12th parliamentary election in Bangladesh

Future lawmakers, or lawbreakers?

Heavy use of plastic in election campaigning raises concerns

Politics must not be a means to wealth accumulation

TIB review of the affidavits of candidates paints a worrying picture of politics

Dead men tell no tales—but they do in police cases

Ghost cases are a clear violation of the fundamental rights of the accused

Are we running in circles?

The only way out of a controversial election is dialogue

Column by Mahfuz Anam: Towards a 'free and fair' election, indeed

What is going on right now is election engineering, not preparation for a free and fair election.

Who are these nameless, faceless arsonists?

These attacks are at once a political issue, a law enforcement issue, and a human rights issue.

Is the Awami League worried?

It appears that the ruling party is courting all the powers that matter in Bangladeshi politics.

Violence cannot be the only language of politics

Unfortunately, our history so far shows that major political shifts have only occurred as a result of violent uprisings on the streets.

Column by Mahfuz Anam: Our political culture – you reap what you sow

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

December 30, 2023
December 30, 2023

Future lawmakers, or lawbreakers?

Heavy use of plastic in election campaigning raises concerns

December 28, 2023
December 28, 2023

Politics must not be a means to wealth accumulation

TIB review of the affidavits of candidates paints a worrying picture of politics

December 7, 2023
December 7, 2023

Dead men tell no tales—but they do in police cases

Ghost cases are a clear violation of the fundamental rights of the accused

November 16, 2023
November 16, 2023

Are we running in circles?

The only way out of a controversial election is dialogue

November 10, 2023
November 10, 2023

Column by Mahfuz Anam: Towards a 'free and fair' election, indeed

What is going on right now is election engineering, not preparation for a free and fair election.

November 9, 2023
November 9, 2023

Who are these nameless, faceless arsonists?

These attacks are at once a political issue, a law enforcement issue, and a human rights issue.

August 16, 2023
August 16, 2023

Is the Awami League worried?

It appears that the ruling party is courting all the powers that matter in Bangladeshi politics.

August 1, 2023
August 1, 2023

Violence cannot be the only language of politics

Unfortunately, our history so far shows that major political shifts have only occurred as a result of violent uprisings on the streets.

July 21, 2023
July 21, 2023

Column by Mahfuz Anam: Our political culture – you reap what you sow

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

July 17, 2023
July 17, 2023

‘If an election is not participatory, it is neither free nor fair’

Former Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain in an interview with The Daily Star.

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