Aaqib Hasib

Aaqib Hasib is a sub-editor at The Daily Star. Reach him at aaqibhasib@icloud.com. Subscribe to his substack https://aaqibhasib.substack.com

‘Natok Kom Koro Pio’

“Natok kom koro Pio,” the man said, his white beard shaking with fury.

2m ago

Airbnb Essentials: What You Need to Know

If you have scrolled through the App Store or Play Store, you have surely come across the Airbnb app. Some of you may have clicked on it and discovered what the app offers. However, for those who aren’t familiar with what Airbnb can do for you, let me explain.

3m ago

Living in glass

For a long time, glass was primarily associated with windows and mirrors in real estate and interior design. However, modern apartments now fully embrace its potential to enhance both aesthetics and energy efficiency.

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The Cancelling

The TV hummed slowly, filling the room with a soothing sound. Almost acting like a form of white noise.

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Salman caught while pretending to be garden gnome

Following another escape attempt, Salman F Rahman was once again foiled from fleeing the country while still on remand. He was caught while pretending to be a garden gnome on the lawn of a residential house in Gulshan.

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The tall task of fixing Bangladesh

Are three months enough to hold a free and fair election? Because that is not the only concern at hand.

4m ago

Hey, this is Jay from Hinge

“Did you know babe, I am actually older than my age on Hinge. And because I am very fit, which everyone tells me all the time, everyone always guesses that is my age,” said Jay, staring into the mirror, trying to fix his hairline.

4m ago

Beware of subscription services promising the moon

Companies shouldn’t make their existing services worse to push a subscription model that promises to fix these issues.

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October 21, 2023
October 21, 2023

Why we should care about the WGA strike

This strike came about because writers wanted fairer compensations, proper residuals, regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), better working standards, and anti-discrimination measures.

October 11, 2023
October 11, 2023

It’s a Love Story, baby just say yes

Sameer’s mother looked at her husband before quickly stepping in and attempting to defuse the situation. “You know it’s just a heritage thing. We’re not really Biharis".

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.