Faisal Bin Iqbal is a Bangladeshi content and feature writer who specializes in SEO and digital content strategy.

Faisal Bin Iqbal

Faisal Bin Iqbal is a Bangladeshi journalist and feature writer who specializes in SEO and digital content strategy. He is currently the In-Charge of Campus, Rising Stars, and Star Youth. You can reach him at faisal.iqbal@thedailystar.net

Job hunting on LinkedIn

Job hunting on LinkedIn can feel tiring and occasionally pointless but knowing how to efficiently look for and apply to jobs can help you make the most of this platform for your professional goals.

1w ago

Internet blackout: How our youngest generations are dealing with this situation

Millions of people have been disconnected from each other and subsequently, the world outside.

2m ago

Three Bangladeshi comics worth your attention

Bangladeshi comics for you to check out.

4m ago

What makes modern-day Bangladeshi comics so interesting

All in all, it’s a great time to be a Bangladeshi comic fan, especially if you’re into local comics.

4m ago

Bangladesh’s reputation as a freelancing powerhouse is on the line

The most important issue with our online labour force is skill gap.

4m ago

Essential skills for graduates in 2024: Preparing for tomorrow’s job market

The Bangladeshi job market, like many other job markets across the world, is very dynamic in nature. People often say that this particular job market is unstable or that there is a lack of opportunities here. However, while there may be some truth to this, it may not be the case entirely. In fact, similar descriptions are also applicable to job markets in other parts of the world.

7m ago

Curating your LinkedIn profile as a university student

LinkedIn is a social media platform for professionals and an impactful tool for those interested in professionally branding themselves. Many individuals take this self-branding approach when they graduate from university. However, given that it takes a lot of time to build a solid presence on this platform, it’d be in your best interest to start working on your LinkedIn profile from your early days at the university.

9m ago

Early career job hopping: Why do fresh graduates do it and how is it perceived by employers?

Is early career job hopping a bad thing, and is it ever “too soon” to switch jobs?

10m ago
September 12, 2019
September 12, 2019

The real 21st century existential crisis

It took me some time to wrap my head around what was happening. That night, I was casually scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed when suddenly,

September 12, 2019
September 12, 2019

Retiring from football as a fan

What else can you do when your team is constantly failing?

September 5, 2019
September 5, 2019

Sympathy for Team Rocket

It’s been over two decades since the world was introduced to the Pokémon universe and all its wonderful adventures. The franchise has spawned a ton of games for various consoles, a series that has been going on for as long as the company itself, over a dozen movies, and has established itself as a global phenomenon.

July 18, 2019
July 18, 2019

Clubs that should exist within your family

Have you ever noticed how some of your family members always end up arguing about national and global affairs every time the world decides to bring them together for Eid? Take these people and put them in MUN club. This will make it easier for them to suggest ways

May 9, 2019
May 9, 2019

The metro rail is better than Daenerys’ dragons: A scientific study

The Dragon Queen may have ruined horses for Jon Snow after letting him fly on one of her dragons, but the metro rail is going to ruin all the rides Jon has ever been on after it’s completed.

April 18, 2019
April 18, 2019

Realisations that hit us too late at university

You know how we always realise the mistakes we make only when it is too late for us to undo them? Well, it turns out that this instinctive habit of ours ends up haunting our university life as well.

April 11, 2019
April 11, 2019

Things you can do in a business competition but not in an arranged marriage

The resemblance between the two is uncanny no matter how you think about it. Yet, when you rally all your brain cells together and think deeply enough, you will realise how the two are not so different from one another yet, why one of them might be better than the other.

April 4, 2019
April 4, 2019

IN PURSUIT OF THE CULINARY ARTS

“Growing up in a household of amazing cooks, it was difficult to not fall in love with cooking. I had always wanted to enrol in a culinary school right after finishing A Levels.

March 21, 2019
March 21, 2019

KEEP YOUR PHONE ADDICTION IN CHECK

Your Hour is an app that can monitor the amount of time you spend on your phone.

March 21, 2019
March 21, 2019

Utilising your university resources

Your university courses will require you to go through piles of books every semester. There will even be courses where you need more than one book.