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Satire / BBA student gets married, calls it the best networking experience of his life
Nothing is impossible – if you believe in your ability to make the right connections, that is.
Satire / iPhone 16 users claim biggest feature is a scam
The iPhone 16 series launched a couple of weeks ago, coinciding with a sudden rise in online ads by people selling human kidneys.
Government losing ‘Aandar’ control trying to bring it under control
In an unprecedented twist, the government keeps losing Aandar control while attempting to bring it under control. Aanda, or egg -- whatever people choose to call it doesn’t matter anymore as they are having breakfast without eggs.
Holy League unveils new leftist wing
“We represent the thoughts, feelings and experiences of the majority of Bangladesh. Our policies, philosophies and ideals are all BLESSED. You must understand this,” he yelled at the crowd.
A tale from the future: Ordinary students celebrate lynching 100th person
The year is 2028. Ordinary students have done something extraordinary yet again. Yesterday, they organised “Lunch for Lynching” to celebrate beating a hundred people to death since the “lucky seventh independence”.
Satire / ‘Natok Kom Koro Pio’
“Natok kom koro Pio,” the man said, his white beard shaking with fury.
Altruistic prisoners demand work-from-jail permission
When the world is busy inventing and discovering new things, the people of Chapasthan 2.0 are busy coming up with new demands with every passing hour.
Satire / Nation struggles with newfound freedom of speech
Who would have thought? From the yoke of authoritarianism, where everything you said had to be checked for the presence of words that could anger the powers that be, today, Bangladeshis can say whatever they want to.
Obsessed with rainbows, ex-faculty member slapped with restraining order
When the former part-time lecturer of Crack University was let go last year for his discriminatory language and actions, he was at a loss. Why had the university dismissed him for tearing up a book as an educator?
The Cancelling
The TV hummed slowly, filling the room with a soothing sound. Almost acting like a form of white noise.
Tyrant wakes up after 15 years, becomes good person
A tyrant who was on a drip of liquefied sleeping pills for the last 15 years because another tyrant had usurped him, woke up on August 7 and became a good person.
Marriage in trouble after man refuses to break traffic rules
A couple in Dhaka has admitted that a single instance of the husband refusing to drive against traffic during a traffic jam has landed the marriage in hot water.
Chuadanga man hospitalised due to malfunctioning weather app
A man in Chuadanga was hospitalised with pneumonia on Thursday because he kept walking around the district town in a sleeveless shirt and shorts even as the mercury had dipped to below 7 degrees Celsius, the lowest recorded temperature this season.
Female beauty product company discovers misogyny as an advertising tool
Selling beauty products is similar to Bangladeshi parents dealing with their daughter’s marriage.
Person manages to attend Pic Fest despite January wedding commitments
A woman in Dhaka was honoured with the “Warrior Princess” award after she was spotted at Pic Fest on Friday evening.
Ghost on Airport Road forced to take part in road safety workshop
Chapasthan Road Transport Authority (CRTA) has finally managed to bring down road accidents in Dhoka, by forcing the ghost on Airport Road to take part in a road safety workshop.
The real reason a certain cricket ‘tournament’ is farcical
Bangladesh continues to astound the world by arranging its yearly cricket-torturing programme.
Shohan defends wicketkeeping, says it’s ‘more difficult than gatekeeping’
Bangladesh national cricket team veteran Nazmul Hossain Shohan fought back against the backlash he was facing for his wicketkeeping abilities, saying that it is more difficult than activists’ gatekeeping on social media.
Blender d’Or Award introduced for all athletes
It was an auspicious moment for the country when Bangladesh introduced one of the most prestigious awards in sport, the Blender d’Or, just like France’s Ballon d’Or. Bangladesh even managed to surpass France as the award is being given to palyers of all sports, while France has maintained the narrow outlook of giving it only to footballers, an egregious oversight from a supposedly liberal country.
Some passengers who are not quite liking metro rail
Many people were overjoyed as the country entered a new era of transport with the launch of the metro rail, but there were some Bangladeshis who were crushed by the advent of the state-of-the-art transport service.
Man reactivates his FB to congratulate new student leaders
Telmar Uddin, who has been deactivating his Facebook account for the past 2 years to secure CGPA- 4, reactivated his account recently just to congratulate newly elected student leaders as he believes that is more important and prestigious than securing the highest CGPA.