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Salma Mohammad Ali

Salma Mohammad Ali fears she is becoming a crazy cat lady and uses writing as a means to grasp on to sanity.

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Types of people in pet society Facebook groups

As a lonely person who spends much of her time looking at cat pictures, I frequent all the pet society groups on Facebook. Below are
20 December 2017, 18:00 PM
20 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Caring for stray animals

Caring for stray animals

I think back to a few years ago, when animal welfare groups were almost unheard of on Facebook and helping an abandoned kitten find a home was no easy feat.
19 July 2017, 18:00 PM
19 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Struggles of having no eyebrows

Struggles of having no eyebrows

A few years ago, a makeup-obsessed friend demanded I be the subject of her latest eye shadow experiment. It was a boring Saturday evening so I thought, why the heck not?
19 July 2017, 18:00 PM
19 July 2017, 18:00 PM
A Beginner's Guide to Writing Poetry

A Beginner's Guide to Writing Poetry

Happy poetry writing!
17 May 2017, 18:00 PM
17 May 2017, 18:00 PM
A Surprisingly Not Overdone Fantasy-Romance

BOOK REVIEW / A Surprisingly Not Overdone Fantasy-Romance

A few weeks ago, flipping through TV channels brought me to Beautiful Creatures.
22 March 2017, 18:00 PM
22 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Struggles of Looking Younger Than You Really Are

Struggles of Looking Younger Than You Really Are

People assume the two digit number on your birthday cake is a mistake and sometimes you really wonder if you were adopted and your parents messed up your age.
15 March 2017, 18:00 PM
15 March 2017, 18:00 PM
A Terrible Experience - My First Video Interview

A Terrible Experience: My First Video Interview

If you thought Skype calls were bad, allow me to introduce you to video interviews. You may be required to complete one when you're applying to a university and in-person interviews can't be arranged.
15 March 2017, 18:00 PM
15 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Stuff Pet Owners Have to Deal With

Stuff Pet Owners Have to Deal With

You probably share meals with your cat, never let your dog leave your sight, and feel loved when your rabbit scratches you.
1 March 2017, 18:00 PM
1 March 2017, 18:00 PM
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Striving to Feed the Starving

On December 4, 2015, a number of families set out from their respective slums across Dhaka city and congregated at the Pani'r Tanki
23 December 2015, 18:00 PM
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Fantastic Posters and Where to Find Them

The craze around posters doesn't seem to be dying out any time soon; after all they are a great way to express yours interests, brighten
16 December 2015, 18:00 PM
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A Satisfying and Thrilling Final Chapter

Fans of the dystopian, sci-fi Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins and/or the movie franchise itself certainly had both doubts and
16 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Duet

DUET

In Duet you have a ring with two dots on opposite sides: one red and one blue, and you have to rotate the ring, clockwise or counter-clockwise...
25 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Duet

DUET

In Duet you have a ring with two dots on opposite sides: one red and one blue, and you have to rotate the ring, clockwise or counter-clockwise...
25 November 2015, 18:00 PM
end hunger

Lending a Helping Hand to End Hunger

Hunger is a rapidly growing problem in the world, to which Bangladesh is no stranger. Estimations highlight that, this year, more than...
11 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Crossy road

THE GAME ABOUT THAT JOKE

Crossy Road is similar to Flappy Bird, the classic arcade game Frogger and has cute 3D style graphics like Minecraft.
14 October 2015, 18:00 PM
PUSH IT TO THE LIMIT

PUSH IT TO THE LIMIT

Thousands of Bangladeshi students are enrolled in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP), an assessed programme for students aged 16 to 19, both locally and across the globe.
14 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Contact Lenses

Getting Contact Lenses

Whether it's a substitute to glasses or merely a fashion statement, contact lenses seem to be quite popular. If you're thinking about ditching the bothersome glasses or you're tired of your natural brown/black irises, here's what you need to consider first.
9 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Terminator Genisys

Terminator Genisys: What is this I can't even

Terminator Genisys, the fifth instalment in the franchise, takes place in a post Judgement Day 2029, where a group of humans are at war against Skynet, an artificial general intelligence seeking to wipe out the human race.
19 August 2015, 18:00 PM
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Wattpad

Wattpad is essentially a vast online library that is home to millions of books belonging to categories such as teen fiction, science fiction, mystery, thriller, horror, and interestingly enough, poetry and non-fiction as well.
15 July 2015, 18:18 PM
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Best One-liners from Teachers

Take a walk down memory lane from the time you first sat in a class room. What do you remember most clearly?
8 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Iftar Items

Overrated Iftar Items

After abstaining from all forms of food and drink for around half a day it is up to iftar to provide us with a well-balanced meal in terms of taste, energy and nutrition. So are our everyday iftar favourites cutting it?
1 July 2015, 18:00 PM
FÊTE DE LA MUSIQUE

FÊTE DE LA MUSIQUE 2015

'Fête de la Musique', also known as World Music Day, began as a music festival in France in the year 1982. Since then it is celebrated all over the world, especially in European countries.
17 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Traffic Alert

Helping Tackle Dhaka Commute

Traffic Alert is a Facebook group with over 10,000 members, who actively update each other about traffic situations on the roads of Dhaka city, often providing photos and suggesting alternate routes.
11 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Planet

(NOT SO) Effective Study Techniques

Are you wondering why your grades aren't improving much, in spite of those long hours you spent studying, revising and practicing?
11 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Whiplash

WHIPLASH

“Whiplash” follows the story of an ambitious 19-year-old music student striving to achieve greatness as a jazz drummer.
4 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Babysitter

Being the BABYSITTER

A few years ago I found the idea of babysitting fascinating and used to wish that is was a common part-time job here, like it is in the West.
4 March 2015, 18:00 PM
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