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‘Aandar’ control trying to bring it under control</a> </h3> <p class="intro">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.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">1m ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-image position-relative w66"> <a href="/satireday/news/holy-league-unveils-new-leftist-wing-3719781" aria-label="Holy League unveils new leftist wing "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9"> <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/10/04/notall.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" /> <!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]--> <!--[if lt IE 9]> <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-src="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/10/04/notall.jpg" alt="" title="" /> <![endif]--> <!--[if !lt IE 9]><!--> <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/10/04/notall.jpg" alt="" title="" /> <!-- <![endif]--> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/satireday/news/holy-league-unveils-new-leftist-wing-3719781">Holy League unveils new leftist wing</a> </h3> <p class="intro">“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.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">1m ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/satireday/news/tale-the-future-ordinary-students-celebrate-lynching-100th-person-3708001">A tale from the future: Ordinary students celebrate lynching 100th person</a> </h3> <p class="intro">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”.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">2m ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/satireday/news/natok-kom-koro-pio-3707996"><span class="color-red">Satire</span> / ‘Natok Kom Koro Pio’</a> </h3> <p class="intro">“Natok kom koro Pio,” the man said, his white beard shaking with fury.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">2m ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/satireday/news/altruistic-prisoners-demand-work-jail-permission-3707991">Altruistic prisoners demand work-from-jail permission</a> </h3> <p class="intro">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.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">2m ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/satireday/news/nation-struggles-newfound-freedom-speech-3696356"><span class="color-red">Satire</span> / Nation struggles with newfound freedom of speech</a> </h3> <p class="intro">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.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">2m ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-separator"></div><div class="panel-pane pane-category-news no-title block" class="panel-pane pane-category-news no-title block"> <div class="pane-content"> <!-- Layout: 3_1_4 Life and Living--> <div class="section has-top-separator position-relative bg-light-grey Satireday"> <div class="row"> </div> <div class="row pt-30 "> <div class="columns small-12 medium-4 large-5"> <div class="card position-relative border-bottom"> <div class="card-image position-relative w66"> <a href="/satireday/news/obsessed-rainbows-ex-faculty-member-slapped-restraining-order-3696351" aria-label="Obsessed with rainbows, ex-faculty member slapped with restraining order "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9"> <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/09/07/sat2.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" /> <!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]--> <!--[if lt IE 9]> <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-src="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/09/07/sat2.jpg" alt="" title="" /> <![endif]--> <!--[if !lt IE 9]><!--> <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/09/07/sat2.jpg" alt="" title="" /> <!-- <![endif]--> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-18 h1 fs-26" > <a href="/satireday/news/obsessed-rainbows-ex-faculty-member-slapped-restraining-order-3696351">Obsessed with rainbows, ex-faculty member slapped with restraining order</a> </h3> <p class="intro">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. 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Almost acting like a form of white noise.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-5 large-4"> <div class="card position-relative horizontal image-reverse align-justify border-bottom"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33"> <a href="/satireday/news/edtech-platforms-offer-courses-protests-and-marching-3684921" aria-label="EdTech platforms offer courses on protests and marching "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9"> <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/08/24/azmin.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" /> <!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]--> <!--[if lt IE 9]> <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-src="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/08/24/azmin.jpg" alt="" title="" /> <![endif]--> <!--[if !lt IE 9]><!--> <img class="ratio 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media="(min-width: 1024px)" /> <!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]--> <!--[if lt IE 9]> <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-src="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/08/10/jia_khaleda.jpg" alt="" title="" /> <![endif]--> <!--[if !lt IE 9]><!--> <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/08/10/jia_khaleda.jpg" alt="" title="" /> <!-- <![endif]--> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content" > <h4 class="title fs-18" > <a href="/satireday/news/the-long-march-short-flight-3673466">The Long March but Short Flight</a> </h4> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal image-reverse align-justify "> <div class="card-image position-relative w33"> <a href="/satireday/news/hey-jay-hinge-3673461" aria-label="Hey, this is Jay from Hinge "> <picture title="Hey, this is Jay from Hinge" class="ratio ratio__16x9"> <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/08/10/joy.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" /> <!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]--> <!--[if lt IE 9]> <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-src="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/08/10/joy.jpg" alt="Sheikh Hasina’s Son Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Bangladesh Turmoil" title="Hey, this is Jay from Hinge" /> <![endif]--> <!--[if !lt IE 9]><!--> <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/08/10/joy.jpg" alt="Sheikh Hasina’s Son Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Bangladesh Turmoil" title="Hey, this is Jay from Hinge" /> <!-- <![endif]--> </picture> </a> </div> <div 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<![endif]--> <!--[if !lt IE 9]><!--> <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/08/10/20240810_133453.jpg" alt="" title="" /> <!-- <![endif]--> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-18" > <a href="/satireday/news/tyrant-wakes-after-15-years-becomes-good-person-3673456">Tyrant wakes up after 15 years, becomes good person</a> </h3> <p class="intro">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.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-separator"></div><div class="panel-pane pane-category-load-more no-title block" class="panel-pane pane-category-load-more no-title block"> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="row mb-20 mt-20"> <div class="columns medium-9 small-12"> <div class="view view-category-load-more-news view-id-category_load_more_news view-display-id-panel_pane_1 view-dom-id-62a6c638685ab6cc649971319cf5c45d"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <a href="/satireday/news/boss-goes-insane-trying-redefine-insanity-3649976" aria-label="Boss goes insane trying to redefine insanity "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9"> <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/default_fallback.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" /> <!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]--> <!--[if lt IE 9]> <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-src="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/default_fallback.jpg" alt="" title="" /> <![endif]--> <!--[if !lt IE 9]><!--> <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/default_fallback.jpg" alt="" title="" /> <!-- <![endif]--> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/satireday/news/boss-goes-insane-trying-redefine-insanity-3649976">Boss goes insane trying to redefine insanity</a> </h3> <p class="intro">The regional manager of the Madaripur branch of Thunder Beefin, a paper company known for intra-office beef, has reportedly gone insane trying to redefine the definition of insanity.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">4m ago</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <a href="/satireday/news/official-transferred-slightly-worse-area-embezzling-tk-10000-crore-3649981" aria-label="Official transferred to slightly worse area for embezzling Tk 10,000 crore "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9"> <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2024/07/06/male-work-night.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" /> <!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]--> <!--[if lt IE 9]> <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-src="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2024/07/06/male-work-night.jpg" alt="" title="" /> <![endif]--> <!--[if !lt IE 9]><!--> <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2024/07/06/male-work-night.jpg" alt="" title="" /> <!-- <![endif]--> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/satireday/news/official-transferred-slightly-worse-area-embezzling-tk-10000-crore-3649981">Official transferred to slightly worse area for embezzling Tk 10,000 crore</a> </h3> <p class="intro">In a big win for justice, a government official who has abused his powers to embezzle Tk 10,000 crore is facing the harshest punishment the legal system can offer: transfer to a slightly worse work area.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">4m ago</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <a href="/satireday/news/visa-aspirants-buying-air-coolers-get-quick-approvals-3602426" aria-label="Visa aspirants buying air coolers to get quick approvals "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9"> 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coolers to get quick approvals</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Economists, as well as those who don’t bother to understand economics, have been baffled by the findings of a recent market research which showed a sharp rise in people buying air coolers even before the heatwave started..They were shocked, more mercilessly than the shock Real Madrid gave </p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">6m ago</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <a href="/satireday/news/athletes-stop-learning-new-skills-age-28-3591011" aria-label="Athletes stop learning new skills at age 28 "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9"> <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2024/04/20/cricket.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" /> <!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]--> <!--[if lt IE 9]> <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-src="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2024/04/20/cricket.jpg" alt="" title="" /> <![endif]--> <!--[if !lt IE 9]><!--> <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2024/04/20/cricket.jpg" alt="" title="" /> <!-- <![endif]--> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/satireday/news/athletes-stop-learning-new-skills-age-28-3591011">Athletes stop learning new skills at age 28</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Shattering conventional wisdom, a Bangladeshi sports scientist claimed that his new research proves that athletes stop learning as soon as they turn 28.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">7m ago</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <a href="/satireday/news/my-husband-isnt-husbanding-right-3591001" aria-label="‘My husband isn’t husbanding right’ "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9"> <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/default_fallback.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" /> <!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]--> <!--[if lt IE 9]> <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-src="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/default_fallback.jpg" alt="" title="" /> <![endif]--> <!--[if !lt IE 9]><!--> <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/default_fallback.jpg" alt="" title="" /> <!-- <![endif]--> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/satireday/news/my-husband-isnt-husbanding-right-3591001">‘My husband isn’t husbanding right’</a> </h3> <p class="intro">I had an arranged marriage. My parents picked out the best suitor for me and I trusted them.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">7m ago</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <a href="/satireday/news/low-salary-and-poor-increment-actually-beneficial-employees-study-3591006" aria-label="Low salary and poor increment actually beneficial to employees: study "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9"> <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2024/04/20/satireday.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" /> <!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]--> <!--[if lt IE 9]> <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-src="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2024/04/20/satireday.jpg" alt="" title="" /> <![endif]--> <!--[if !lt IE 9]><!--> <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2024/04/20/satireday.jpg" alt="" title="" /> <!-- <![endif]--> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/satireday/news/low-salary-and-poor-increment-actually-beneficial-employees-study-3591006">Low salary and poor increment actually beneficial to employees: study</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Money apparently is not the root of all evil. Neither is it the ticket to happiness. In fact, money ceases to matter at all now that watermelon in Dhaka costs more than the monthly food cost of a family of chickens.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">7m ago</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <a href="/satireday/news/families-less-3-members-merge-3577841" aria-label="Families with less than 3 members to merge "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9"> <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/default_fallback.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" /> <!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]--> <!--[if lt IE 9]> <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-src="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/default_fallback.jpg" alt="" title="" /> <![endif]--> <!--[if !lt IE 9]><!--> <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/default_fallback.jpg" alt="" title="" /> <!-- <![endif]--> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/satireday/news/families-less-3-members-merge-3577841">Families with less than 3 members to merge</a> </h3> <p class="intro">The government has recently announced its plan to address the problem of small families.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">7m ago</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <a href="/satireday/news/employer-refuses-give-workers-raises-because-they-will-get-mugged-if-they-have-money-3577846" aria-label="Employer refuses to give workers raises because they will get mugged if they have money "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9"> <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2024/03/30/sat.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" /> <!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]--> <!--[if lt IE 9]> <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-src="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2024/03/30/sat.jpg" alt="" title="" /> <![endif]--> <!--[if !lt IE 9]><!--> <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2024/03/30/sat.jpg" alt="" title="" /> <!-- <![endif]--> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/satireday/news/employer-refuses-give-workers-raises-because-they-will-get-mugged-if-they-have-money-3577846">Employer refuses to give workers raises because they will get mugged if they have money</a> </h3> <p class="intro">A car company has stunned industry insiders with a revolutionary new approach that improves workers’ quality of life and reduces the pressure on company coffers all at once. By refusing to give employees their scheduled raises and keeping them dangerously close to the edge of poverty, Stellar Motors -- Dhaka’s largest automobile importer -- is confident it can reduce the risk of employees being robbed in the streets and losing the little wealth they might still possess.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">7m ago</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <a href="/satireday/news/man-escapes-dhaka-after-attending-fire-safety-workshop-3577851" aria-label="Man escapes Dhaka after attending fire safety workshop "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9"> <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2024/03/30/man.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" /> <!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]--> <!--[if lt IE 9]> <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-src="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2024/03/30/man.jpg" alt="" title="" /> <![endif]--> <!--[if !lt IE 9]><!--> <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2024/03/30/man.jpg" alt="" title="" /> <!-- <![endif]--> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/satireday/news/man-escapes-dhaka-after-attending-fire-safety-workshop-3577851">Man escapes Dhaka after attending fire safety workshop</a> </h3> <p class="intro">An employee of a paper company in the capital’s Farmgate has been absent without official leave ever since he attended a fire safety workshop at work.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">7m ago</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <a href="/satireday/news/truth-shall-prevail-3567531" aria-label="Truth shall prevail "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9"> <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2024/03/15/chintito.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" /> <!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]--> <!--[if lt IE 9]> <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-src="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2024/03/15/chintito.jpg" alt="" title="" /> <![endif]--> <!--[if !lt IE 9]><!--> <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2024/03/15/chintito.jpg" alt="" title="" /> <!-- <![endif]--> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/satireday/news/truth-shall-prevail-3567531">Truth shall prevail</a> </h3> <p class="intro">And so now the Pope is wrong because he is calling for peace and trying to save lives. 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