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Osama Rahman

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

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, 18:00 PM
21 May 2021, 18:00 PM
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THE BIG DIVORCE / Bill to open up to sympathetic Bangladeshi online media instead of Oprah

“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, 18:00 PM
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM
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Morally upstanding preacher loves wife so much, he wants two of them

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, 18:00 PM
9 April 2021, 18:00 PM
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‘Homelessness a great excuse to work harder’

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, 18:00 PM
2 April 2021, 18:00 PM
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People who ‘managed’ crucial vaccine despite not meeting criteria still proud of themselves

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, 18:00 PM
26 March 2021, 18:00 PM
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Government employees donate 25% of salary for city’s decorations

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, 18:00 PM
19 March 2021, 18:00 PM
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Country’s image more fragile than male ego? One country finally opens up

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, 18:00 PM
12 March 2021, 18:00 PM
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Government officially launches The Snitches Club

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, 18:00 PM
5 March 2021, 18:00 PM
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Rupchanda-The Daily Star Super Chef returns on air

Add a dash of luck, a pinch of creativity and one teaspoon of talent and put it all in a pot. Keep stirring till the
4 March 2016, 18:00 PM
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Put Your Money Where Your Pen Is

One of the banes of Bangladesh's development is the sheer disregard with which government officials go about conducting their
25 February 2016, 18:00 PM
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War of the Blood-Suckers

The war has just begun and those championing the side of the good, according to the media, are failing. Minor battles and skirmishes
11 February 2016, 18:00 PM
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The social business side of Telenor

While Telenor's sister concern, Grameenphone, may still be perceived as a telecom company, the organisation's reach
7 February 2016, 18:00 PM
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EVOLUTION OF A YOUTH PUBLICATION

On a sunny March morning in 1992, the citizens of Bangladesh would lay their eyes on the very first issue of Rising Stars, the soon-to-be sensation, and the first youth publication of its kind. This occasion would become momentous in many ways as Rising Stars would go on to become as much a part of the mainstream youth culture in Bangladesh as blue jeans.
3 February 2016, 18:00 PM
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Marketing the five senses of a tourist

IMAGINE lying beneath your comforters, in a quietly nestled, shingled roof cottage. The window next to your bed opens up to a world
2 February 2016, 18:00 PM
THE BLOSSOMING OF LIFE STYLE

THE BLOSSOMING OF LIFE STYLE

It was in early 2001 that a brand new idea was conceptualised. A one-page supplement, titled 'Living' had been gaining a steady following since its launch. Being the sole lifestyle supplement of The Daily Star, it carved a reader base all for itself despite its size.
1 February 2016, 18:00 PM
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A New Force in Politics, not really at all though/ New Politicians, Old Politics/ Am I Politicking, yet?

At a recent press conference held in one of the sleazier hotels of the city, Bangladesh International People's Alliance of Truth Tellers
28 January 2016, 18:00 PM
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Carrying the Red & Green Flag to Telenor Youth Forum 2015

The Telenor Youth Forum 2015, which concluded in December of last year, brought back the highly popular arena for debate, discussion and experience sharing. This time, the Telenor team scoured through 13 countries with Telenor’s presence to find 25 of the brightest young minds.
20 January 2016, 13:17 PM
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Laying down the law on Labels

We as a society now completely and utterly refuse to support any sort of labels. It is an inconceivably flagrant violation of all sorts of human rights...
14 January 2016, 18:00 PM
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My word is free: The Tunisian transformation

“I am those who are free and never fear, I am the secrets that will never die. I am the voice of those who would not give in, I am free and my word is free.”
31 December 2015, 18:00 PM
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Telenor: Visions from the visionary

Telenor is easily one of the most far-sighted businesses in the world today. Where others dwindle and decrease in prominence, Telenor has gone from strength to strength. But what does it take to not only be a market leader but to keep a firm grip on such a covetable position?
31 December 2015, 18:00 PM
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No Moja, No Loss- Just a song

(This is just a song for you to sing along.
24 December 2015, 18:00 PM
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The Super Chef Stories: Parables from the beaches

As we entered the last few audition rounds of Rupchanda-the Daily Star Super Chef 2015, participants knew this would be the very last
21 December 2015, 18:00 PM
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I got 99 problems but Facecrook isn't one

Rapper Harainai Selim has really created a buzz in recent weeks with the lecture following her latest single, 'I got 99 problems but Facecrook isn't ...
3 December 2015, 18:00 PM
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The stories behind the scenes: from Rajshahi to Rangpur

After the end of the regional round in Khulna, the Rupchanda-The Daily Star Super Chef team continued their journey onwards.
30 November 2015, 18:00 PM
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Laughs, giggles and applause

2014 could well be singled out as the scenario-changing year for the then six-year old band who called themselves “Circus Police”.
27 November 2015, 18:00 PM
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Why Terrorists shouldn't carry their passports and other things

Syrian passports must be bombproof. It's a strange world we live in these days. Thank God we have our passports to fall back on when stuff hits the fan.
19 November 2015, 18:00 PM
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Coated in Style

Come winter, and winter is coming, if you don't have a coat in your closet, you are probably a degenerate.
9 November 2015, 18:00 PM
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Don't Mock the Man-God

Jerusalem Syndrome: This is a mental condition, when people, especially tourists, start believing themselves to be reincarnations of important religious figures after a visit to the holiest of holy cities.
6 November 2015, 12:08 PM

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