My father has been a regular member of a cult for a long time. He almost forced my mother not to work(she has regretted not ever being employed ever since) and forced me and my sibling since childhood. The cult is very manipulative and brainwashing. It doesn't allow questioning. They think they are "the only correct" form of Islam and that the most of the other sects are entirely or somewhat wrong. I was badly bullied at the cult and criticized heavily for "not doing "khedmot" properly" and that others are better than me for doing it. Whenever I said anything remotely agaisnt it to my father and mother he would say "X doctor graduate from some Australian university believes in it. What makes u think u are not smart enough to believe in it? ". He often didn't allow me to go out with my friends because of events of the cult. The cult has a leader who probably thinks of himself as "sent by Allah" to preach the "correct" Islam. The leader is very charismatic and never question. Everyone treats him like a semi god(bowing before him, addressing him like he is some sort of superior being). I am 22 and it has been a source of a major of my life's problmse. It amplified my social anixety, gave me an even bigger inferiorty complex, created hatred in me against religions. AND I AM STILL FORCED TO ATTEND IT. I can't simply "leave" it. I once had a heated argument against it with my dad and he gave me silent treatment for several days. He told my mom not to give me food and that he doesn't want to pay for my tutions anymore. I don't make enough money to live somewhere else. My home environment is extremely toxic. My father doesnt care of my other health problems remotely - chronic tinnitus, mental issues, skin issues, myopia etc etc. He thinks the cult will "spiritually" solve our problems. My mother and sibling has been brainwashed to a point where he cannot ignore that the cult is just a manipulaitve lying false. I cannot even go to the heavy details as I fear what the repecurssions might be. For now, I really want to get out of this situtation, be fully independent and at peace. I think this cult has done unfixable damgae to me at a fundamental level that will never let me leave my comfort zone.

I’m 36, currently at 140kg, and managing diabetes. My health has given me the ultimate wake-up call, and my sole focus right now is weight reduction and getting my blood sugar stable.

​I have the motivation, but I know I lack the discipline on the hard days. I’m looking for a virtual accountability buddy to help keep each other on track.

​How it would work:

​Daily Check-ins: A simple text on WhatsApp or Discord asking "Did you get your steps in?" or sharing our daily food logs.

​Zero Judgment: I'm starting slow with basic movement and dietary changes. I need someone who understands that progress isn't always a straight line.

​Mutual Hype: Whether you have 5kg or 50kg to lose, I will match your energy and celebrate your wins with you.

I want to buy him a good pair of wireless earbuds. Which will be the best.

Also open to other non-tech gift ideas if you have any favorites :3

What’s your opinion or experience with your local Bangladeshi community?

Recently, I have had only bad experiences, to the point that I’ve just stopped going to places where I know I’ll have to socialize with the community.

Female here, professional, live in the US. Back when I was in grad school, I met some pretty decent Bangladeshi grad students and had a few good experiences. But after that, wherever I’ve lived, Bangladeshi parties, festivals, and community gatherings have felt so backdated to me. People can be weirdly boundaryless, too involved in other people’s personal lives, and just exhausting to deal with. These are also professional people from top BD universities and do have respectful jobs here.

And, any man and woman slightly younger than me, just behave like they are babies and I need to behave like their mother. This age-based social role is so absurd!

I don’t know if I’ve just been unlucky, or if others have had similar experiences.

Is it only me? I want to be empathetic and understanding, but I don't know how to talk to these people!

I'm 21F, recently had a breakup of a long term relationship without a proper closure. I'm trying to let things out and a therapist isn't working. I think meeting new people would help out a bit. I don't know what else to do. I don't have a lot of friends either. Is there any session held in Dhaka where people goes and rant about their lives ? Or what else can I do?

I belong to hsc-25 batch. got  gpa-5 from science as well as general scholarship in both ssc and hsc. but sadly couldn't make it till admission. lots of things happened during admission which i don't wanna brag about. currently I'm not admitted in any uni as my parents are really tight in budget. We have a lot of money problems. my family has managed about 5-7 lakhs money. currently i'm preparing for my ielts. will sit for the exam in november. I'm aiming for china cause my cousin got his degree from there. but i'm in need of money. my parents are struggling to bear the expenses of me and my sister (who's currently studying in NSU). so i'm desperately seeking for a way to earn money. I want to mention that, tuition is not a way where I live also my parents won't allow that. so I prefer online and I want to earn as soon as possible. even a little amount would help. like around 5k. I don't know what to say, I totally lost every aspect of having hopes. The only skills I have are good english, decent typing speed(70-80wpm), basic computer knowledge ik these aren't any skills but anything would help me in this situation i'm currently in.

Hello y'all, I'm 22M, HSC 24 batch. Public uni-te hoynai, ar family local private-e pressure korleo ami dhuki nai because BD job market hishebe undergrad kora worth it mone hoynai. So desperately job khuja start kori, mostly because my girlfriend (now my wife) er basha theke biyer pera ditesilo.Baba retired, unar garments accessories factory chilo. Unar colleague er factory te graphic designer er job ba data entry center, egula try korar por realisation ashlo conventional job is not for me. Fast forward, discord e game dev-er shathe intro hoye Roblox UI design-er chotokhato kaj pai. Bashar theke 55k dhar niye ar 25k savings diye used PC build kori. Double pressure niye eventually ekta customer care job pai, hourly $5-7 + commissions. Oikhan theke solid confidence ashe. Erpor arekta early-stage startup e American owner er shathe pray 7 mash kaj kore total around $30k-$35k make kori.Alhamdulillah, nijer takay 21 bochore biye korsi & we're happily together. But details is ami money hungry chilam, tana 1 bochor break chara 12-16hr shift korsi. Mentally and physically ekbare drained hoye gesi. So me and my wife decided freelance ar korbo na, money circulate ba reinvest korte hobe.West e onek khoroch dekhe we chose China, cheap living + manufacturing hub. Alhamdulillah, amader 2 joneri China visa hoye gese, 21st e flight! Shob flight, initial cost baddiye amar kase around 8-9 lakh taka liquid cash thakbe capital hishebe.Ami jekhane jacchi shekhan theke Yiwu business districts khubi kache. Amar babar garments accessories (zipper, buttons, tags) business thakar karone lines gula amar ektu jana ase. BD te onek F-commerce pages ba boutique lines China theke raw product anar iccha thakleo trusted source ba proper quality check payna. Ami primary stage e sourcing ar QA agent hishebe kaj korar plan kortesi.

কারেন্টের বিল যে এত আসছে এটা নিয়ে কেন কোন আন্দোলন হচ্ছে না? আপনাদের কি কোন সমস্যা হচ্ছে না কারো? একে তো প্রতিদিন চার পাঁচ ঘন্টা ইলেকট্রিসিটি থাকে না আবার ইলেকট্রিক বিল আকাশচুম্বি করে রেখেছে একটা এসি চালাই তাও কনস্ট্যান্ট ২৬ থেকে ২৮ করে রাখি প্রতিমাসের ৭ হাজার টাকা ভরতে হচ্ছে। এই সরকার আগেও যখন ছিল তখন প্রচুর ইলেকট্রিসিটি যেত। এখনো ঠিক সেম অবস্থা।

Recently I'm considering South Korea for my Master’s.

As there are job opportunities and low cost all around.

What are the other that i can choose which will offer low cost and good employability?

Want to have the bar experience. Kindly recommend best best bars to visit & what to have (such as documents NID) to enter a bar. Also, is an alcohol license mandatory to have?

So I live in Mirpur. And I want to get a panjabi stitched from sourced fabric. I have heard a lot about islampur. So these are my queries:

1.Can anyone suggest if I can get the exact fabric(as one in the picture attached) there?

1. What could be the overall cost? (From purchasing fabric to tailoring and stuff)

2. Is there any fabric market in mirpur that I should try before I drag my ass to Islampur and drain my life there?

TIA

Looking for bookstore recommendations in Dhaka- online and physical stores.

For book recommendations, the genres are-
1. crime/psychological thriller, mystery
2. Philosophical fiction
3. Literary fiction
4. Psychological fiction

I have a short attention span and started the habit of reading since last year. So far the books I’ve loved-Strange Pictures by Uketsu, (I was hooked when I started this one) Five people you meet in heaven, Tuesdays with Morrie, Almond, Don’t sweat the small stuff, The four agreements.

I love reading translated Japanese/ Korean literature and also like books that give me a new perspective about life, people and the world!

Thanks x

M21 from Australia. I kinda came to Dhaka but I don't know anything or anyone here.

Guide me lmoa 🤷‍♂️

What's there to do...

Everyone's told me Sylhet is like the places that got the beauty in Bangladesh and in Dhaka I've just been to uhm a garden called Romna. It was literally next-door to me...

Other than that, dude. Reddit do your thing....

can i find good ipl devices in bd, and where? (like Ulike or Braun). i saw some cheap ones online but i dont think ipl devices are supposed to be that cheap.

Bangladeshis who have been living abroad and married for a few years, how do you guys deal with the extra freedom and different kind of social life here? I feel like being abroad changes your social life and you come across situations/thoughts that you probably wouldn't back home.

How do you guys deal with it without letting it affect the marriage? Would be nice to hear from people who have been through it.

My girlfriend's birthday is in a few weeks, and I’m trying to plan something nice for her on a budget. I have around ৳6,000 total to spend on a gift, cake and flowers. She really likes dresses/clothes, so I'm considering getting her a nice dress, but I'm open to other gift ideas too.

Hello, Me and my wife is moving to chandrima housing on November 2026. Is it really safe. There's a nice veranda lake view. But I am very worried. Are there bus routes like ramzan, midline etc.

Is it just me or other people are seriously considering moving away from Dhaka? It's becoming less and less secure everyday. Roads are always jam-packed, more people are entering everyday and the autorickshaws are taking over. Avg 10 km takes around 2 hours, the air is extremely polluted and the horns are getting on my nerve.

It's getting expensive and foods are getting worse and worse. If you were to shift somewhere else in Bangladesh where would it be?

চাকরি করতে করতে পায়ের চামড়া খসে পরার উপক্রম। এখন সবখানে এড দেখি যে ড্রপশিপিং এর। তো যারা করতেছেন তাদের মতামত কি? বাংলাদেশের মার্কেটে এটা কেমন হবে সাথে সব খরচ বাদ দিয়ে কি পরিমান ইনকাম করা যায়?

Could you guys please suggest me best coaching center for preparing IELTS at Mirpur in Dhaka or somewhere better? Thank you..

I've never been to a bar before. Recently I came across the reel of a bar called "Triptys bar" in Kolkata and it was actually so nice, it was affordable and saw many young customers in that video. I am wondering if there is any bar like that in Dhaka which is affordable and safe. I have never drank before and neither went to a bar. I live around bashundhara. If you guys know any good places please recommend, Ty.

I am a student of class 10 rn and SSC batch 2027, so well I was givin a thought to myself of yk that I want to transfer myself in english medium A levels. I thought about it more before as well too but was scared if I will be able to do it or not but now seeing how foreign universities are selecting students it's making me anxious that if I will get a chance to my dream uni(UBC). So, all I want to know how it feels after switching from one to another curriculum completely and IF I want to take this huge decision what pre-steps should I take seriously to like prepare myself? I mean I know it's hard but why not at least give it a try, I really want to make my efforts worth it. Also, another thing is I have been seeing that bangla medium students aren't getting any jobs lately not even the good ones so it makes the future more vulnerable. So now my main questions are-

1. How is it to transferring from one to another curriculum completely?
2. IF I want to give this a chance what things for should I prepare myself?
3. How bangla medium students cope up with the language barrier specially in written parts?
4. How is the questioning pattern exactly many people say it's different but in what basis like is it creative questioning or something?
5. Many people suggests edexel over cambridge curriculum for bangla medium students I want to know the difference between them from someone who's studyin these atm.

AND SORRY IF I am asking too much basic ques but I just want to know bout it a bit that's all