Explain this to shada manush
Spicy, tangy, with a hint of sweet, adults call it refreshing; kids describe it as emotional damage.
What is Borhani?
Giant pencil you see on postcards, license plates, and field trips.
What is the Washington Monument?
They've been rowing the party for a long time, until the water finally rose.
What is Awami League?
This longtime tyrant fled north from his compound after decades in control.
Who is Bashar Al Assad?
Mother whose door was always open and whose table was never empty — revered by all, yet only truly feared by the five she raised.
Who is Farida Yesmin?
Aka Nanu, Amma, or Khalamma
You open this from the fridge for a sweet/sour snack, but instead find anything but.
What is a Yogurt Container?
Where you go for scenic overlooks, roaring water, family bbqs, and existential reflections.
What is Great Falls Park?
Intended as a balanced system, remembered as a protest, policy, or polarity depending on who speaks.
What is the Job Quota System?
When eggs suddenly turned into luxury goods due to this event.
What is the Bird Flu (H5N1 virus)?
The eldest daughter and a mother, who crossed many borders and time zones, yet always returned to serve her family first. From a port city to the Lone Star State, she has had many zip codes.
Who is Sharmin Ahmed?
Arriving early means hosting. Arriving on time means waiting. Arriving late means right on time.
What is Deshi Standard Time (DST)?
A downtown that isn’t downtown, but acts like it's Manhattan.
The invention that made Mirpur reachable without your blood pressure going up.
What is the Dhaka Metro Rail?
When all the big houses on the block quietly fill their basements with dynamite, just waiting to explode.
What is Nuclear Proliferation?
Nuclear Weapons are also acceptable.
A daughter of several nations, carrying a name that predates kingdoms.
Who is Aqsa?
A phrase rooted in hope, used to accept, decline, postpone, avoid, or escape, tone determines intent.
What is InshaAllah?
Basically, a straight line, but enough to get your blood pressure up.
What is Route 7 (Leesburg Pike)?
An all-rounder who never threw a match — only caught in silence when others tried to.
Who is Shakib Al Hasan?
A sea of sails carrying hope and mercy, halted not by waves but by metal.
What is the Global Sumud Flotilla?
The man who learned under the wings of a green eagle, crossed borders like pages of a passport, once steered German horses, and has always led us through life like an engineer of the family network.
Who is Kamal Ahmed?
It disciplines the young with a whisper of fear, yet it is denied entry beyond the entrance.
What is a Jootha (Shoe)?
A chain that gets you through a cram sesh, but also a prime scouting location.
What is Shotted?
Some call it national pride or corruption in disguise - it just depends on which uncle you ask. Either way, everyone drives across and posts on Facebook.
What is the Padma Bridge?
When students stopped taking notes and started writing chapters, this party was born from chalk dust and courage.
What is the National Citizen Party (NCP)?
He once routed packets through clouds for an airline, now routes them through mail and machines. A loving son, husband and father often found looking for the next best picture.
Who is Shafinur Rahman?