Lord Acton's warning, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” has been quoted so often that it has lost its edge.

Opposition chief whip and NCP convener urges govt to implement Media Reform Commission recommendations, including journalists’ protection law

August arrives in South Asia carrying an unusual historical weight. It’s the month of Partition, when India and Pakistan emerged from British rule in 1947.

In Bangladesh, we love democracy, cherish it and fight for it, but we have repeatedly failed to make it durable.

We need a new social contract in which political conflict remains, even intense conflict.

There is no doubt that the July Mass Uprising marked the beginning of a new chapter in Bangladesh, representing a powerful expression of the people’s enduring capacity for resistance.

The tendency to argue that Bangladesh needs an authoritarian leader—provided that leader is benevolent—remains a middle ground to which many retreat, especially when they believe voters lack sufficient literacy to make informed choices

This is not merely an election. It is a referendum on whether Bangladesh can govern itself without a strongman or a coup.

The road to Bangladesh’s next general election, due on February 12, could decide far more than who governs next. It could determine whether the country restores its democratic soul or slips further into polarisation.

Bangladesh has long depended on quiet, steady forces that make good choices feel natural: teachers who turn study into habit, newspapers that promotes tolerance, and cultural bodies that rehearse pluralism in public life.

The surest sign of a liberal democracy is not a flag, nor a constitution framed behind glass. It is the quiet competence of institutions—and the political culture that keeps them honest. One shapes the other the way a river shapes its banks, and the banks, in turn, discipline the river.

Political analysts urged citizens to remain vigilant all the time, not only in holding their own governments to account, but also in questioning the global systems that help shape crises in developing nations.

Money moves more quickly than ever in the modern world. However, not all money is what it seems or claims to be. While some subtly advance hidden interests and undermine accountability, others create opportunity, institutions, and trust.

With almost every new day, we, the ordinary people, are forced to see a new height of grotesque mob violence.

Beyond the constitutionally recognised political parties, there exists an invisible yet influential force in society: the “Comfort Party.”

The return of multi-party democracy would be the first step necessary to reset Bangladesh’s embittered political culture.

The internet, once a mere repository of information, has evolved into the most formidable arena for political engagement.

Following autocracy's fall, debates on the constitution, elections, & democracy intensify, echoing Abul Mansur Ahmad's insights.

The July Revolution of 2024 marks Bangladesh's shift toward deliberative democracy.

The Daily Star analysis of 25 political parties