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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.
Journos wanted for lightbulb reporting
Akash Bhora Tara is searching for a “promising reporter” to cover their “ultimate development beat”.
Ministry mandates ‘pockets’ in all female clothes from April 1
On International Women’s Day 2022, in a landmark initiative to ensure equality, the Ministry of Women and Kids’ Affairs (MOWKA) mandated pockets to be sewn in all female dresses from April 1.
I am also a psychologist, says B,CB boss
The chief of Board, Cricket Board (B,CB) Kamrul Hasan Phapa has said that along with being extremely knowledgeable about cricket, having outlandish business and organisational wisdom, he is also an expert psychologist.
Per capita income fails to buy 1-litre soybean oil bottle
“How many bottles of soybean oil could Elon Musk buy with all of his money?” a man wondered after failing to buy one litre soybean oil with his limited money despite having been blessed with a spiffy figure of per capita income.
OBVIOUSLY LOUD CURRY TRAITS
A student, also a mad fan of Syed Mujtaba Ali’s famous short story “Roshogolla” prepares to leave the country for higher studies, complete with the essentials.
A humane war by Putin, not wanting to put-out anyone
The following is a note sent to Satireday by Russian President Vladimir Putin. We did not ask for it, but his mail entered our inbox anyway. We are running it because Putin has always been to journalists what he has been to bare-chested horseback riding -- killing it!
‘Relatively civilised, white’ journo wants passports abolished; says skin colour enough verification
The CBS-BS Senior Foreign Correspondent, who claimed Iraq and Afghanistan are not civilised and can expect to be in wars, Charles Gate,
Selfie Mela Contest
If you want your love of books and the written word to be held up for the world to see, Selfie Mela is the competition for you. It is all good taking pictures while
Apple introduces iLid for earphone users
Have you ever poured out your life story to someone for 26 minutes, only to notice that she has been listening to a podcast all that time?
Facebook etiquette: Top university launches new course for young professionals
One of the country’s most respected universities has launched a new course that the institution’s authorities say will arm young professionals with the requisite tools to impress in their new jobs.