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
July 28, 2022
July 28, 2022

Editorial

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

April 28, 2022
April 28, 2022

Editorial

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!

March 31, 2022
March 31, 2022

Editorial

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

February 17, 2022
February 17, 2022

Editorial

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.

February 10, 2022
February 10, 2022

3 YouTube Channels for City Planning Nerds

High quality videos on city planning.

January 27, 2022
January 27, 2022

Too many engineers?

What's with this fascination towards engineering?

January 20, 2022
January 20, 2022

Editorial

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

December 16, 2021
December 16, 2021

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

November 18, 2021
November 18, 2021

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

October 7, 2021
October 7, 2021

The World’s Greatest Journey by Boat

Nothing less than an ethereal experience.