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
February 12, 2016
War of the Blood-Suckers
The war has just begun and those championing the side of the good, according to the media, are failing. Minor battles and skirmishes
February 8, 2016
The social business side of Telenor
While Telenor's sister concern, Grameenphone, may still be perceived as a telecom company, the organisation's reach
February 4, 2016
EVOLUTION OF A YOUTH PUBLICATION
On a sunny March morning in 1992, the citizens of Bangladesh would lay their eyes on the very first issue of Rising Stars, the soon-to-be sensation, and the first youth publication of its kind. This occasion would become momentous in many ways as Rising Stars would go on to become as much a part of the mainstream youth culture in Bangladesh as blue jeans.
February 3, 2016
Marketing the five senses of a tourist
IMAGINE lying beneath your comforters, in a quietly nestled, shingled roof cottage. The window next to your bed opens up to a world
February 2, 2016
THE BLOSSOMING OF LIFE STYLE
It was in early 2001 that a brand new idea was conceptualised. A one-page supplement, titled 'Living' had been gaining a steady following since its launch. Being the sole lifestyle supplement of The Daily Star, it carved a reader base all for itself despite its size.
January 29, 2016
A New Force in Politics, not really at all though/ New Politicians, Old Politics/ Am I Politicking, yet?
At a recent press conference held in one of the sleazier hotels of the city, Bangladesh International People's Alliance of Truth Tellers
January 20, 2016
Carrying the Red & Green Flag to Telenor Youth Forum 2015
The Telenor Youth Forum 2015, which concluded in December of last year, brought back the highly popular arena for debate, discussion and experience sharing. This time, the Telenor team scoured through 13 countries with Telenor’s presence to find 25 of the brightest young minds.
January 15, 2016
Laying down the law on Labels
We as a society now completely and utterly refuse to support any sort of labels. It is an inconceivably flagrant violation of all sorts of human rights...
January 1, 2016
My word is free: The Tunisian transformation
“I am those who are free and never fear, I am the secrets that will never die. I am the voice of those who would not give in, I am free and my word is free.”
January 1, 2016
Telenor: Visions from the visionary
Telenor is easily one of the most far-sighted businesses in the world today. Where others dwindle and decrease in prominence, Telenor has gone from strength to strength. But what does it take to not only be a market leader but to keep a firm grip on such a covetable position?
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