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
April 26, 2015
Super Chef Episode 3: No room for error
Tonight, keep an eye out for the emergence of yet another potential candidate for the Super Chef crown. The last two episodes have each produced a potential winner and tonight will be no different except for in one respect; one of the most mysterious participants will be receiving an apron and this one is one to really look out for. Could the mysterious participant go on to become the Super Chef?
April 24, 2015
Who Cooked the Coke?
If last week's episode was anything to go by, then this year's competition may turn out to be one of the most intense ever seen. By
April 21, 2015
Sailing in style
The ceiling overhead in their Jamuna outlet is fitted with lights, a man-made milky way, these 'stars' guide shoppers to the garments of their choice, much like the stars sailors use to navigate their way in the directionless expanse of the deep blue ocean.
April 21, 2015
Farmer at heart
How many times have you bought the nicest looking fruit and taken it home expecting a pat on the back only to be disappointed?
March 31, 2015
WHEN THE SUN MARRIES THE MOON
A resident of Dhanmondi, Neaz finds it easier to start the New Year there at Rabindro Shorobar, a location close to his house which now draws near capacity crowds on the festive day.
March 24, 2015
What's in your Purse?
From a very young age, most men learned that it was the height of rudeness to rummage through or ask about the contents of a woman's bag. Both acts were as scandalous as asking a lady her age.
March 17, 2015
Audition rounds end in Dhaka
Last year, in the Rupchanda-The Daily Star Super Chef 2014, Dhaka proved to be a sort of game-changer. With the highest number of registered participants, it was evident that the Super Chef fever reached its zenith in Dhaka.
March 10, 2015
To credit or not to credit
These days it seems almost everyone is living beyond their means. Credit has now become widely available to everyone who has a fixed income, nominal or otherwise.
March 10, 2015
The Rupchanda-The Daily Star Super Chef goes to Mymensingh
When the dust had settled after the culinary melee at Mymensingh, three participants stood tall.
March 10, 2015
POCKETFUL OF POSERS
Psychologists Jean M Twnege and W Keith Campbell in their 2009 book concluded that we are in the age of a narcissism epidemic.
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