Brig Gen Shahedul Anam Khan ndc, psc (Retd)
STRATEGICALLY SPEAKING
The writer is Associate Editor, The Daily Star.
STRATEGICALLY SPEAKING
The writer is Associate Editor, The Daily Star.
After the investigating officer being changed six times, the case has, in all probability, stalled.
The recent by-polls represent the state of democracy in our country fairly accurately.
It is unfortunate that security agencies have been used in a manner that has generated more fear in people’s mind than confidence and faith in them.
We do not know what exactly the Awami League general secretary means when he warns the BNP and advises his cadres to gird for khela on December 10.
It is apparent, from what has transpired in the last fortnight, that any attempt to exercise political rights, and to seek space, will be curbed by force.
Strategic assets are those that demand attention from the highest levels of the state.
Unfortunately, winning an election has become the synonym for achieving power.
Is not the media already under duress, and its function heavily encumbered by the Digital Security Act (DSA), without needing a new law which is now on the anvil of the Bangladesh Press Council (BPC)?
After the investigating officer being changed six times, the case has, in all probability, stalled.
The recent by-polls represent the state of democracy in our country fairly accurately.
It is unfortunate that security agencies have been used in a manner that has generated more fear in people’s mind than confidence and faith in them.
We do not know what exactly the Awami League general secretary means when he warns the BNP and advises his cadres to gird for khela on December 10.
It is apparent, from what has transpired in the last fortnight, that any attempt to exercise political rights, and to seek space, will be curbed by force.
Strategic assets are those that demand attention from the highest levels of the state.
Unfortunately, winning an election has become the synonym for achieving power.
Is not the media already under duress, and its function heavily encumbered by the Digital Security Act (DSA), without needing a new law which is now on the anvil of the Bangladesh Press Council (BPC)?
Time and again, it has been proven that, when it comes to justice in Bangladesh, some are more equal than others.
An acceptable election depends on the Election Commission's ability to display its grit and resolve, exercise its writ, remain neutral, and be prompt to address complaints and proactive in detecting violations.