International Social Media Celeb Fair begins today

The International Social Media Celebrity Fair kicked off at the Greatest Convention Centre in the World (GCCW) in the capital today.

The fair hosts stalls set up by those social media stars who get at least 100 likes on each post.

"Social media stars have begun to dominate all fairs, eclipsing the professionals certain fairs were meant for. Their great pull overshadowed everyone else and made people feel insecure, so we decided to hold an exclusive fair just for the social media stars," Pinku Pinkmaker, the event organiser, said.

The fair will have sections exclusively dedicated to categories popularised by social media stars. The giants of motivational talks, for instance, will be given one pavilion, while the machines behind creating enduring brands will get another. Funny tik-tok celebs will also get a dedicated venue.

"I am selling boats because my popularity is based on my thoughts on the upcoming cataclysmic global warming and climate change, which are two different things by the way," Agaz Bhai said. Asked about his expertise on the topics, he said he once read a New Yorker article on the matter.

The Don, another huge social media star, will be using his stall to hold talks with another people. "My draw has always been to tell stories about my life to people. That is my skill. Most people write diaries, but I have taken it up a notch. Now, I will use drawing people to talk to other people about their life, while I keep staring at my phone or interrupting them," he said.

Unfortunately, the International Fair will not have any international stars.

The first day of the fair drew a crowd of thousands of people. "I came here because I have nowhere else to go in Dhaka city. This is as good as anything else," Muhaimen Hashim, a visitor, said. Asked if he knew anyone at the fair, he replied in the affirmative. "I get sponsored videos from them all the time."

The fair will last for three days, because that is a generous estimate of how long it will get people to tire of the celebs.