Government offers information streaming service Proper Gander for only 300 BDT per month
The government yesterday declared that not all citizens had the right to information, but they could get it by paying a modest amount.
2y ago
Bill to open up to sympathetic Bangladeshi online media instead of Oprah
“She forced me to take weeklong vacations with an ex-girlfriend. She forced me to spend days on the beach with my ex.”
2y ago
Morally upstanding preacher loves wife so much, he wants two of them
A morally upstanding preacher, who made a name for himself by spewing violent vitriol against more liberal members of his community on a daily basis, yesterday disclosed to the media that he had a side-wife as well.
3y ago
‘Homelessness a great excuse to work harder’
Is it better to stay in a toilet for seven months with four others or is it better to work 10-hour shifts with no toilet breaks?
3y ago
People who ‘managed’ crucial vaccine despite not meeting criteria still proud of themselves
Of all the people who inundated the country’s social media feed with pictures of them getting vaccinated, more than half had not met the criteria, data from a public health watchdog shows.
3y ago
Government employees donate 25% of salary for city’s decorations
Red lights. Green light. Then blue lights. And some yellow lights. It doesn’t matter when the colours stop representing what they are meant to because we don’t have enough of those colours.
3y ago
Country’s image more fragile than male ego? One country finally opens up
Osama Rahman [OR]: We all want to know one thing and I want to get right to the point. Why is your image being tarnished so easily? Do critical words really take away from how far you have come since you were declared a basket case by a racist, mass murderer?
3y ago
Government officially launches The Snitches Club
The Government of Chapasthan officially launched The Snitches Club earlier yesterday. An initiative of the Ministry of Misinformation, the club was inaugurated by the country’s leader, who attended virtually from their official residence.
3y ago
October 5, 2020
Rapists lurking at every corner?
For a good part of the day today, eight out of the top ten reports on The Daily Star’s website were of some incident of rape or sexual assault. These included the rapes of children, of a woman with five children, and also a special needs child. Now the big question is how many more reports need to come in, before an all-out measure is taken?
June 27, 2020
Cops to undergo basic training because they fall for the same ‘gunfight’ trick
Law enforcers in the country are getting ready to retrain themselves on the basics of being a cop after falling for the same trick which leads to a gunfight resulting in the death of the prime accused, and hence almost always a cold lead.
June 6, 2020
My terrible #Blackout Tuesday experience
Turns out I gravely misread the channeling of the outrage.
May 9, 2020
Government sets one-hour ‘mingling window’ for citizens amid lockdown
Frustrated with the absolute stupidity of people, the government of Bhangadesh today announced a one-hour window for citizens to go out and mingle with each other.
April 18, 2020
Frontline lessons: From Ebola to Covid-19
Hasina Akther Huq, former country director for Brac in Uganda during the Ebola outbreak, sees parallels between the current coronavirus situation in Bangladesh and the Ebola outbreak in the African nation.
April 18, 2020
#RealTalk: Young girl insults countrymen’s inflated sense of patriotism
During an impromptu interview with a, let’s be honest, very B-list Hollywood star, the young girl started the conversation by accurately asking the American star if he had heard of Bangladesh or was confusing it with its neighbouring country.
April 11, 2020
The Bloodfall at Ocean Drive
Cradled between the hill and the sea,
March 28, 2020
Mass gathering on social-distancing held; participants demand draconian laws be put in place now
A gathering of some 10,000 people -- standing 10 feet away from each other, decked out in gloves and masks -- yesterday demanded that draconian laws be enforced to tackle the growing virus outbreak.
March 21, 2020
MINISTER CAMPAIGN FOR AWARENESS ON VIRUS, INFECTS LITERALLY EVERYONE
An arrest warrant was issued for Minister of Footpaths Abdul Kander for inadvertently spreading the newest strand of the now highly contagious Dengue virus during his awareness campaign against it.
February 22, 2020
The million ants’ migration
It was supposed to be a match made in heaven. Until international politics came to the fore.
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