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Ehsanur Raza Ronny

Features Editor and Head of Content Marketing at The Daily Star. Writes for work. Writes for fun. Still figuring out which one is which.

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Online but unprotected: Why our kids need cyber literacy, not just internet access

22 July 2025, 16:08 PM
In many developing nations, digital access has arrived faster than digital safety. And our children are caught in the middle.
22 July 2025, 16:08 PM
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The Gentle Giants: How our fathers loved us without saying a word

15 June 2025, 10:55 AM
Bangladeshi fathers, particularly those who came of age in the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s, weren’t built for emotional declarations.
15 June 2025, 10:55 AM
The big Eid detox: Because that wasn’t just one cheat day

#Perspective / The big Eid detox: Because that wasn’t just one cheat day

5 June 2025, 10:00 AM
While you should indulge because, let’s be honest, Eid is about love, family, and licking rezala off your elbow, it’s not a bad idea to also plan a bit of a comeback. A soft, digestive reboot.
5 June 2025, 10:00 AM
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Views / Crushing progress: The e-rickshaw dilemma in Dhaka

15 May 2025, 07:41 AM
In the chaos of Dhaka traffic, one vehicle has quietly taken over: the battery-powered three-wheeler, often called the ‘Tesla’, not the sleek one from Silicon Valley, but the Bangladeshi kind.
15 May 2025, 07:41 AM
Curated Cars

Curated Cars: The Dhaka Car Show that finally got it right

11 May 2025, 11:12 AM
May 1 and 2 gave us something rare. A proper show. Curated Cars wasn’t just another excuse to hang out and say, “Bro, my car faster.” This was for the real enthusiasts—the ones who actually know what a Jaguar S-Type is and don’t think a McLaren is just a footballer. So what did they do differently?
11 May 2025, 11:12 AM
The Flying Slipper: A tribute to moms, discipline, and the gentle art of terror

The Flying Slipper: A tribute to moms, discipline, and the gentle art of terror

11 May 2025, 10:12 AM
This Mother’s Day, celebrate the iconic South Asian flip-flop — more than footwear, it was a symbol of maternal authority, discipline, and reflex training, shaping generations with precision throws, psychological warfare, and unforgettable love wrapped in chappal justice.
11 May 2025, 10:12 AM
Dhaka’s air pollution

Views / Paved paradise and put up a footpath: Why air purifiers alone won’t save Dhaka’s lungs

30 April 2025, 10:18 AM
Recently, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has announced a plan to install air purifiers in 50 spots around the city.
30 April 2025, 10:18 AM
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Why saving money from an early age could be the best gift you give your child (or yourself)

29 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Ever caught yourself saying, “If only I had started saving earlier…”?
29 April 2025, 18:00 PM
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2018 Landwind X5

Front wheel drive, city oriented SUV with enough space for five chubby biriyani loving adults. It's a mid-size 'jeep-gari' on a budget.
10 April 2018, 18:00 PM
Mastercheif

How to be a MasterChef when you're not

Being a MasterChef takes hard work and maybe even losing a finger or two. Every chef has harrowing tales of losing a bit of forefinger or pinkie at least once. I would not know. But I believe I could have been a superb chef. As do many other men and women. As the saying goes, believing is half the, er, achievement? Are you a believer? Here's how you can believe more authentically.
29 March 2018, 18:00 PM
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'Boot-ylicious' scale model meet - Dhaka Motor Show 2018

A car meet where instead of the engine bay, the trunk was open. Boot, as we Bangladeshis call it. 'Back-dalla', even. It was an unusual gathering of people furtively peering in the open trunks and hatches of parked cars. A lowered Corolla with miniature Hot Wheels stashed into the trunk, open for a seemingly shady trade. A VW Beetle displaying a few custom miniature Beetles, except the front end was open. There was a 3rd gen, bright red Subaru Impreza
27 March 2018, 18:00 PM
How to get rich super quick

How to get rich super quick

There is no denying the fact that money really can buy happiness. Beggars smile on receiving 15 taka. A mistress smiles when given a 1500-taka box of chocolates. A public official smiles after receiving a 15,000-taka gift of cold hard bank notes. A genuine, crinkly-eyed smile denotes happiness. Money buys that happiness. In this day of instant like-fuelled gratification, we want it now. But the quick way is almost always a scam. Take another person's misery and turn it into money.
15 March 2018, 18:00 PM
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2018 Toyota Corolla Altis

The Toyota Corolla is not JUST a car. Almost everyone in Bangladesh that has been in a car has been in a Corolla. It is ever present in our collective line of sight and was almost on the verge of becoming a national heritage. It moved Bangladeshi people like it the Ford Model T did the Americans of the early 1900s. And now we have the new Corolla.
6 March 2018, 18:00 PM
LIFE HACKS

How not to prank like a celebrity

Opinion on pranks is divided strongly among two groups. There are those that think it is hilariously acceptable. And then there are those that have been pranked. Unlike a good knock-knock joke, a prank requires we laugh at someone. There needs to be a victim at the proverbial butt end of the ha-ha. Is there a right and wrong way to do it? Can you learn it the way you can learn how to fly a plane? Possibly.
1 March 2018, 18:00 PM
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Let's build kit cars

Kits are not for everyone. But they help create unique pieces fit for a one-off collection.
20 February 2018, 18:00 PM
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Staring at women the right way

Men have always been at an evolutionary disadvantage. Early man popped onto earth fitted with a small brain and lice-friendly
15 February 2018, 18:00 PM
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Madness over rubber tires

Last year someone paid more than 3000 Taka for a rubber tired Hot Wheels in Dhaka. People fought, argued and dissolved club-built
13 February 2018, 18:00 PM
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2017 Great Wall Wingle 6

Great Wall makes another budget pickup truck with updated looks, interiors and mechanicals. It is cheap but is it cheaply made? We find out.
13 February 2018, 18:00 PM
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Digital Transformation in Asia's education

Digital transformation in learning is the 4th Industrial Revolution. Futurist Thomas Fey predicted that two billion jobs will disappear by
11 February 2018, 18:00 PM
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How to survive real-life zombies

Zombies are all around us. Inconvenient, rude and often gross. They just do not know it. They may even be reading this on their
1 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Surviving annoying cats and or friends

Surviving annoying cats and/or friends

There is a cat in my house. She is called Coco. She doesn't speak much or even know how to type other than sending meaningless emojis. She tries to murder my harmless, scaredy-cat dog for absolutely no reason.
18 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Winter wedding survival

Winter wedding survival

This is not about surviving weddings for the ones getting married. Nope. They need a lot more help than a mere page full of words can ever provide. They need tales with clauses, injunctions and other legally horrific sounding words.
11 January 2018, 18:00 PM
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2017 Hyundai Tucson

This is the third generation of the crossover SUV from Hyundai. While the original two generations (2005-2010 and 2009-2015) were small and rather frumpy looking, the current model has clearly grown up.
9 January 2018, 18:00 PM
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The Bossman #38

The Bossman - Did you year-end bonus make you cry or dance with joy?
28 December 2017, 18:00 PM
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Best of the '1 Crore Club' And a few underdogs

The year 2017 has been pretty interesting for petrolheads in Bangladesh. We really do not have any roads left, yet we still had some super cool cars hitting the streets. Sometimes, those cars literally hit the streets.
25 December 2017, 18:00 PM
LIFE HACKS

How to tell deshi winter is here…and it's not yet killing you

For starters, it is not yet killing you. You may be reading this, shivering quietly, your fingers about to figuratively snap off as you hold this paper (more likely a phone). But it hasn't killed you yet.
21 December 2017, 18:00 PM
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The Bossman #37

The Bossman #37 - Legit reason for being late
21 December 2017, 18:00 PM
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The Bossman #35
14 December 2017, 18:00 PM

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