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Mahfuz Anam
Editor and publisher, The Daily Star
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Commentary by Mahfuz Anam: DSA - the law that jails now kills
Mushtaq Ahmed, the writer, the commentator, the socially conscious citizen, the articulate but moderate voice of dissent and a critical observer of current events is dead. -
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Restoring Jatiya Sangsad’s moral high ground
In the recent past, our honourable members of parliament have been known more for their legal actions against journalists—first under the ICT Act, then the Digital Security Act (DSA)—than for any consequential legislation in any of the vital fields of economic, social or democratic advancement. -
Tribute by Mahfuz Anam: Syed Abul Maksud -- demise of an authentic voice of dissent
He was a journalist, turned writer, turned columnist, turned public intellectual -- meaning he devoted all his intellectual and physical abilities to promoting public causes. -
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Some comments require clarification
We commend the army chief, General Aziz Ahmed, for having the moral courage and fulfilling his duty to explain to the public, through a press gathering, his own position regarding the recent media reportage on his brothers and his links with them. -
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Snapshots from the past, thoughts for the future
Thirty years ago, the coming together of a regionally famous editor and a near-novice at journalism along with some visionary investors—Azimur Rahman, AS Mahmud, Latifur Rahman, A. Rouf Chowdhury, Shamsur Rahman—gave birth to what we called in our first editorial the “Independent Voice”.
