Government offers information streaming service Proper Gander for only 300 BDT per month
The government yesterday declared that not all citizens had the right to information, but they could get it by paying a modest amount.
3y ago
Bill to open up to sympathetic Bangladeshi online media instead of Oprah
“She forced me to take weeklong vacations with an ex-girlfriend. She forced me to spend days on the beach with my ex.”
3y ago
Morally upstanding preacher loves wife so much, he wants two of them
A morally upstanding preacher, who made a name for himself by spewing violent vitriol against more liberal members of his community on a daily basis, yesterday disclosed to the media that he had a side-wife as well.
3y ago
‘Homelessness a great excuse to work harder’
Is it better to stay in a toilet for seven months with four others or is it better to work 10-hour shifts with no toilet breaks?
3y ago
People who ‘managed’ crucial vaccine despite not meeting criteria still proud of themselves
Of all the people who inundated the country’s social media feed with pictures of them getting vaccinated, more than half had not met the criteria, data from a public health watchdog shows.
3y ago
Government employees donate 25% of salary for city’s decorations
Red lights. Green light. Then blue lights. And some yellow lights. It doesn’t matter when the colours stop representing what they are meant to because we don’t have enough of those colours.
3y ago
Country’s image more fragile than male ego? One country finally opens up
Osama Rahman [OR]: We all want to know one thing and I want to get right to the point. Why is your image being tarnished so easily? Do critical words really take away from how far you have come since you were declared a basket case by a racist, mass murderer?
3y ago
Government officially launches The Snitches Club
The Government of Chapasthan officially launched The Snitches Club earlier yesterday. An initiative of the Ministry of Misinformation, the club was inaugurated by the country’s leader, who attended virtually from their official residence.
3y ago
July 2, 2016
Keep on rolling
Wahidul Islam Shuvrow carries an unseen burden with him. With a directorial debut at a very young age, Shuvrow has climbed
July 1, 2016
Artcell returns with a big bang after 10 years
The Metallica-cover band transformed overnight and hence was the birth of Artcell, one of Bangladesh's most iconic and well known progressive metal bands.
June 25, 2016
Maya apa knows it all
The Maya App is perhaps one of the biggest initiatives undertaken to create a virtual safe space for people from all walks of
June 24, 2016
The #RealTalk© Annual Fasting Person Awards
The #RealTalk Annual Fasting Persons Award, the most prestigious awards of its kind, is here to celebrate the annoying people in your life. Sit with your jerk friends and see which person in your circle deserves the following awards.
June 10, 2016
The Beef with the Budget
"The second group of haters is of course the rich who believe that paying higher taxes would mean they would literally starve. Thank God for offshore accounts, right rich guys?" We dissect the 2016 budget this week.
May 29, 2016
Semifinal battles begin tonight
Last week, The Super Chef kitchen witnessed its biggest upset. As the judges uttered the name of the candidate to be
May 27, 2016
A Foreigner's Guide to Dhaka
This week, as a special treat to the foreigner-loving Bangladeshis, this column will be written by Billy Steve Sam, reflecting on his first visit to Dhaka, Bangladesh.
May 22, 2016
Mehzabien enthralls the Super Chef kitchen
Yesterday, Rupchanda-The Daily Star Super Chef saw the presence of TV Celebrity Mehzabien as a special guest star on the
May 17, 2016
The challenge never seen before
A revolutionary idea, one that had never been seen in television before was about to be unveiled.
May 13, 2016
Did You Take my dustbin?
As part of the Clean Dhaka 2016 campaign, an initiative undertaken by the Mayor to make Dhaka a more liveable city, around 5000 dustbins are recently installed at numerous key points in the capital.
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