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Rafee Shaams

Leftover Loyalties

FICTION / Leftover Loyalties

12 October 2018
Our weapons were taken away the day the General discovered the note I had written to Aumita. I could sense his disappointment, but luckily he cared more about the indignity of having to give up his arms over a subordinate's love affair with a foreign girl.
12 October 2018
Classroom

Modernising The Classroom / How to do it the right way

21 March 2018
Nowadays, one need not go beyond their locality to discover a signboard of yet another newly established school advertising their use of some “new technology”, specifically “digital blackboards” (apparently meant to act as a magical word). Their proclamations, along with the increasing roster of academics and educators who regularly endorse a change in the prevailing classroom dynamics of the country, begs the question: how do we effectively modernise the classroom in full view of their practical shortcomings?
21 March 2018
facebook user

5 Kinds of People in a Facebook Group

1 July 2015
The following are the five kinds of people I see lurking in Facebook groups. Try steering clear of them.
1 July 2015
Doctor who

“Doctor Who” for people who don't watch “Doctor Who”

24 June 2015
I've been asked on many occasions what that British sci-fi show, with a madman in a blue box, is all about. This article is all about me telling you what it is about, why you should watch it and where (I think) you should start from.
24 June 2015
Don't mess your barber

People you shouldn't be mad at

3 June 2015
Sometimes our tempers will hit the roof for reasons trivial but there are people you can't be mad at.
3 June 2015

FABLE FACTORY / Electro pop sensibilities

27 May 2015
The taciturn sky — distant, too
27 May 2015
Sublime

An endearing, predictable portrayal of Calcutta life

13 May 2015
Amit Chaudhuri writes on nothing in particular. His novels scarcely have any plot. They are written in a relaxed manner, with almost each line containing delightful descriptions that are meant to be read slowly, in leisure.
13 May 2015
Life of Pi

LITERATURE / The Fine Line between Plagiarism and Influence

15 April 2015
Kaavya Viswanathan's novel, “How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, And Got a Life” is a prime example of plagiarism.
15 April 2015
Stalkernator

STALKERNATOR

I hate it when guys play hard-to-get. Why is this still even a thing? Well, I guess it is okay that he does it.
8 April 2015
Bus

5 Types of People on a Bus

Have you ever been in a bus where there wasn't a 50 year old person trying to convince the bus conductor he was a student and therefore should pay half?
25 March 2015
Fable Factory

Falling In Love Is Synonymous to having Gum Wrappers Attack You from Within

A storm of colorful gum wrappers (I'm talking about the ones that my grocer tries to hand me instead of change) risk being unleashed within me.
11 March 2015
ULAB Fair

European University of Bangladesh Wins ULAB Fair Play Cup 2015

ULAB began the Fair Play Cup cricket tournament with the objective to establish good relations among the private universities and to create an environment where teams can compete with fairness and entertainment.
19 February 2015
Ekushey Boi Mela

What We'd Like to See at Ekushey Boi Mela

For us Bangladeshis, February is the most 'literary' of all the months.
19 February 2015
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