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
September 13, 2017
Reporter’s Diary: Alive, barely
The day after the Eid moon was sighted, while the Muslim world collectively celebrated, Khurshida, 32, sat in her home in Buthidaung
September 12, 2017
Freedom, for a moment
Nestled between green mountains and sandy beaches, Cox's Bazar teems with life and the promise of an unforgettable luxury and
September 12, 2017
Shared food, homes for some refugees
“They pushed me away. I couldn't even fight back because I had my baby with me and he could have gotten hurt,” Shanwara Begum in her mid-twenties says, her arm wrapped around her two-year old boy. Her eyes are a rare light shade of blue. They might have sparkled once; now they are dull.
September 1, 2017
VIP area declared semi-autonomous
Rafique Ahmed sits relishing his 300 taka coffee. An employee at a top MNC, Rafique is one of thousands of citizens affected by the latest law that resulted in the federalisation of the VIP areas of the country.
July 28, 2017
A light dimmed, a friend buried
Today we break the mould of satire and really talk because it seems we need to.
July 19, 2017
Change Maker: The lightbringer
In the middle of a crowded slum, juxtaposed against towering buildings all around it, stands a broken-down tin-roofed house. At first
July 17, 2017
Compositions of a carpenter
Nazrul Islam is a true artist masquerading as a professional carpenter. The man full of humour can't tell you his actual age. With a shy
July 14, 2017
Gazette for all photographers
An extraordinarily boring general meeting of ALL Facebook Photographers was uselessly convened and held at Your Typical Sketchy Restaurant and Hotel on 07-10-2017 to discuss the issue of Facebook Photographers taking bad pictures and giving terrible captions.
June 16, 2017
VAT on English-medium schools - A discriminatory proposal?
Discrimination. This is the word being tossed around to describe the recent decision to institute a VAT of 15 percent on English-medium schools.
June 16, 2017
Eliminating the IT language barrier
When Titas Sarker was a student of the Institute of Information Technlogy in Jahangir Nagar University, he faced a problem many
X