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Karim Waheed

Karim Waheed is digital content strategy lead at The Daily Star.

Dhaka second most populous city 2025

Reaction / What’s it like to live in the world’s 2nd most populous city?

Welcome to Dhaka: The city that refuses to say ‘no vacancy’
4 December 2025, 13:27 PM
4 December 2025, 13:27 PM
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Reaction / Algorithm of apathy: 16 deaths that didn’t trend

Mirpur factory fire exposes selective outrage and curated indifference
18 October 2025, 14:33 PM
18 October 2025, 14:33 PM
The Voice of Hind Rajab

Views / 23-min standing ovation for Hind Rajab, 28 small graves a day in Gaza

Does the 23-minute standing ovation for Hind Rajab's story mean anything beyond the echo?
8 September 2025, 04:00 AM
8 September 2025, 04:00 AM
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Is humanity disintegrating, or is violence simply more visible?

Treat social media platforms as engineered environments, not inevitabilities to endure.
17 August 2025, 10:00 AM
17 August 2025, 10:00 AM
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Why is making new friends more difficult as we grow older?

The game has changed, and it’s not you – it’s time. Or, more accurately, the lack of it.
25 March 2024, 11:00 AM
25 March 2024, 11:00 AM
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‘European lives matter’: Ukraine coverage reveals Western media’s racist bias

“But this isn’t a place, with all due respect, like Iraq or Afghanistan, that has seen conflict raging for decades. This is a relatively civilized, relatively European -- I have to choose those words carefully, too -- city, one where you wouldn’t expect that, or hope that it’s going to happen.”
1 March 2022, 15:00 PM
1 March 2022, 15:00 PM
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For Bangladesh, Kishwar has already won

Kishwar Chowdhury, the Aussie home cook of Bangladeshi origin, didn’t win the MasterChef Australia title. She placed third. But for us, Bangladeshis who have been closely following her rise and rise on arguably the most popular reality show on food, Kishwar has already won.
13 July 2021, 18:00 PM
13 July 2021, 18:00 PM
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Skip the gym...get fit / Forks over knives

Remember Galileo's story? In early 1600s, the scientist argued that ours is a sun-centred solar system and not an earth-centred one.
18 November 2018, 18:00 PM
18 November 2018, 18:00 PM
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Rediscovering Sahana Bajpaie

I have known Sahana Bajpaie as a Rabindra Sangeet singer extraordinaire. She did introduce a very contemporary,
5 November 2016, 18:00 PM
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I'm happy today because…

Are you happy? Are you content or happy? Do you know the difference between content and happy? If you can perceive the difference, how much does the distinction matter?
5 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Berlin – Art Paradise

Berlin – Art Paradise

Right after I arrived in Berlin, on my way to the hotel, I asked my vivacious guide NihanSivridag, “Describe Berlin in a sentence.” In response, Nihan quoted Klaus Wowereit,former Mayor of Berlin: “Berlin is poor but sexy.”[“Poor”, according to European standards, of course.] Over the next few days, I tried to understand what she meant.
4 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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Ambitious music project to mark Nazrul's death anniversary

Kazi Nazrul Islam had witnessed and suffered socio-political chaos and tough times, which inspired some of his most rousing
19 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Karim Waheed

Run, Dhaka, Run!

He is supposed to have run 150 miles to carry the news of the Persian landing at Marathon to Sparta in order to enlist help for the battle.
25 July 2016, 18:00 PM
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Tourism year: Time to get real

Lets contemplate a scenario. You notice hype building around "the largest pot of kacchi biryani" being cooked in your city. You come
1 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Mad Max: Fury Road

Mad Max: Fury Road

If, like me, you too are over the super humans/aliens fighting epic CGI battles and need a break, “Mad Max: Fury Road” is THE movie you should watch. The last Mad Max film was released 30 years ago. For The Road Warrior's (likely) dwindling fanbase, it has been a long wait; long but rewarding.
27 May 2015, 18:00 PM

What type are you?

One of the terms I LOATHE is 'cookie-cutter'. We're all unique snowflakes. Then why should our workout routines be the same?
17 February 2015, 10:48 AM
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