Badiuzzaman Bay

OF MAGIC & MADNESS

Badiuzzaman Bay is Assistant Editor, The Daily Star. He can be reached at badiuzzaman.bd@gmail.com

BNP faces the weight of history and expectations

For all its pro-reform posturing, BNP has yet to signal a real willingness to lead political reforms, including within itself.

2d ago

The new age demands a re-reading of Bangabandhu

Bangabandhu as a subject of study should be approached with an openness to embrace truths, however unflattering.

1m ago

The nine lives of a corrupt public servant

Let's delve into the hypothetical lifelines in a public servant’s career that help them indulge in corruption.

2m ago

Cow running amok in a shopping mall: It’s not a ‘moo’ point

Animals in Bangladesh are losing their homes because people are taking over their spaces.

3m ago

The only budget I care about is one that reduces my bills

Budget day is turning into our very own Groundhog Day.

3m ago

Citizen data server? More like a data supermarket

It's frightening to think citizens' private data is being sold through hundreds of social media pages and groups

4m ago

Why does a six-day holiday feel too good to be true?

This is apparently the longest holiday that journalists have ever gotten in the history of Bangladesh’s newspaper industry.

5m ago

Who will restrain prices in the month of restraint?

If the government really wants to control or bring down prices during Ramadan and afterwards, it must be willing to go after its 'own people.'

6m ago
September 26, 2024
September 26, 2024

BNP faces the weight of history and expectations

For all its pro-reform posturing, BNP has yet to signal a real willingness to lead political reforms, including within itself.

August 15, 2024
August 15, 2024

The new age demands a re-reading of Bangabandhu

Bangabandhu as a subject of study should be approached with an openness to embrace truths, however unflattering.

July 13, 2024
July 13, 2024

The nine lives of a corrupt public servant

Let's delve into the hypothetical lifelines in a public servant’s career that help them indulge in corruption.

June 14, 2024
June 14, 2024

Cow running amok in a shopping mall: It’s not a ‘moo’ point

Animals in Bangladesh are losing their homes because people are taking over their spaces.

June 7, 2024
June 7, 2024

The only budget I care about is one that reduces my bills

Budget day is turning into our very own Groundhog Day.

May 27, 2024
May 27, 2024

Citizen data server? More like a data supermarket

It's frightening to think citizens' private data is being sold through hundreds of social media pages and groups

April 10, 2024
April 10, 2024

Why does a six-day holiday feel too good to be true?

This is apparently the longest holiday that journalists have ever gotten in the history of Bangladesh’s newspaper industry.

March 9, 2024
March 9, 2024

Who will restrain prices in the month of restraint?

If the government really wants to control or bring down prices during Ramadan and afterwards, it must be willing to go after its 'own people.'

March 9, 2024
March 9, 2024

Who will restrain prices in the month of restraint?

A government’s job is not to preach about people’s food choices, but to keep food prices stable and reasonably down. When it starts to preach, more often than not it is trying to deflect scrutiny of what it cannot achieve through actions.

February 14, 2024
February 14, 2024

‘Will you be my Valentine?’ and other expensive offers

In the end, love is a personal matter and it should remain so, regardless of how it comes out on February 14 and in the days that follow.