Shoaib Ahmed Sayam

Toilets on temple land and our treatment of minorities

Did the municipal authorities, out of courtesy, even ask whether building toilets on the temple land would be okay?

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One more vote, one vote fewer: Why people will and won't go to polls

The Daily Star asked two young voters to explain their decisions as the 12th parliamentary election rolls out.

How did rickshaws become our heritage?

When exactly did we start appreciating the rickshaw, to a point that we now consider it to be part of our collective identity?

Why must journalists put their lives on the line?

Crimes against journalists do not happen in a vacuum.

My love-hate relationship with Eid natoks

Are you aware of the "Valentine's Day on Eid" phenomenon? Eid natoks and overall Bangladeshi natoks have gone through a strange trajectory.

Clash between Patro League and Patro Dal leaves several unmarried

Leaders and activists of Patro League and Patro Dal, the marriage wings of two political parties, locked in a clash in front of a kazi office in the capital yesterday, leaving several unmarried.

Brazil or Argentina? A guide on which team to support

It’s time to revive the age-old fight between South Asian supporters of two South American football teams. From competing to see who can hoist the biggest flag, a clear form of overcompensation, to some good ole’ beatdowns in Brahmanbaria, football fever, alongside dengue fever, has taken over Bangladesh.

We had 1 fire extinguisher: Owner of cargo area on safety measures

After the 549th fire incident that could’ve easily been avoided if businesses weren’t absolute pieces of … or if fire-safety measures were a tiny bit better, the nation was shocked once again. 

February 12, 2022
February 12, 2022

Woman trapped in spiral to renew passport

The following is part of an interview of a woman who is still trying to collect all 634 documents to get her new passpor:.

January 29, 2022
January 29, 2022

VC gets intimate about his campus protest experience

The following is an excerpt from the diary of a VC, which Satireday obtained when he left home to get sushi after the end of the students’ hunger strike:

January 15, 2022
January 15, 2022

Lockdown will ruin company culture, Mamun from HR warns govt

“There’s no way I’m going to let these people go back home again,” Mamun from HR murmured. “What will happen to the company’s synergy, dynamism and disruption, if there is no one to synergise, dynamise and disrupt at the office? 

January 1, 2022
January 1, 2022

‘New year, new me,’ say same old people

The people of Chapasthan, who are renowned for being oblivious to the concept of a promise, have once again prepared their New Year’s resolutions.  

December 4, 2021
December 4, 2021

‘Trust us, we got this, for real this time’

The government of Chapasthan has assured its people that they will be absolutely safe from the Omicron variant of Covid-22, as authorities, under the celestial guidance of the supreme leader, have taken the strictest measures to prevent another wave of the pandemic.

November 27, 2021
November 27, 2021

All roads to be converted into racetracks: Minister

The minister of roads and highways recently decided to turn all thoroughfares of Chapasthan into racetracks, as the country’s drivers have a natural inclination towards going fast and putting everyone’s lives at risk. 

November 20, 2021
November 20, 2021

Previous generation always has it harder than latest one: Study

A recent study has found that every problem the current generation faces is nothing compared to what the previous generation went through. 

October 30, 2021
October 30, 2021

‘We want our discounts’

With slogans like “We want our half-priced bikes” and “Keep the discounts coming”, thousands of citizens from a specific walk of life held a demonstration at the capital’s Chahbagh intersection. 

October 23, 2021
October 23, 2021

Country in disbelief after 3,718th episode of majority-on-minority violence

As is tradition, Chapasthan witnessed yet another spate of violence perpetrated by the majority on the minority in the past couple of days, triggering the country’s authorities and experts to recycle their remarks about pluralism, conspiracy and geopolitics. 

October 9, 2021
October 9, 2021

All international indexes are conspiracies: Minister

Chapasthan has landed at the bottom of yet another international index, but the country’s top officials, like every other time, are not convinced by the report. 

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