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How Bangladeshi Future Generation Might Look Like

Yesterday, on May 16, 2021, I spent another aimless day on Dhaka streets. I was accompanied by Asif in the search of battery dealers in Puran Dhaka. We celebrated Eid-Ul-Fitr 2 days back, and the city was still vibing. Although shops were closed and our initial intention went in vain, I discovered something more interesting on that evening. Puran Dhaka (Or old Dhaka) is the most congested locality in Bangladesh (I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s the most densely populated area in the world). I doubt whether there has been any recent demographic study there, but apparently, this area has a significantly higher presence of children between the age range of 5 to 10. For a clustered urban space with unhygienic living standards, the mortality rate for the adult population should be reasonably higher compared to other parts of Dhaka city. Having stated the preamble, let me tell you what caught my eyes yesterday. I saw hundreds of children playing with toy guns like this on the road: Childr...

Why We Can’t Remember

I'm living a wonderful life with her This article is dedicated to my sweetheart. I and my girlfriend often get indulged in extreme dual fights on several topics. I won’t lie, I have started loving it. Photo by Julia Larson on  Pexels.com Today, we argued over an interesting issue. My girlfriend has been recently watching a Web series named ‘ Money Heist ‘ claiming that she has never heard the name before from my mouth. I differed. I’ve completed watching this series a few years back. Most importantly, I remember telling her about the tv series before. But unfortunately, she doesn’t remember a dime. Photo by Pixabay on  Pexels.com However, we indeed have a pretty strong relationship. Before judging her too quickly, we have to understand the science of remembering things. How Does Memory Work? Human memory works on some core principles. Brain consciously and continuously decides what information we have to capture for future usage and what we need to forget. Th...