Shakhawat Liton

The ruling Awami League's proposals for limiting the jurisdiction of the election-time government to carrying out only a routine job

The ruling Awami League enters 2017 with an absolute grip on all elected institutions from the lowest tier of local government system--the Union Parishad-to the highest political institution-- the Jatiya Sangsad.

It was an exceptional year in politics. No major street agitation was waged by either BNP or any other opposition parties against the

Two local government bodies' elections held within seven days offered starkly distinctive features. One raised high hopes for good

The history of our Election Commission may be likened to a large extent to the popular story of a monkey and a greased pole.

The Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) election is undoubtedly a stellar example of free and fair polls. The way people are

The dialogue led by the president seems to have offered an opportunity to bring a qualitative change in the confrontational culture of politics. Politics returned to the discussion table after a long time.

The biggest mass poisoning by toxic medicine in the world in the last one hundred years perhaps occurred in Bangladesh as more than 2,700 children died in a decade since 1982.

The history of dialogue in Bangladesh politics in the last 25 years is an eventful saga of success and failure.

For the young TV journalist, it was an opportunity of a lifetime to cover the events of the Liberation War of Bangladesh.

US President Richard Nixon had considered using nuclear weapons during the Liberation War in 1971 to forestall Soviet Union's involvement in the war.

Uncontested elections - be it national or local - is gradually becoming a common practice in Bangladesh politics.

Chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha's remarks that the constitutional provision empowering the president to control posting,

Chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha's remarks that the constitutional provision empowering the president to control posting, promotion and discipline of lower court judges contradicts the basic structure of the constitution, are very significant and should be taken seriously.

Formation of the new Election Commission on the basis of consensus among political parties is not an impossible task if the parties draw inspiration from the very examples they set in the past.

There is a huge fundamental difference between the actions of fallen military dictator General HM Ershad and the former Chief Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed.

Gen Ershad perhaps is intentionally suffering from amnesia. Otherwise how could he claim that he did not violate the constitution by grabbing the state power in extra-constitutional means in March 1982?

For liberal forces in European Union and across the globe as well, Sunday was a day for both good and shocking news.

It seems whoever becomes head of government, s/he wants to enjoy absolute power in forming the Election Commission. Reluctance of successive governments to make a law on the formation of EC indicates so.

Rasraj Das, the fisherman from Brahmanbaria, has been cleared by investigators of the charge of hurting religious sentiments of the Muslims.