Syed Priom

Mottalib sir is no more.

My first real interaction with Dr. Mottalib sir, along with three of my close peers and seniors, was in his office – a rare territory to enter for someone like me, someone nobody expects to find in the vicinity of faculty. Being in his office was like walking into a tiger’s den! This time, the […]

Thoughts on a Bloody Victory

I don’t quite like the idea of Nationalism. It makes us take excessive pride in things we ourselves haven’t done. It makes us think we are right and the other side of the border is wrong. I wish we had no border. Still, my birthplace would have a name. I would grow up within its soil, […]

Life, elsewhere.

Why people are so emotional? I was rather annoyed. First flight, Dhaka to Hong Kong by Dragonair. When the plane was leaving I was looking down on the city lights and I was thinking about coming back already. But life has opportunities we have to keep looking for, anyway, the woman beside me was going […]

River Erosion & SpaceX

Yesterday I went to this place called Alexander. It’s in a way to the furthest of South Asia – the land ends there and the great river Meghna starts – making her way to the Bay of Bengal. There I with my friends witnessed just how deadly river erosion can be. There is no certainty […]