Mahfuz Anam

There is no question as to who runs the country. It is Sheikh Hasina, our prime minister. But who does she run it through?

As if in vengeance we have been ferociously and relentlessly destroying our rivers in, what can only be termed as, a suicidal streak.

This election year, the question that will inevitably come to the fore is of how successful AL has been in keeping its promises.

Awami League’s journey from a party leading a struggle to a party long in power.

Is our government so weak that a proposed public meeting threatens it?

Lack of accountability and the culture of impunity destroyed governance from within.

The default-loan narrative has smeared our otherwise powerful story of graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status.

As an editor, I commend the photographer, the caption writer, and the news editor for depicting a sad reality with such subtle deftness.

Recent leadership changes may appear chaotic, but ultimately demonstrate political accountability

DSA’s new curbs and OTT draft rules give the opening

What is of serious concern for us is the secrecy with which the Press Council has dealt with the matter.

Will the amended Press Council Act further restrain free press?

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.”

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.

Nothing but their own voices reaches them

“Democracy will die if people don’t vote.” This is a very powerful statement from CEC Kazi Habibul Awal.

Religious tolerance is the most important value which a modern society must instil within itself, and Bangladesh is no exception.

The fact that Latifur Rahman, Shamim Bhai to us all, is no longer among us still feels unreal.

Borrowing from the title of the second volume of Winston Churchill’s six-part history of the Second World War, I would like to term the completion of the Padma Bridge as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s “finest hour”.

There is a new assault on the freedom of the press. This time, sadly, it comes from another section of the mass media itself – the television.