Aasha Mehreen Amin

Aasha Mehreen Amin

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Aasha Mehreen Amin is joint editor at The Daily Star.

A glimpse into the crazy, irrational mind of a woman

Women are crazy because they set the bar ridiculously high for themselves, with no thought of self-preservation.

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How entitled are you?

Entitlement is a bad habit that few of us can escape.

When the mind gets foggier than the weather

There is an explanation, however infuriating, to each of the delightful conundrums in public work.

Of the AL, for the AL, and by the AL

AL-nominated and AL independent candidates will have enough AL supporters to represent a decent voter turnout.

Images you cannot unsee

We will remember the faces of the smiling Gazan children and their families in the photos—the faces of people who have been wiped out for no fault of their own.

Where do we go from here?

In Dhaka, the designated streets occupied by BNP looked like a battlefield.

A shiny new surveillance system is the last thing we need

Phone tapping has been a favourite tool for governments around the world to snoop on people. In Bangladesh we have been familiar with this term for decades. Those of us who grew up in the "analogue phone days" can recall getting goosebumps at the sound of a click or inadvertent cough in the middle of a phone conversation that hinted that someone was listening in

Will the law enforcement agencies protect us during elections?

In the last few years, attackers have targeted minority communities, and the law enforcers have displayed apathy or reluctance in catching the culprits, who are often linked to influential groups

March 8, 2024
March 8, 2024

A glimpse into the crazy, irrational mind of a woman

Women are crazy because they set the bar ridiculously high for themselves, with no thought of self-preservation.

February 2, 2024
February 2, 2024

How entitled are you?

Entitlement is a bad habit that few of us can escape.

January 19, 2024
January 19, 2024

When the mind gets foggier than the weather

There is an explanation, however infuriating, to each of the delightful conundrums in public work.

December 22, 2023
December 22, 2023

Of the AL, for the AL, and by the AL

AL-nominated and AL independent candidates will have enough AL supporters to represent a decent voter turnout.

December 8, 2023
December 8, 2023

Images you cannot unsee

We will remember the faces of the smiling Gazan children and their families in the photos—the faces of people who have been wiped out for no fault of their own.

October 31, 2023
October 31, 2023

Where do we go from here?

In Dhaka, the designated streets occupied by BNP looked like a battlefield.

October 19, 2023
October 19, 2023

A shiny new surveillance system is the last thing we need

Phone tapping has been a favourite tool for governments around the world to snoop on people. In Bangladesh we have been familiar with this term for decades. Those of us who grew up in the "analogue phone days" can recall getting goosebumps at the sound of a click or inadvertent cough in the middle of a phone conversation that hinted that someone was listening in

October 12, 2023
October 12, 2023

Will the law enforcement agencies protect us during elections?

In the last few years, attackers have targeted minority communities, and the law enforcers have displayed apathy or reluctance in catching the culprits, who are often linked to influential groups

October 5, 2023
October 5, 2023

Attack on Radhapada Roy: When poets cry

The tacit tolerance of bigotry over the years has nurtured ideologies that are diametrically opposite to the founding principles of our nation

September 26, 2023
September 26, 2023

Who is to blame for Bhuban’s death?

It was an unlikely death for 55-year-old Bhuban Chandra Shil, a lawyer who lived in Dhaka city for work while his family stayed in Maizdi, Noakhali.

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