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

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July 16, 2020
July 16, 2020

Editorial

When did you open your Facebook account?

June 27, 2020
June 27, 2020

How often do you eat?: VC asks students while announcing tuition cuts

In a video message shared with students over TikTok, Vice Chancellor of Basindhara University, Professor Dr Md Fatiul Islam, PhD, MSc, BEd, MFeel, RTruth, announced that tuitions for the fall semester will be slashed by 20 percent.

June 4, 2020
June 4, 2020

Editorial

Social media moves at a mind boggling pace. It’s literally mind boggling because if you tried to keep up with every trend or every story that’s in the conversation, you will get confused, dizzy, and eventually sick. It is known.

May 14, 2020
May 14, 2020

Editorial

This past month, I think I spent the most time with my parents since I was a toddler. And that brought me to a realisation. Millennials and

April 30, 2020
April 30, 2020

Editorial

These are unprecedented times. It really is, I asked my parents and they don’t remember a global pandemic. I looked at the history books and

April 16, 2020
April 16, 2020

Editorial

The pressure to be productive during this period of self-isolation is one of the daftest things I have ever seen. This is preceded by the assumption that everyone’s at home having a great time, which is also one of the daftest things

March 26, 2020
March 26, 2020

Editorial

The study of history has been a lifelong area of interest for me. Invariably, one stumbles upon the question of what purpose it serves. A lot of people think that history repeats itself. Some people like to think history will give you a basis on which to build identities for the future.

March 2, 2020
March 2, 2020

What air pollution is doing to the youth

“It actually feels like my windpipe is contracting and not letting any air pass through.”

February 27, 2020
February 27, 2020

Cool Channels for Cricket Crazy Children

A seemingly random YouTube channel, one might watch one of their videos and be forgiven for thinking that “robelinda2” is one of

February 13, 2020
February 13, 2020

Editorial

By the time this issue of SHOUT goes out, it will have sunk in. But as I’m writing this, Bangladesh U19 men’s cricket team have won the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup less than 24 hours ago and I am unable to process this. It’s had the effect of making me smile every time my mind has drifted towards cricket this past day, and Akbar Ali’s heroics seems to be what everyone is talking about. What a time to be alive!