Azmin Azran

Digital Features Coordinator at The Daily Star

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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The shifting narratives of Sajeeb Wazed Joy

Former PM Hasina's son has been on a whirlwind media tour since her fall

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June 5, 2024
June 5, 2024

What is the national budget and why should you care?

Every media outlet is already flooded with news about the annual budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year to be placed at the parliament tomorrow

May 29, 2024
May 29, 2024

Could a better transmission system ease power outages following Cyclone Remal?

Bangladesh has long suffered from weak power transmission infrastructure.

May 26, 2024
May 26, 2024

Sundarbans: Bangladesh's shield against cyclones

The coastline of Bangladesh has been hammered by cyclones over and over since time immemorial

May 20, 2024
May 20, 2024

Another Bangladeshi on Mt Everest

On Sunday morning, Liakat Ali and Lutfun Nahar’s home in Burischar of Chattogram’s Hathazari upazila was filled with utter elation as their son Babar Ali, a doctor and already a source of immense pride for the family, became the newest Bangladeshi to summit the Mount Everest.

May 19, 2024
May 19, 2024

Banning rickshaws may not be the big traffic solution

Dhaka’s traffic is a complicated problem that needs multifaceted efforts to combat it.

May 16, 2024
May 16, 2024

Higher education in Canada, Australia gets tougher

Canada curtails student visas while Australia tightens rules for international students

May 12, 2024
May 12, 2024

Explained: The science behind auroras

The world seems to have been transfixed these last two days by the magical displays of lights in the sky across the world

May 2, 2024
May 2, 2024

Has the war in Gaza exposed limitations of free speech in US?

Protests have rocked US university campuses over the last week as pro-Palestinian students have encamped on the grounds of Columbia, Yale, and New York University, among other prestigious educational institutions, urging universities to divest from the state of Israel amid the ongoing genocide.

April 29, 2024
April 29, 2024

Government flip-flops on school reopening amid prolonged heatwave

The ongoing heatwave has made day-to-day life difficult for all, with the government initially taking steps to protect schoolchildren from heat-related illnesses

April 26, 2024
April 26, 2024

A solid base of intellectual property rights will drive innovation

IP rights protection can encourage innovation and entrepreneurial enthusiasm on a large scale