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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.
‘Capital-ists’ blockade entry points to stop Eid vacationers returning
As literally millions of people were coming back to the capital yesterday, a group of residents flocked to the city’s entry points and set up blockades to stop so-called “district dwellers” from returning after Eid vacation.
This just in Football isn’t dead
A lot had changed in the world of football since 2019: Real Madrid, once a European powerhouse, stooped to the lowest of lows, having failed to win any Champions League in the previous three attempts.
Coaching centres introduce crash courses on collecting more salami
“Pera Nai, Just Chill”, the country’s leading coaching centre located in Farmgate -- the worldwide capital of such centres -- just introduced their new crash course to teach students how to collect more Eid salami with minimal effort.
Musk to make Trump relevant again
In the midst of being involved in “super embarrassing” allegations that cannot be repeated here due to considerations of decency, tech billionaire Elon Musk almost did what an average person might have done in such trying circumstances: spend on comfort stuff, you know, pastries, a monster deliciosa, a case of carbonated beverage, electric guitars and all that.
New police station to have play area inside jail cell
After many debates, demonstrations and detentions, law enforcers have finally come to a solution regarding the Lebutala playground issue.
The conscious citizen
This art installation of a conscious citizen wearing a plastic stool on his head is a metaphor for wider society. There is a camera around his neck,
Is this ‘satire’?
The following is a summary of all the complaints about this page’s content, mostly gleaned from social media, and a satire writer’s foolhardy attempt to answer them.
PEEK-ing the way to better citizenry
The country has reached a new stage of development as the entire machinery of the state -- from healthcare and law enforcement to sanitation -- has been deployed to cater to the wellbeing and protection of its citizens.
Local fruit juice giant launches no-mango mango juice
Local fruit juice giant, Tran Group of Companies Ltd, recently announced the launch of their new line of products called “the substitute”.
Man arrested for criticising the reverse sweep
A man yesterday became the first to be arrested for criticising the cricket shot called the reverse sweep. In a precedent-setting move by the authorities, Allout Yesman, 43, was arrested under the Insecurity Act.