Mahfuz Anam

Hasn't the world already been a witness to the massacre that has been taking place in Gaza over the past several weeks?

With only a few months left till the election, we still have no idea what AL’s and BNP’s manifestos will reveal

Is that how democracy works for us?

We congratulate the chief justice for his forthright identification of one of the main issues of concern for Bangladesh’s future: corruption.

Journalists’ fate is again being determined in the dark.

National election Bangladesh: As the election is getting nearer, the possibility of a nightmarish pre-election period is driving fear and panic among the people.

When does the demand for a democratic election become an interference in our internal affairs, and when is it a reinforcement of the policy declared by the head of the government?

Our people, but for whose hard work, sacrifice, and love for the country we would not have come where we have, deserve better.

BNP to some extent and AL to a far greater extent have changed Bangladesh. Can’t we expect them to change themselves, even a bit?

The prospect of a free and fair election is still eluding us.

The truth is, we have made a shambles of our elections and have weakened most of the accountability structures.

The intellectual trap refers to a country’s policymakers’ inability to ensure crucial intellectual freedom.

And it is being amended in the same way.

Pahela Baishakh is a reminder of our rich culture and beauty and we welcome the Bengali New Year with celebrations of our tradition in all its magnificence and glory.

Others will never do, as they only want to use us

On meeting Rokia Afzal Rahman for the first time, one would most likely be disarmed by her demeanour.

Many words are written every year in remembrance of the spirit of ’71. For all our essays, reports and opinion pieces on the legacy of the Liberation War, a certain texture of the history is nevertheless lost amidst the grand political narratives being crafted.

A death is an accident only when it occurs in spite of all logical, scientific and experience-based steps taken to prevent it.

So who determines what is ‘required’ to ensure that welfare?

The worrisome state of once glorious student activism