How (not) to make parliament functional
14 February 2019
Can we imagine the incident that took place in the House of Commons on January 15, in our Jatiya Sangsad? On that night, UK MPs rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal by 230 votes.
14 February 2019
News Analysis: Democracy vs graft
31 January 2019
The Corruption Perceptions Index released by the Transparency International on Tuesday provides food for thought on corruption and democracy.
31 January 2019
Instance not necessary
3 January 2019
Lawmakers elected in Sunday's polls took oath as members of the 11th parliament yesterday with the 10th Jatiya Sangsad still in place.
3 January 2019
Falling short by five seats
1 January 2019
In the first parliament 45 years ago, none of the parties was recognised as official opposition due to their poor strength in the House.
1 January 2019
PARTICIPATORY polls, for sure
29 December 2018
After ten years, Bangladesh is back to a participatory election of sorts. Parties of all hue and colour are contesting the polls that is going to be held today. But the buck stops here.
29 December 2018
'People expect a lot from the army'
26 December 2018
Former Election Commissioner Brigadier General (Retd) M Sakhawat Hossain talks to Shakhawat Liton of The Daily Star about the deployment of army personnel and the role they are expected to play during the election.
26 December 2018
'Space for election monitoring is shrinking'
23 December 2018
Sharmeen Murshid, Chief Executive Officer of the election observation group “Brotee”, talks to Shakhawat Liton of The Daily Star about the importance of election monitoring and recent developments ahead of the election.
23 December 2018
Election pledges: Awami League MANIFESTO / View our mistakes with kindness
18 December 2018
The Awami League will expedite institutionalising democracy and strengthen the National Human Rights Commission, the Anti-Corruption Commission, the mass media and the judiciary if voted to power for a third straight time.
18 December 2018
Khaleda 'fugitive'
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has lost her right to defend herself in the two corruption cases for now, as a Dhaka court has declared her a fugitive in the cases.
4 March 2015
World XI versus AL?
Why does Sheikh Hasina now oppose the UN's call for holding a dialogue between her ruling Awami League and the opposition BNP to resolve the ongoing political crisis?
27 February 2015
Anti-exam feat for BNP, allies
The continuing disturbances to the SSC examinees have set a record.
21 February 2015
Extremism Destroys Democracy
All the prevailing signs suggest that the top politicians of our two major political parties nurture extreme ideas.
20 February 2015
15 days in hand for review plea
Jamaat-e-Islami leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman has 15 days to file a review petition with the Supreme Court to know the final say on its verdict that has upheld his death penalty for war crimes.
18 February 2015
Democracy for the dead?
At least 71 people have been killed so far with many of them burnt alive in arson attacks. The economy continues to bleed and academic life of students is in peril.
17 February 2015
Act tough even before ruling
Amid the mindless violence that has already killed at least 71 people and disrupted education and businesses, the High Court has asked the government to take all necessary steps to prevent deadly blockade and hartal.
17 February 2015
Mad politics
POLITICS seems to have gone mad! It has ruthlessly been harming future nation-builders by shattering their academic life alongside killing innocent people and destroying the country's economic backbone.
13 February 2015
The Fortunetellers
At the Friday afternoon rally in the capital, he announced that utility connections to BNP chief Khaleda Zia's Gulshan office would be disconnected if she did not call off the ongoing non-stop blockade. To many people, his threat appeared as a joke as he had made some more such ridiculous remarks in the past.
6 February 2015
Hasina versus Khaleda
Both Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia have made the same record of leading their respective governments to stage one-sided and controversial parliamentary elections. Khaleda was first to have done it in 1996 while her archrival Hasina followed suit in 2014.
19 January 2015
Hasina versus Khaleda
Both Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia have made the same record of leading their respective governments to stage one-sided and controversial parliamentary elections.
16 January 2015
Genocide they wrote
These chilling words came from no other person than the chief of Pakistan army for its eastern command, General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi.
15 December 2014
Evil rules as state sleeps
The sheer indifference of successive governments in enforcing the law has given the offenders the freedom to make a market where profit takes priority over people's lives.
14 September 2014