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Badiuzzaman Bay
The writer is a member of the editorial team at The Daily Star.
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‘No matter who wins the election, people will lose': In conversation with Prof Serajul Islam Choudhury
Eminent thinker and writer Professor Serajul Islam Choudhury, in this interview with Badiuzzaman Bay of The Daily Star, outlines his views about the current state of leftist politics, the upcoming election, and the future of politics and youth leadership in Bangladesh. -
Living in the la-la land of rumours
Rumour is the new buzzword in Bangladesh's political lingo after it was thrust back into the limelight in October when students launched a nationwide movement for road safety. Since then, the government has launched a crusade against rumours, going to great lengths to monitor and suppress them. -
Journalism's darkest hour and a roadmap to its survival
Director Steven Spielberg's 2017 newsroom thriller The Post, set in the 1970s America when a group of journalists try to expose a massive cover-up of government secrets about the Vietnam War, beautifully captures the tension between the press and a corrupt administration. -
Digital Security Act: From the frying pan into the fire
Bad news: The law that will dictate your digital life for the foreseeable future is finally here. -
Uri Avnery: The face of exemplary journalism
Uri Avnery, the Israeli activist-journalist who famously played chess with the Palestinian leader Yassir Arafat, died in Tel Aviv on August 20, at the age of 94.