satire

Faculty member shocked to realise that a high CGPA doesn’t make him a good teacher

While good grades are a reasonable basis for the primary evaluation of a candidate’s capabilities, it doesn’t seem to automatically translate into adequate teaching skills.
10 January 2024, 11:57 AM

How to force yourself to have fun on New Year's Eve

SATIRE: The first step to having fun on December 31 is to manage a BBQ party invite at some over-enthusiastic friend’s rooftop.
31 December 2023, 13:54 PM

Friends of BBA student tired of filling up Google Forms

What’s more difficult than being a BBA student? Being friends with one.
21 December 2023, 00:00 AM

We still dream of the things that Sultana dreamed of

As long as the problems addressed in Sultana’s Dream continue to exist and be relevant, we must uphold Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain’s work, values, and ideologies
9 December 2023, 04:54 AM

Kid who can draw surprised it's not enough for an Architecture degree

For an individual who took pride in their creativity, Shilpi resorted to the most unoriginal solution to this problem of hers. She aspired to become an architect.
18 November 2023, 13:34 PM

When all else fails, satirise

This week, the Daily Star Books compiles a list of satirical fiction for our readers to feast on. In sociopolitical climates rife with crackdowns and censorship, satire takes on the burden of giving a voice to matters that cannot be spoken about otherwise.
13 September 2023, 18:00 PM

When political humour lands in troubled waters

More often than not, governments have issues with political humour because they don’t want to be called out for their incompetencies.
27 June 2023, 02:00 AM

Satire article: Mayor Taposh threatens to sue The Daily Star

Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh's lawyer Mejbahur Rahman today threatened to file a case against The Daily Star as the newspaper's answer in reply to a legal notice over a satire article was "not fully acceptable"
10 June 2023, 09:26 AM

Studio planning reboot of show that hasn’t been created yet

Studios are running out of unique ideas and are taking drastic measures.
17 May 2023, 17:10 PM

The Devil unable to rent an apartment in Dhaka amidst heatwave

For the occupants of the netherworld, Dhaka has become a rather attractive vacation spot.
16 May 2023, 17:00 PM

Creeps and stalkers consider filing lawsuit due to mental trauma caused by friend request glitch

“The real victims in this tragedy are the ones who didn’t get any friend requests despite the glitch and me,” said Mark. 
13 May 2023, 13:11 PM

Man who has never entered kitchen complains about food on Eid

Mr Gordov was saying how his wife's hours of effort in the kitchen in this scorching heat just couldn’t live up to his outrageous expectations as a Bangladeshi male.
23 April 2023, 17:00 PM
17 April 2023, 17:00 PM

Girlfriend breaks up with boyfriend because he’s obsessed with chikon jilapi

How obsession with chikon jilapi led to the end of a relationship.
15 April 2023, 11:01 AM

Weather forecast department to predict weather based on Wi-Fi turbulence

The weather forecast department has decided to sell all of their expensive equipment and solely rely on the Wi-Fi router in their office to indicate chances of rain.
10 April 2023, 17:00 PM

Scientists have discovered a new parasite and it could be your lab project partner

Like a parasite sucking on its host, Rafsan Plasmodium feasted on all his groupmates' intellect.
13 March 2023, 13:58 PM

The 5 stages of grief are now 7 because of inflation

How much more grief will this market cause?
15 February 2023, 17:22 PM

How to not get mugged as a student

A startling lack of street-smartness has been cited as primary reasons for this crisis.
12 February 2023, 16:45 PM

Engineering graduate declared “parkour champion” after switching to BCS

The Office fans of Bangladesh deemed it as the greatest parkour stunt ever after Michael Scott.
5 February 2023, 16:45 PM