Govt failed to handle the situation properly
The government handled the issue from an egoistic stance, and made several wrong decisions while tackling the situation
24 July 2024, 06:20 AM
A litmus test for UK’s Labour Party
The 2024 UK general election was a political earthquake.
15 July 2024, 05:00 AM
How a US act revived Sino-Indian confrontation over Tibet
Almost six decades after the Sino-Indian war over the Tibetan border issue, the US’ Resolve Tibet Act would certainly bring the issue out of historical obscurity.
10 July 2024, 04:00 AM
India's election was an eye-opener for struggling democracies
Modi now relies on two more secular regional leaders, political tacticians who could potentially outmanoeuvre the Modi-Shah duo.
21 June 2024, 10:30 AM
We must pursue multi-track diplomacy with Myanmar
In the present scenario, we have unfortunately failed in our diplomacy
17 February 2024, 01:30 AM
EC must maintain peace on the ground ahead of the election
The outlook for Bangladesh appears grim as the nation once again grapples with a resurgence of violence.
18 November 2023, 00:00 AM
The sudden move to empower Ansar is concerning
Are the Ansar, who are not trained or structured for law enforcement, being primed to be used unfairly against the opposition during the election season?
25 October 2023, 13:33 PM
The EC must evaluate its own performance
Shrugging off its moral obligation with unpalatable comments will not add to the cause of gaining public trust.
18 June 2023, 16:00 PM
Indian EC’s unprecedented credibility challenge
The Indian general election, being held in seven phases, will have its sixth round of polling today, on May 12. Five phases of voting have already been completed, in which the fate of 425 constituencies was decided.
11 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Sri Lanka is bleeding again
On the morning of Easter Sunday, Sri Lankans must have gone through the nightmarish memories of the 80s and 90s when their
26 April 2019, 18:00 PM
What we need is a strong electoral system
It is the month of December, our victory month, and this is when we remember all the martyrs and the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who fought all his life to establish a democratic, free and just society.
9 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Electoral integrity matters
The Election Commission (EC) had announced the schedule for the 11th parliamentary election on November 8, 2018 and shifted the poll date from December 23 to December 30, 2018 as the opposition BNP and the newly formed alliance Jatiya Oikyafront decided to hold a couple of rounds of dialogue with the government. Most of the important demands of Oikyafront remain unfulfilled.
19 November 2018, 18:00 PM
What we mean by a fair election
As the national election approaches, many questions are creeping into the minds of the concerned citizens and ordinary non-partisan people and voters.
3 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Ensuring EC's operational independence
It seems that the speculation about the High Court's interim order that stalled the Dhaka City Corporation (North) mayoral by-election to fill up the post left vacant with the death of popular mayor Annisul Huq for six months came true, though initially it was reported to be three months only.
29 January 2018, 18:00 PM