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Badiuzzaman Bay

OF MAGIC & MADNESS

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

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The more BNP talks about reforms, the less convincing it sounds

BNP’s adversarial politics hurts more because it was expected to lead a new culture of politics.
24 March 2025, 02:00 AM
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Devils, heroes, or something in between?

Should we continue to condone unregulated public outbursts?
14 February 2025, 02:00 AM
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Opinion / No more concessions for India on border killing or fencing

Protecting our citizens and our border integrity is non-negotiable
14 January 2025, 02:10 AM
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Opinion / 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.
26 September 2024, 02:00 AM
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Opinion / 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.
15 August 2024, 02:30 AM
The nine lives of corrupt public servants

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.
13 July 2024, 04:00 AM
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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.
14 June 2024, 10:30 AM
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The only budget I care about is one that reduces my bills

Budget day is turning into our very own Groundhog Day.
7 June 2024, 05:00 AM
Can bureaucrats be neutral in a win-or-lose-all battle?

Can bureaucrats be neutral in a win-or-lose-all battle?

Let me put it another way: is a fair election possible even if Awami League “allows” it?
2 November 2023, 02:00 AM
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Soft openings, hard politics

As the political landscape heats up in anticipation of the general election, the ruling Awami League seems to be pulling out all the stops
9 October 2023, 06:30 AM
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Road safety, transport politics, and a curious policy U-turn

The latest policy rollover on unfit vehicles seems to be the result of our policymakers remembering that they have interests to protect.
17 August 2023, 02:09 AM
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A Lunch Date Gone Wrong

The apparent hospitality offered to BNP leaders Gayeshwar Chandra Roy and Amanullah Aman has caused reactions both funny and speculative.
3 August 2023, 13:00 PM
Why is dengue still a non-issue in Bangladesh?

A nation off-guard: Why is dengue still a non-issue?

Can we respond to a public health crisis with the same urgency as the crisis over our electoral future?
23 July 2023, 14:00 PM
Books and bureaucrats are a dangerous mix

Books and bureaucrats are a dangerous mix

Few people are perhaps aware that there is a specific government institution responsible for overseeing non-government libraries.
28 June 2023, 05:00 AM
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Sacred Corruption: The Unqualified and The Unscrupulous

Corruption in hajj management has come to the limelight after the publication of two reports
6 June 2023, 17:00 PM
A Land of Dying Rivers

Living in the land of dying rivers

What's happening to our rivers is not driven just by necessity, but also greed, a general disregard for the sanctity of life, and a reckless can-do-ism.
4 June 2023, 18:00 PM
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Is there a Bangalee way to celebrate Pahela Baishakh?

The “Bangalee way” in the sense of a single, linear way is a myth at best, and nationalist propaganda at worst.
13 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Release of Prothom Alo reporter Samsuzzaman Shams

In times of crisis, journalists must double down on facts

Facts, once the prerogative of the media, used to be sacred. Now, they are just fodder in an increasingly hostile war of narratives.
11 April 2023, 17:00 PM
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The UN got it wrong. We’re not just sad, we’re happily so

We toy with the idea of change, but seek accommodation with the status quo.
2 April 2023, 13:00 PM
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Living like the poor, paying like the rich

Inflation followed by greedflation followed by shrinkflation – is there no way out of this trap?
18 March 2023, 14:00 PM
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Awami League wants us to love DSA. It’s too late now

While the manner in which the DSA is being defended is nothing new, the timing bears significance
30 January 2023, 18:00 PM
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Survival of the Noisiest

Living with Dhaka’s noise pollution is a gruelling endurance test.
7 January 2023, 15:00 PM
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Messi, Messier, Messiest

Drink it all in.
19 December 2022, 16:00 PM
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Why politicians should study human rights

For human rights advocates, 2022 has been a catastrophic year.
9 December 2022, 18:30 PM
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In the silos of bureaucrats, public interests are a trifle

To the uninitiated, the public interaction between our prime minister and state officials may seem curious at times.
14 November 2022, 15:00 PM
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Is the EC fighting an unwinnable war?

There are a few possible explanations behind why the EC chose to suspend the Gaibandha-5 by-poll
15 October 2022, 17:33 PM
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Who wants a piece of forest?

Plans to build a prison on forestland show that the country is in environmental free-fall
2 October 2022, 16:00 PM
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How to avert the next level crossing disaster

Despite huge investments being made in the railways, the authorities are struggling to offer decent services thanks to sheer corruption and irregularities.
6 August 2022, 15:00 PM

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