The EC's tilt was no less pronounced on the eve of and on the day of the elections. Press reports, photographs and narratives of many involved in the election administration process have amply established its culpability in undermining fair election.

SOON the Government of India would table the 119th Constitutional Amendment Bill to bring the revised India Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) into force.

Dropping Assam from the Land Boundary Bill is a regressive decision by India

A photograph was being widely shared on social media on the morning of April 27: a young man had his fist raised in the air as the police stood in formation while a store burned in the backdrop. "Baltimore unrest" were the words written in bold somewhere in the description of the photo.

That the BJP is tilting towards the Hindu ideology is unfortunate, to say the least. But that does not mean those who are fighting against parochialism to underline the secular spirit of our constitution should be getting the wrong end of the stick.

THE handsome, charismatic and successful young men join hands and smile for the perfect photo.

THE history and development of trade unions in the garment sector is different from other industrial sectors of Bangladesh.

STUFFING of ballot boxes whether in national or local elections is nothing new in Bangladesh.

Ultimately, upholding women's rights will not only make economies work for women, it will also benefit societies as a whole by creating a fairer and more sustainable future.

LAST Tuesday's elections in Dhaka (North and South) and Chittagong city corporation elections have seen some significant mechanisms that the candidates have used to woo the voters.

THE suicide of Gajendra Singh last Wednesday at a political rally in New Delhi organised by Aam Aadmi Party casts a shadow over India's democracy and development.

IN these very columns we had carried an article with a similar heading following the farcical January 5, 2013 elections. Regrettably, we have to say the same about yesterday's mayoral election that did not live upto our expectations.

Experts and observers share their views on the electoral proceedings of the City Corporation Elections and their implications for the political climate of the country with The Daily Star.

WITH potholed roads, contaminated water, choked drains, and garbage littered all over the city, the picture of Dhaka is grim.

THE families of Rana Plaza victims have passed two years crying for their dear and near ones, suffering in their daily lives and waiting for due compensation and jobs.

AT the beginning of the industrial revolution, a farmer was also able to make shoes, and the women spent their days making handmade pottery and spinning yarn or cloth.

THE airstrikes undertaken by a Saudi-led coalition against targets in Yemen may usher a new phase in one of the longest, most destructive, and most confused conflicts to affect the Middle East and much of the Muslim world: the Saudi-Iranian confrontation.

ONE'S first reac-tion to the announcement of the three mayoral elections was to ascribe all sorts of motives on the part of the government, and motives there may still be on its part.

BORN in the womb of a military dictatorship and in the hands of a notoriously unpredictable leader, Jatya Party (JP) has indeed come a

TODAY is the 15th day of a campaign that I am actively part of. With the Dhaka North City Corporation Election approaching in about a