Azmin Azran

Editor-in-charge, SHOUT, and student of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Dhaka. Reach him at azmin@thedailystar.net

EDITORIAL

Transportation is everything. It needs to be fixed.

3w ago

In conversation with Professor Imran Rahman

Sitting down with the vice-Chancellor of University of Liberal Arts, Bangladesh (ULAB).

3w ago

Editorial

Some people are good at time management, some people are bad at it, some people would be late to their own funerals.

Editorial

Understanding Bangladesh’s politics, and how students constantly shape it with their voice and activism is a difficult prospect.

Editorial

I would have been five years old the first time I played chess.

The poetry of football commentary

Commentary transcends into a place where it sprinkles the power of words over the raw emotional journey of live sports.

Editorial

We rebuilt a country, we were set back time and again.

Morocco’s success and the ‘global’ sport

Football’s claim to being the global sport has strong merits.

My first encounter with the unknown

“Excellent! Come downstairs, we’re waiting for you.”

Editorial

Many point to a lack of commercial involvement in women’s sports as a reason behind this pay gap.

Lalon Shah lives on among the youth through modern folk fusion

Celebrate Lalon Shah on his 132nd death anniversary.

Let the youth participate in our SDG journey

The youth cannot be empowered if they can’t fend for themselves and survive the economic realities of the times they operate in.

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I punctuate my years with the religious and cultural festivals I observe.

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The team we had here at SHOUT separates, but what remains is a truckload of lessons learned.

India vs Pakistan – remembering the rivalry

Let’s get this out of the way. I used to support the Indian cricket team growing up.

Why would anyone commit fraud to study at DU?

For Sazed-ul-Kabir, not going to DU was an option he wasn’t willing to entertain.

House of the Dragon debuts with fire, blood, and memories of Westeros

The first episode of HBO's newest fantasy delivers on all of its promises.

Top 5 Inflations in History

Inflation is the bad boy of economic phenomena. 

Police declare all cases solved and shift focus to bad singers

Daha Mrittu Politan Police (DMPP), in a press conference this week, announced a radical shift in policy as all pending murder cases were declared solved. 

Road Safety in Bangladesh: Demanded, yet Undelivered

On this week, 4 years ago, school and college students protested to ensure road safety for all.

Why I’m excited about ‘House of the Dragon’

Fire & Blood is the historical retelling of the reign of the Targaryens as told by the fictional Archmaster Gyldayn, and it is a compressed version of all the things that make A Song of Ice and Fire so fun.

Editorial

Fictitious, SHOUT’s annual fiction-only issue, is a nod to young fiction writers.

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Okay, I know many people my age, in and around their twenties, will disagree, but I still really love Eid. I enjoy the hell out of it and it’s usually the highlight of my year. It’s the best!

Editorial

Whenever we talk about shortfalls in our education system here at SHOUT,

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I am in a love affair with Bangla grammar. It’s not like I am good at speaking or writing in Bangla, regrettably so, but I just really enjoy small tidbits of Bangla grammar that I learned in school.

3 YouTube Channels for City Planning Nerds

High quality videos on city planning.

Too many engineers?

What's with this fascination towards engineering?

Editorial

Parenting must be so daunting. Imagine being in charge of an entire person, one who doesn't know how to do anything.

Editorial

National days get stranger as you grow up. As a child, you are told what a certain day commemorates, you’re told the stories, and

Editorial

I was five when I first visited Cox’s Bazar. We took a train from Kamalapur, and I was super stoked, so much so that I unboxed and

The World’s Greatest Journey by Boat

Nothing less than an ethereal experience.

Editorial

I travelled to a beautiful place last week, and the last time I travelled before this was in March. I remember both vacations clearly, but if you asked me details about the months in between, there wouldn’t be much I would be able to say.

The Realities of Fat Shaming

Fat shaming is a pattern of behaviour that shouldn't belong in our society.

Editorial

Are things getting back to normal? Do I even dare entertain the thought?

Editorial

For readers with a keen eye, or even a lazy one, this week’s SHOUT should look very different. It’s prettier, and it’s also an issue consisting only of fiction pieces.

Editorial

The Internet has been on my mind this week. That is not to say it isn’t on my mind constantly, every breathing second of my life is spent thinking of things on the Internet, of how to be on the Internet. I even think about how others have been on the Internet and whether I like what I see.

Editorial

I often think of my time at school like a wildlife documentary. Students are the dominant species of course, owning the space, adapting to the

European Super League: The Death of European Football?

11 European football giants and Tottenham announced to establish a “European Super League”.

Editorial

In terms of national events, most of us won’t be experiencing anything nearly as important as the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s independence in our lifetimes.

A Secret Exchange

"I am here, Pasha. Show yourself."

Editorial

A young me in class 8 held strong prejudices against all studies that were not related to science. I didn’t know any better, to be honest.

Editorial

No matter the curriculum or medium of education, schooling is deeply flawed in our country. It’s clear every time we take a daringly honest stroll down memory lane,

TONIGHT’S DANCE

The night calls out with blaring horns, Trucks and buses and uncompromising scorns,

Editorial

My mother tells me a story of the year I was born (some time before the turn of the millennia), and apparently, winter that year was insane.

Why some of us watch Test cricket

The real entertainment is in the details, in the ball by ball action.

Editorial

As a weekly publication, we always have opinions about the dates on which our magazine comes out. This week’s SHOUT gives us the opportunity to celebrate with our readers the end of 2020, a year that is unique in so many ways. I consider this to be a privilege.

Editorial

It took me a long time to realise that creativity is a process. It feels stupid admitting this after seven years writing and editing for a magazine, but when I started at a tender age,

Why students cheat

A small scale survey was conducted online to understand the underlying reasons behind the use of unethical measures in academic activities.

May 11, 2023
May 11, 2023

In conversation with Professor Imran Rahman

Sitting down with the vice-Chancellor of University of Liberal Arts, Bangladesh (ULAB).

May 11, 2023
May 11, 2023

EDITORIAL

Transportation is everything. It needs to be fixed.

March 30, 2023
March 30, 2023

Editorial

Some people are good at time management, some people are bad at it, some people would be late to their own funerals.

February 23, 2023
February 23, 2023

Editorial

Understanding Bangladesh’s politics, and how students constantly shape it with their voice and activism is a difficult prospect.

January 19, 2023
January 19, 2023

Editorial

I would have been five years old the first time I played chess.

December 18, 2022
December 18, 2022

The poetry of football commentary

Commentary transcends into a place where it sprinkles the power of words over the raw emotional journey of live sports.

December 15, 2022
December 15, 2022

Editorial

We rebuilt a country, we were set back time and again.

December 14, 2022
December 14, 2022

Morocco’s success and the ‘global’ sport

Football’s claim to being the global sport has strong merits.

November 24, 2022
November 24, 2022

My first encounter with the unknown

“Excellent! Come downstairs, we’re waiting for you.”

November 10, 2022
November 10, 2022

Editorial

Many point to a lack of commercial involvement in women’s sports as a reason behind this pay gap.