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
November 6, 2020
November 6, 2020

Bangladeshi students looking at US election 2020 with concern and hope

The result of the election affects those who study and want to study in the United States.

November 5, 2020
November 5, 2020

Editorial

It’s happened again, folks. The news cycle, on a break from usual dourness, has taken a turn for the morbid. A slew of horrible things have taken place at once, at home, around the world, and in our collective consciousness.

November 3, 2020
November 3, 2020

The US election 2020 is the best thing on TV. Here's why.

The politics in the US and the coverage surrounding it makes for excellent entertainment, at least from an outsider’s point of view.

October 29, 2020
October 29, 2020

The wonderful world of Cities: Skylines

If you are a person who loves building things and is interested in channelling their creativity through the games they play, Cities: Skylines is the best thing you could ever ask for.

October 15, 2020
October 15, 2020

Editorial

“Hey, Azmin. Nice magazine you got there!”

September 24, 2020
September 24, 2020

Editorial

I love cities. I love finding out about all the different cities of the world, what makes a metropolis special and unique, I like thinking about what it is about the people living in a certain place that makes a place a certain way.

September 10, 2020
September 10, 2020

Editorial

This week’s cover story on SHOUT is one of our many articles discussing the state of education in this country, something we deeply care about as a youth publication.

September 3, 2020
September 3, 2020

Editorial

It’s gotten to a stage where reality is becoming hard to grasp. I know that sounds alarmist and people often say these things without meaning them, but let me explain.

September 3, 2020
September 3, 2020

The football podcast I needed, and deserved

There’s a subset of people who started watching Premier League football in the mid-2000s, whose first FIFA World Cup was Germany 2006,

July 30, 2020
July 30, 2020

Editorial

If you asked me what I think a writer is, I’d say a writer is someone who can tell tales that are worth listening to, for someone, somewhere,