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Mahfuz Anam

THE THIRD VIEW

Editor and publisher, The Daily Star

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Column by Mahfuz Anam / A picture that lays bare the decay of our education system

Why have we failed to give quality education to schoolgoers?
27 November 2025, 18:00 PM
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Column by Mahfuz Anam / Before Hasina lost in the court of law, she had lost in the court of the people

Her reputation lies in ruins and her political career buried under a mountain of debris of self-righteous arrogance, misgovernance, and impunity
20 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Lessons from Mamdani’s win

Column by Mahfuz Anam / Lessons from Mamdani’s magic: Put voters at the centre of our politics

No compromise on holding elections on time
6 November 2025, 18:30 PM
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End impunity, uphold press freedom

The Daily Star joins the freedom-loving world today in observing the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists.
1 November 2025, 18:00 PM
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Column by Mahfuz Anam / Yunus, Charter, and Our Future

Can the vision for 'New Bangladesh' ignore the poor, farmers, workers, youth, women, or employment and climate crises?
23 October 2025, 18:30 PM
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Editor's Note

We are delighted to welcome you to the latest issue of Your Property Guru, presented by The Daily Star.
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM
justice system

Column by Mahfuz Anam / Can justice be dispensed in an unjust manner?

We must never forget for a moment that rule of law must be practised in its totality, and not through convenient segments.
18 September 2025, 18:30 PM
action against genocide

Special column by Mahfuz Anam / Act now, enough of silence

It is a moral imperative that all of humanity rise up and act now
11 September 2025, 18:00 PM
BCL members in Dhaka University attack BNP men COLLECTED

Securing the safety of ordinary students

The real culprit is the BCL's sense of entitlement.
2 March 2023, 18:05 PM
President, Presidency and Democracy

President, Presidency and Democracy

A government cannot always be totally moral, but a president has to be.
23 February 2023, 18:00 PM
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Abdur Rouf Chowdhury: Entrepreneur par excellence

Rouf bhai was one of the most creative entrepreneurs in the country, having founded many companies in very diverse fields
19 February 2023, 14:00 PM
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Column by Mahfuz Anam: Child abuse and our crumbling social norms

There is a bias against the poor that leads to a general acceptance of violence against them.
9 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Elected government vs permanent bureaucrats

Column by Mahfuz Anam: Who runs the country?

There is no question as to who runs the country. It is Sheikh Hasina, our prime minister. But who does she run it through?
26 January 2023, 18:00 PM
River pollution

Mahfuz Anam Writes: In ‘Smart Bangladesh,’ how smart is it to kill our rivers?

As if in vengeance we have been ferociously and relentlessly destroying our rivers in, what can only be termed as, a suicidal streak.
19 January 2023, 18:00 PM
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Mahfuz Anam writes: What is the state of Awami League as a political party?

This election year, the question that will inevitably come to the fore is of how successful AL has been in keeping its promises.
5 January 2023, 18:00 PM
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Mahfuz Anam writes: From Bangabandhu to Sheikh Hasina

Awami League’s journey from a party leading a struggle to a party long in power.
22 December 2022, 18:00 PM
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COLUMN BY MAHFUZ ANAM: A competition of errors

Is our government so weak that a proposed public meeting threatens it?
8 December 2022, 18:40 PM
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Big budget, bigger corruption

Lack of accountability and the culture of impunity destroyed governance from within.
1 December 2022, 17:00 PM
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Will the government touch the ‘untouchables’?

The default-loan narrative has smeared our otherwise powerful story of graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status.
17 November 2022, 17:36 PM
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Column by Mahfuz Anam: The underlying story of a simple photograph

As an editor, I commend the photographer, the caption writer, and the news editor for depicting a sad reality with such subtle deftness.
10 November 2022, 18:00 PM
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Column by Mahfuz Anam: UK’s Conservative Party and Our Politics

Recent leadership changes may appear chaotic, but ultimately demonstrate political accountability
27 October 2022, 17:58 PM
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Will free media be harassed in the name of data protection?

DSA’s new curbs and OTT draft rules give the opening
20 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh Press Council

Bangladesh Press Council: Is the protector turning into a ‘predator’?

What is of serious concern for us is the secrecy with which the Press Council has dealt with the matter.
25 August 2022, 18:00 PM
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Is the Press Council looking out for journalists' interests?

Will the amended Press Council Act further restrain free press?
25 August 2022, 16:05 PM
Foreign Minister Abdul Momen

DS View: Embarrassing the PM to the core

While speaking at an event in Chattogram, last evening (August 18, 2022), our Foreign Minister Abdul Momen, said “I went to India and said Sheikh Hasina’s continuation must be ensured.”
19 August 2022, 06:07 AM
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Column by Mahfuz Anam: No govt has ever fallen for being self-critical

If we want to stop being lectured by international bodies, then we as a people, and much more so our government, must listen to our own critical voices.
18 August 2022, 18:00 PM
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‘Walkman Syndrome’ afflicts the AL and our government

Nothing but their own voices reaches them
11 August 2022, 18:00 PM
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CEC hits the nail on the head, but the wrong nail

“Democracy will die if people don’t vote.” This is a very powerful statement from CEC Kazi Habibul Awal.
28 July 2022, 18:00 PM

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