Azmin Azran

Digital Features Coordinator at The Daily Star

BNP’s show of force on Airport Road and a political culture that refuses to change

For an outside observer, it must be baffling that the BNP, having witnessed what the actions of the last 15 years did to the Awami League in three short weeks this summer, never even considered the fact that if they didn’t play fast and loose with people’s precious time like Sheikh Hasina used to, it would set a nice contrast in the minds of voters and the young generation.

1d ago

Disinformation targets right-wing audiences, Indians

Reveals TGI analysis of content on Bangladesh on X

3w ago

A world of voting systems: What is the right choice for Bangladesh?

The number of different electoral systems around the world is testament to the complex nature of democracy

2m ago

What is the ‘Electoral College’?

The most important details for outsiders to understand is that the United States of America is a federal state, made up of 50 states.

2m ago

The need for transparency in political financing

Anyone familiar with the previous “elections” held between 2014 and 2024 will know that it is virtually impossible these spending caps were adhered to, despite parties’ claims of compliance on paper.

3m ago

What politics for the new generation should look like

Politicians need to start understanding that the loud, unnecessary, intrusive politics that we know today needs to become the politics of the past.

4m ago

Bangladesh’s Rawalpindi Test win provides some much-needed room for reflection

We can have a national cricket team who can do it all. The win in Rawalpindi is an indication of it.

4m ago

How the youth's perception of Bangabandhu soured under Awami League

Even if history is not consistent with what the youth have been taught, it doesn't explain the disdain with which many have treated his memory

4m ago
October 13, 2022
October 13, 2022

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.

October 6, 2022
October 6, 2022

Editorial

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

September 1, 2022
September 1, 2022

Editorial

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

August 28, 2022
August 28, 2022

India vs Pakistan – remembering the rivalry

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

August 25, 2022
August 25, 2022

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.

August 22, 2022
August 22, 2022

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.

August 17, 2022
August 17, 2022

Top 5 Inflations in History

Inflation is the bad boy of economic phenomena. 

August 6, 2022
August 6, 2022

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. 

August 4, 2022
August 4, 2022

Road Safety in Bangladesh: Demanded, yet Undelivered

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

July 31, 2022
July 31, 2022

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.