Kamal Ahmed

Odhikar has been diligently documenting all kinds of violations of human rights by both state agencies and non-state actors since 1994.

Most of Bangladesh's young people did not have a chance to vote in the last two elections.

It is quite natural that other Nobel laureates and those who admire Prof Yunus’ two unique and successful development experimentations – microcredit and social business – would be feeling extremely concerned.

No credible and independent investigation has so far been carried out into any of the alleged incidents of enforced disappearance in Bangladesh.

DSA's replacement, named the Cyber Security Act (CSA), is already another disappointment.

Our Election Commission has selected some organisations for the purpose of election observation which exist only on paper.

It is quite intriguing as to why the EC felt it necessary to hold a meeting with an organisation that does not have a clean history of poll monitoring.

Naming Prof Delwar Hossain, a member of BPSC, as a member of an AL sub-committee has stoked quite a controversy.

Hero Alom may have been ostracised by our political and cultural elites, but he has a huge fan base among the poor and working class.

The EC's rush in revising the RPO meant allowing the ruling party to impose their wish in the codification process.

The green chilli fiasco is not the first such failure to manage the market.

Another day, another attack on the press in Bangladesh

There’s no reason to believe the current EC has either the will or the ability to act independently

Misleading analyses can help propagate a narrative for immediate damage control, but are not helpful to overcome the real crisis.

It is quite intriguing how the RPA amendment can be so accommodating to defaulters who are desperate to gain political power.

Promising elections similar to the UK is hardly enough to allay the concerns about the future of our democracy.

Media plurality, though essential in all democracies, has sadly become a tool for drowning out independent and critical voices.

The unveiling of the Indo-Pacific Outlook has been broadly welcomed by many Bangladeshi analysts and diplomats.

Foreign Minister Momen’s meeting with US Secretary of State Anthony J Blinken was understandably a delicate one.

A look at “OHCHR Technical Note to the Government of Bangladesh on review of the Digital Security Act,” will make one wonder how punishments for the same offence can vary so much depending on the law an accused is charged under.