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The inner critic is a sub-personality within an individual that criticises and demeans his/her activities. Sometimes, it becomes so active that people feel depressed or consider inner critic as an invisible enemy. In reality, it is not. Dr M Kamruzzaman Mozumder, associate professor of clinical psychology at Dhaka University, explained inner critic in a conversation with the writer.

"Actually self-criticism is normal human behaviour. We praise ourselves sometimes and sometimes we criticise. An

Every now and then we want to watch movies that are something more than cheesy romcoms. We love to watch movies that kick our imagination into overdrive and make us desperate to crack its hard-to-decipher code. In this list, you'll find such movies that'll take you on a mind-trip during this lockdown— leaving you replaying scenes in your head, perplexed for days, and demanding answers to a zillion questions. So here it is, without further ado, 10 mind-bending movies in chronological order, curat

Tech giant Apple is the poster child for successful disruption strategy. The company heralded a golden age for the smartphone industry with the launch of its first iPhone in 2007. Subsequent iPhone generations further enhanced the capability of smartphones.

But Apple’s technological innovativeness hit a plateau after the company lost Steve Jobs. Since the launch of the iPhone 6, Apple has simply been improving the standard industry features instead of following a new disruptive strategy.

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Maybe you’ve moved into a new apartment in a metropolitan area. Standing in the doorway of your empty living room, you start thinking about decorating the space.

You’ve got so many eclectic design ideas — a vintage sofa to be arranged around a cosy rug, a gorgeous gallery wall to feature your favourite artworks, and a dazzling chandelier to hang above the chic sitting area.

And then you realise the room is actually quite small.

However, the good news is, you can fit all of your ideas into tha

When you think of the word ‘competition’, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? You may think of the word optimistically because it reminds you about your fabulous performance in the last inter-university competition. Chances are also there that you may think pessimistically as it makes you recall the bitter experience of watching your colleague get promoted instead of you.

We understand the reasoning behind these context-based interpretations. But the question remains: Is competitio

Today, students from the country’s top universities are entering what is called the gig economy as full-time and part-time freelancers, inspiring others. The bigger picture is: their initiatives are turning Bangladesh into a massive hub for sourcing freelancers and starting a freelance revolution.

Some 650,000 active freelancers are there in the country and they work on digital talent platforms such as Upwork, Fiverr, and Freelancer, according to the ICT division. Their combined annual earnings