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
June 25, 2020
June 25, 2020

LinkedIn: The place to be professional

LinkedIn is one of the most popular social media platforms in the world. But not for your selfies or memes.

May 21, 2020
May 21, 2020

SALAMI HEIST

After all, what's Eid without the fight for salami?

May 14, 2020
May 14, 2020

BANGLADESH ONLINE UNIVERSITY (BOU): Excellence out of Necessity

BOU promises to deliver world-class quality education to its students while making sure that they do not have to step outside the safety of their own humble abodes.

May 7, 2020
May 7, 2020

How to add (real) value to your MOOC certificates

Many students and young professionals are keeping themselves occupied with different online courses or MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) during these troubling times.

April 23, 2020
April 23, 2020

A New Ramadan

Covid-19 continues to haunt our daily lives. Different events and mass gatherings are either cancelled or have been postponed indefinitely due to the high risk posed by the coronavirus.

April 9, 2020
April 9, 2020

Baishakh Like Never Before

The nation-wide celebrations of Pahela Baishakh — the most significant festival of the Bengali calendar — will not take place this year.

March 21, 2020
March 21, 2020

Going to School During Self Isolation

With everything at a standstill, how are students and teachers in Bangladesh carrying on with their academics?

March 13, 2020
March 13, 2020

Coronavirus: How you can go into self-isolation

The purpose of self-isolation is to prevent the virus from spreading as well as to take necessary steps and medication in order to recover from it. This is how you can self-isolate, if needed.

March 12, 2020
March 12, 2020

How do you sleep?

Many people struggle to fall asleep. Once they do, though, they struggle to have enough of it.

February 27, 2020
February 27, 2020

Uniform admission tests

In order to minimise the inconveniences students and their parents have to face during the admission season, the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGC) has decided to proceed with their plan of a uniform admission test from the 2020-21 academic year that covers all the public universities of the country.