Aaqib Hasib

Aaqib Hasib is a sub-editor at The Daily Star. Reach him at aaqib.hasib@thedailystar.net

Barbershop tales

On a Friday afternoon, you sit there in one of the most comfortable chairs you have ever sat on. Your eyes are closed as you relax after a long week of school or work, with the only noise in the background being a 30-year-old Bollywood film and the relentless snip-snip-snap, almost like ASMR.

1w ago

The new speculative literary magazine on the block

Veering off from stories for a bit, Fahim Anzoom Rumman’s “The Secret” was a breath of fresh air. The piece seemed to be a cross between a poem and the kind of fable your grandparents would tell you as a kid to get you to fall asleep.

3w ago

Are you looking for a pet or an accessory?

While there is no specific data, according to the National Board of Revenue, Bangladesh imported Tk 285.21 crore worth of live animals and birds in the 2020-21 fiscal year, the highest since FY 2016-17.

3w ago

So long, goodbye

As I turned around to reply, she was gone.

‘Alo Adhar’: A diamond in the rough

Containing just five songs, “Alo Adhar” truly felt like a breath of fresh air, particularly in terms of the EP format.

Ishan adds colour to Black

During the day, Sakhawat Hossain works at a renowned financial institution. However, by night, he becomes Ishan Hossain, the frontman of Black.

Across the Spider-Verse: Faithfulness to the comics

Bendis intentionally put a stark difference between Peter and Miles, so that comic book fans would not feel that their favourite web-swinger was being replaced by just another goody-two-shoes, just with a racial make-up switch.

Nadeem plays with Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, wants to help Bangladeshi musicians

Nadeem A Salam has worked with famous bands such as Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Megadeth, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Simple Plan, Secondhand Serenade and many more.

September 18, 2023
September 18, 2023

Barbershop tales

On a Friday afternoon, you sit there in one of the most comfortable chairs you have ever sat on. Your eyes are closed as you relax after a long week of school or work, with the only noise in the background being a 30-year-old Bollywood film and the relentless snip-snip-snap, almost like ASMR.

September 2, 2023
September 2, 2023

The new speculative literary magazine on the block

Veering off from stories for a bit, Fahim Anzoom Rumman’s “The Secret” was a breath of fresh air. The piece seemed to be a cross between a poem and the kind of fable your grandparents would tell you as a kid to get you to fall asleep.

September 1, 2023
September 1, 2023

Are you looking for a pet or an accessory?

While there is no specific data, according to the National Board of Revenue, Bangladesh imported Tk 285.21 crore worth of live animals and birds in the 2020-21 fiscal year, the highest since FY 2016-17.

July 13, 2023
July 13, 2023

So long, goodbye

As I turned around to reply, she was gone.

July 7, 2023
July 7, 2023

‘Alo Adhar’: A diamond in the rough

Containing just five songs, “Alo Adhar” truly felt like a breath of fresh air, particularly in terms of the EP format.

June 25, 2023
June 25, 2023

Ishan adds colour to Black

During the day, Sakhawat Hossain works at a renowned financial institution. However, by night, he becomes Ishan Hossain, the frontman of Black.

June 16, 2023
June 16, 2023

Across the Spider-Verse: Faithfulness to the comics

Bendis intentionally put a stark difference between Peter and Miles, so that comic book fans would not feel that their favourite web-swinger was being replaced by just another goody-two-shoes, just with a racial make-up switch.

June 13, 2023
June 13, 2023

Nadeem plays with Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, wants to help Bangladeshi musicians

Nadeem A Salam has worked with famous bands such as Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Megadeth, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Simple Plan, Secondhand Serenade and many more.

May 28, 2023
May 28, 2023

Shuvendu Das Shuvo: A spellcaster with 6-strings

Shuvendu Das Shuvo is a performer who is seen singing or playing different instruments in every one of Coke Studio Bangla's shows. However, the ever-present artiste didn't really stop at just performing.

May 24, 2023
May 24, 2023

The story of ‘Air’ Jordan

“Air” captures the story of how this basketball shoe came into existence and how one Nike Executive, Sonny Vaccaro, saw what no one else did—the incredible talent that existed in a freshly-drafted Michael Jordan.