle spasm. He’d been up all night gaming, surviving off soda and instant noodles. But the second time it happened—while he was acing a chemistry quiz—he noticed something strange. His hand had written...
Detective Ray Carter never believed in ghosts. Not in spirits, curses, or any of the superstitions his grandmother used to warn him about. But as he stood inside the darkened halls of Donovan’s Antique Emporium, staring at the shattered glass case that once held the infamous Black Opal, he couldn’t...
It was a misty winter morning in the small village of Noorabad. The sun had barely risen, and a thick blanket of fog hung low over the rooftops. Trees stood like silent guardians, their branches bare, patiently waiting for spring to dress them in leaves once again. Shayan, a thoughtful...
Cox’s Bazar was once the brightest place on Earth. Tourists came from all over the world to see the golden beach, the gentle blue waves, and the glowing sunrise over the sea. But one morning, the sun didn’t rise. People waited and waited. The sky remained dark. Birds didn’t sing....
Welcome to our exciting new crossword challenge! Email us a photo of your completed puzzle to [email protected] , and you could see your name in print in the July’25 issue, alongside the solution and our heartfelt congratulations. HINTS Across : 1. Core, 3. A domestic cattle,...
Welcome to our exciting new quiz challenge! Email us your answers to [email protected] , and you could see your name in print in the July’25 issue, alongside the correct answers and our heartfelt congratulations. Happy quizzing! Happy quizzing! 1. In which year the capital of Bangladesh firstly established in Dhaka?...
I heard an Angel singing When the day was springing, “Mercy, Pity, Peace Is the world’s release.” Thus he sung all day Over the new mown hay, Till the sun went down And haycocks looked brown. I heard a Devil curse Over the heath and the furze, “Mercy could be...
There is a Water that flows down from Heaven To cleanse the world of sin by grace Divine. At last, its whole stock spent, its virtue gone. Dark with pollution not its own, it speeds Back to the Fountain of all purities; Whence, freshly bathed, earthward it sweeps again, Trailing...
The importance of good deeds Hazrat Anas (RAA) reported that Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh) has said: Three things follow the deceased person- two return and one stays with him. His family, wealth and actions follow him. Therefore his family and wealth return and his actions remain. (Bukhari & Muslim) The things...
Allah is with those who fear Him And thus We have set up in every town, its wicked men, to plot therein. But they plot not except against their own selves, and they perceive it not. (Surah No. 06, Al-Ana’m,Verse No. 123) Allah knows everything Dear brothers and sisters, The...
The sky above the town of Rangpur was painted in soft shades of orange and purple, hinting at the approach of twilight. But for twelve-year-old Shipon Rahman, the day was only just beginning. Shipon wasn’t like most kids in his neighborhood. While his friends played cricket in the open fields...
Imagine spending 150 days submerged in an otherworldly realm where every sunrise is a shimmering display of marine life and every moment pulses with the wonder of discovery. In a record-breaking journey that defies the limits of human endurance and ingenuity, one brave individual has transformed what was once a...
Once upon a time in a small town in Bangladesh, there lived a wise old teacher named Hakeem. He often walked around the neighborhood with a broom in his hand and a smile on his face. He also carried paint and brush for graffiti on cleanliness. Children admired him, adults...
Mahmoud Abu Nujaila, was a Palestinian human rights defender, medical doctor, and humanitarian healthcare worker with Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). He had written on a hospital whiteboard used for planning surgeries: “Whoever stays until the end, will tell the story. We did what we could. Remember us.” They...
Majed suddenly opened his eyes with a jolt. He was in the quiet office room, and the lizard on the plastered wall hid behind the clock. Did someone lower the AC? A thin trail of sweat was trickling down near his ear. In front of him, several desks were empty;...
Al-Andalus, a land where art, culture, and science intertwined like the elegant patterns of a mosaic, there lived a man with extraordinary dreams. His name was Abbas Ibn Firnas. As a child growing up in the vibrant city of Ronda, Abbas was not content with simply looking up at the...
A leaf from a tree does fall, When its time is up and done. A cell in the body does stall, When its course is run and gone. A program runs inside them, A script of death and decay. A signal triggers the system, A switch that says: “Go away.”...
Elderton, where meadows stretched wide and the sun painted golden hues over every rooftop, a mysterious forest lay at the border. Locals whispered stories about the ancient trees that hummed gentle secrets; they called it the Whispering Woods. It was said that the forest held mysteries beyond imagination—voices of the...
Twelve-year-old Zayed Yusuf had always been curious about things most people ignored—like why the old basement in his grandfather’s house had three locks, or why the wall behind the dusty bookshelf made a humming sound at midnight. It was during the summer holidays, while his parents were visiting family overseas,...
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