The long shadow of DSA continues to haunt victims

The EC has repeatedly said one thing and did something other than that, if not the opposite.

Without political reconciliations, we're headed for another violent, one-sided election

How many of us really believe that the current laws and institutions in Bangladesh lend the capacity to hold free and fair elections?

Is there a connection between India’s clarification of its policy and Lu’s letter?

Ongoing hostilities to BNP make any success a distant possibility

Lack of transparency creates perfect breeding ground for its spread

A huge drain on state exchequer

Arresting people on false charges is gross human rights violation

It does not bode well for the future of democracy

The current political uncertainties work out, the road to a fair election appears neither certain nor easy.

Politicians owe it to the people to give dialogue a chance

Let good sense—and constitutional obligations—prevail

And if they are online so much, do they find political engagement on social media to be safe and useful?

Without compromise, there is no democratic way to resolve current stalemate

The ruling party must adopt a more mature and restrained strategy

It appears that the ruling party is courting all the powers that matter in Bangladeshi politics.

Unfortunately, our history so far shows that major political shifts have only occurred as a result of violent uprisings on the streets.

Our failure to defend Hero Alom points only to our intellectual bankruptcy

The two instances provide somewhat of an indication as to how the Election Commission will be handling voting in the 300 constituencies.