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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.
Man at youth rally feeling young again at tender age of 65
A 65-year-old man, who travelled all the way from Dinajpore to Dhoka to attend a youth rally yesterday said he was very, very excited to live out his sunset years as a youth.
Bangladesh’s ‘Works at Facebook’ community chilling despite mass layoff
You may wonder how the large number of people in Bangladesh, with a bio on Facebook claiming that they work at Facebook, are coping after hearing that the social media site’s founder Mark Zuckerberg has fired 11,000 employees.
Man who never received female attention shares meme that says “women”
Shadman Sakib gave up on love forever after his 43rd attempt to talk to a girl went in vain.
‘Kohli’s verdict should be respected’, says umpire
A match official from the Elitest Panel of the Unified Cricket Council (UCC) Umpires has opined that Virat Kohli’s opinion holds more water than any umpires’ in the world, and it should be given due consideration when the India superstar signals a decision.
Elon Musk selling sarees on Twitter
After spending $44 billion on the acquisition of Twitter, Elon Musk was fearful about his potential fall from the spot of world’s richest person.
Bangladeshi parent attempts to train AI model, ends up inflicting lifelong trauma on computer
Things aren’t looking good for computers as deshi parents are trying out machine learning for the first time.
Fans upset after celebrity didn’t ask for approval before marriage
Bangladeshi Gen-Z is having its coming-of-age moment as their behaviour transforms into the boomer spectrum.
Having gone thru monumental wedding, bride to now train mountaineers
“You see the beauty, the picture-perfect pictures. You see the grand stage, the choreographed dances. You see the summit above the clouds. But you don’t see the rain that those clouds contain,” wrote Amy Joyee in a Facebook status, eight long months after her wedding.
Tigers losing quickly because of energy crisis: Sources
Defeats like the 104-run thrashing at the hands of South Africa in the T20 World Cup is part of the cricket board’s plan, keeping in mind the current energy crisis in the country, and the peculiarities of the Bangladesh cricket fan.