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#JournalismIsDead / Government offers information streaming service Proper Gander for only 300 BDT per month

21 May 2021
The government yesterday declared that not all citizens had the right to information, but they could get it by paying a modest amount.
21 May 2021
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THE BIG DIVORCE / Bill to open up to sympathetic Bangladeshi online media instead of Oprah

7 May 2021
“She forced me to take weeklong vacations with an ex-girlfriend. She forced me to spend days on the beach with my ex.”
7 May 2021
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Morally upstanding preacher loves wife so much, he wants two of them

9 April 2021
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.
9 April 2021
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‘Homelessness a great excuse to work harder’

2 April 2021
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?
2 April 2021
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People who ‘managed’ crucial vaccine despite not meeting criteria still proud of themselves

26 March 2021
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.
26 March 2021
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Government employees donate 25% of salary for city’s decorations

19 March 2021
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.
19 March 2021
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Country’s image more fragile than male ego? One country finally opens up

12 March 2021
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?
12 March 2021
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Government officially launches The Snitches Club

5 March 2021
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.
5 March 2021
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Chef Daniel competes himself

On Episode 13 of Rupchanda-The Daily Star Super Chef 2017, guest judge Nazma Huda challenged the participants with a 'Jadur Baksho' (magic box) consisting of six different kinds of lentils.
19 March 2017
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Episode 11: Chef Miraj stuns the kitchen

Chef Miraj's entry as the special guest judge to the Rupchanda-The Daily Star Super Chef kitchen brought out an electrifying atmosphere which hung thick in the air.
11 March 2017
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Ministry of Civil Movements: Think Like Us, Think for Us

Bangladesh took remarkable strides towards a fully fair and functioning democracy by officially inaugurating the brand new Ministry of Civil Movements.
9 March 2017
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Super Chef episode 9: A pinky promise made

Ayesha Siddiky, affectionately known as Pinky, opened the mystery box before her, wondering what she could create. The box unveiled
4 March 2017
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Super Chef: Episode 7: The Irony of Munim

Ummah Mostafa's Super Chef Class had prepared the participants for a variety of continental cuisine. A prodigious talent and a master
25 February 2017
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Fine-Dining with your Family

For years, dining out has been the go-to option for friends and family in the metropolitan city of Dhaka. However, the recent trend has been not only to eat but to live a little lavishly for some, pampering themselves to take respite from the hustle and bustle of daily life.
23 February 2017
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The country's biggest culinary competition returns to TV

The 2017 season sees the introduction of Daniel Gomez, a famed chef in the Bangladeshi culinary scene in the judge's
17 February 2017
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Don't Police the Police, please

Exasperation. That would be the word best used to describe a Gulshan man's disposition when he realised a cop was demanding 1200
16 February 2017
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BREAKING NEWS: Lone GPA 2.5 HSC Student Found

An unbelievable discovery took place yesterday in the capital's traffic-congested streets when a 17-year old girl produced an original HSC certificate which showed that she had gotten an unheard of 2.5 GPA. Reporters, Education Ministers and NGO workers rushed to the spot to verify the truth behind this remarkable news for themselves.
2 February 2017
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My Small Thin Deshi Wedding

The era of big fat weddings is finally coming to a close. The millennials are facing the brunt of rising living costs whilst economic
2 January 2017
Mr. Forest, Environment, Minerals and Energy

Mr. Forest, Environment, Minerals and Energy

The Forest Minister at a recent event declared that the tigers could not be kept alive forever.
8 December 2016
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Donald Duck: The Duck in Charge of the Free Cartoon World

Amidst an overwhelming outpour of support for former First Lady and the Loser, Shillary Clinton, the failed democrat nominee is now gearing up once again for the third biggest fight of her life, after the latest election debacle and what went down between her and Bill you know when.
17 November 2016
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Bangladeshi-Origin Agency wins GAG Prize

In a glitzy affair in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, The prestigious GAG (Greatest Award Getter) will be bestowed upon BAIMAN, an elite security-apparatus formed in the year 2008 to combat whoever the bad guy is according to the Party Line.
3 November 2016
My Pink Movember

My Pink Movember

Bangladesh is ranked 2nd by WHO in terms of mortality rate from breast cancer. About 16% of all female-cancer patients are victims of breast cancer according to a WHO study.
31 October 2016
Mirpur Camp in Numbers

Mirpur Camp in Numbers

In a world post-Syria, 'refugee' has almost become a dirty word. It is no longer an individual seeking solace from a terrible monster or a family leaving everything they have known behind because a fire has come to consume them.
20 October 2016
An Open Letter to my English Son

Let's Talk about Ben-Stokin': An Open Letter to my English Son

After an English Gentle Sir goes rogue, a victim to BenStokin, an English father writes this hard-hitting open letter that everyone will now read instead of just writing a simple, private letter which could have served the purpose easier. You won't believe paragraph 7, line 8.
20 October 2016
Are you being entertained

Are you being entertained?

Watching these children play a simple game with such passion and joy, one can't help but wonder why they never complain about how Dhaka has nothing to entertain us with.
17 October 2016
Meet Kali

Meet Kali

A dangerous culture of impunity cloaks this ever darkening city of ours. Dhaka, a metropolis of over seven million people cramped together, has steadily become a breeding ground for all kinds of criminal elements and the future seems bleak.
10 October 2016
The Poor Drainage System of Blood

The Poor Drainage System of Blood

A Kashmiri Indian, an Israeli settler in Palestine, a Bangladeshi politician/businessman, a click-bait journalist from a click-bait national daily...
22 September 2016
Elephant's Mouth

Straight from the Elephant's Mouth

One of our brothers remained stranded on your side of the water. Stranded is actually a polite way to put it; in reality he was trapped only....
18 August 2016

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