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I am a Bangladeshi-born writer, lifelong bookaholic and devoted cinephile. I write reviews and reflections shaped by close reading, careful research and a love of philosophy. Every piece starts with one question: what is this work really trying to say, and does it succeed?

James Bond Quotes: 72 Lines From All 27 007 Films (1962- 2021)

James Bond Film Quotes: A Compilation of the Most Famous Quotations

Step into the world of espionage and adventure with the best quotes from James Bond films. From Goldfinger to Skyfall, relive the thrilling moments with these memorable lines.

Does Suffering Have Purpose? Man’s Search For Meaning (1946) Explains It

Man's search for meaning book review

Do you ever feel that your pain, your losses, your sleepless nights are leading absolutely nowhere — that you are … Read more

Outliers (2008) book review: Who Succeeds and Why Not All Are Meant to Be Successful?

Outliers book review

Ever wonder why some people seem to coast to success while others with equal talent grind for years and get … Read more

Beyond the Lines (2012) by Kuldip Nayar: The Powerful Book that Truly Changes the Political Perception of the Subcontinent

Beyond the lines book review

Kuldip Nayar’s autographical book Beyond the Lines is an outstanding account of the birth of three nations in the Indian subcontinent: India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Vertigo 1958: the romantic dilemma of an acrophobic detective

Vertigo 1958 film review

Vertigo 1958 is based on the life and romance of an acrophobic retired detective. He was used by his greedy … Read more

Malicious Gossip and the sweet gossip of Khushwant Singh

Malicious Gossip and the Sweet Gossips Of Khushwant Singh

Malicious Gossip by an Indian author, lawyer, diplomat, journalist and politician Khushwant Singh is a collection of columns and solitary … Read more

The Kite Runner Review, Amir Wins Redemption but Sohrab Pays for It

The Kite Runner book review

The Kite Runner is a novel built around one cowardly silence in a Kabul alley and the twenty-six years it … Read more

Philosophy of love and our different lovely ideas

philosophy of love and ideas of love

Philosophy of love is to philosophise love. Philosophy is defined as “love of knowledge and wisdom. Love has degenerated into a modern-day commodity.

Some Like It Hot 1959 Offended Censors and Still Tops Comedy Lists

Some Like It Hot 1959

Some Like it Hot 1959 is one the best films of the screwball genre in Hollywood, featured by Marilyn Monroe, the most sensual actress.

The Global Arms Trade Is Booming, but Terror Groups Often Loot Armies

Global Arms Trade

Terrorism and globalization are set to annihilate humanity, as terrorism does it ideologically while globalization makes it easier to access weapons.

Psycho 1960 Film: The Low-Budget Shock That Broke Hollywood

Psycho 1960 movie review

Psycho (1960) is one of the 100 best films that reveals the danger of multiple personality disorder of a young man who fell in love with his mother.

The Seventh Seal Review, a Bleak Chess Game Saved by Wild Strawberries

The seventh seal 1957 film

The Seventh Seal shows how badly the Black Death plague affected the people and how religion played a vital role in shaping its perception. It’s a recalling another pandemic during COVID19.

Communal Violence in Bangladesh: Communalism From 2021 to 2026

communal violence in Bangladesh

Shows how communal attacks on minority resurface time to time because of fanaticism rooted in the psyche of Bangladeshi majority.

Rohingya Crisis in Bangladesh: Causes, Effects and Future

Crisis of Rohingya in Bangladesh

In-depth research on the existing Rohingya crisis and its possible impacts on the environment, economy, healthcare, internal security, population explosion, the conflict between the refugees and the host community in Bangladesh.

Rebel Without a Cause Review, a Flawed Classic About Failing Fathers

Rebel Without a Cause Review

Rebel Without a Cause features lecture ‘the end of the world’ in the planetarium parallels the rebellious teenagers and their chaotic familial relationships. The drama film was released in 1955 featuring James Dean.

6 Reasons Robots and AI Could Threaten Humanity’s Future

Why We Need to Pay Attention to the Potential Hazards of Robots: 6 Reasons Why Humans May Go Extinct

The article explains the future possible reasons for human beings to become extinct which includes the unbridled adherence of science for everything, from food to procreation, entertainment and the destruction of nature.

Attacks on Hindu Homes in Bangladesh and Minority Safety

Violence against hindu minority in Bangladesh

Violence against Hindu Minority again took place in Bangladesh. Hindu houses were vandalised by the supporters of Hefajet-E-Islam, a radical … Read more

Tokyo Story (1953): Ozu’s Quiet Film About Family and Distance

Tokyo Story Movie 1953: A Prophetic Message To The Social Degradation

Tokyo Story-1953 is one of the 100 best films of 100 years, that displays familial crisis between urban professional children and an elderly couple that ultimately had to accept loneliness.

Shamima Begum and Why ISIS Drew Young Women From the West

Shamima Begum the Bangladeshi IS bride

The article shows the reason why most of the Muslim women in the West and Europe are attracted to terrorism in the light of research data and the much-talked-about girls who joined ISIS from the UK.

Coastal Erosion in Bangladesh: The Land, Homes and Crops Lost

Coastal erosion in Bangladesh and Bangladesh tourism

My personal observation on climate change impact on low-lying areas in Bangladesh. The coastal erosion caused by prevailing changes in the weather pattern is heart-breaking to witness with my own eyes.

Bicycle Thieves (1948): Italian Neorealism at Its Most Human

The Bicycle Thief 1948 film review

The impact of neorealism, which is properly defined as a moment or a trend in Italian film rather than an actual school or group of theoretically motivated and like-minded directors and scriptwriters.

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