The sinister carnage of August 21, 2004
In the unfortunate annals of our political history, the month of August perhaps witnessed more macabre incidents than others.
74 Years Since Partition: Sectarian obstinacy and the Partition of 1947
For a significant number of people, including those who had ventured to understand the causes of the historic Partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947,
What Ails Democracy?
There is a well-grounded belief that irrespective of the state of socio-economic progress, democracy as a form of government has not been able to take firm root in many societies.
The Mountbatten factor in India’s partition
It can be said without any fear of contradiction that one of history’s most massive displacements of population with the attendant violence and misery took place when,
A tribute to the nation’s architect
March 17 shall forever remain a memorable day in the annuls of Bangladesh’s political history, as well as in the hearts of millions of Bengalis as, on this day, the supreme leader and the progenitor of sovereign Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (fondly called Bangabandhu by his people), was born.
The case for an independent Police Complaints Investigation Commission
According to media reports, more than a hundred lawyers of the apex court of Bangladesh have collectively filed a writ petition with the High Court, seeking its directive to the government to constitute an independent commission to investigate allegations of crimes committed by law enforcers.
Separation of powers key to functioning democracy
For quite some time, a number of judicial initiatives of the Apex Court of Bangladesh pertaining to the protection of public interests and also to ensure the rule of law, thereby enhancing public trust in the supreme judiciary, has attracted admirable attention.
The momentous return of the Father of the Nation
January 10, 1972, shall remain a historic milestone in the annals of Bangladesh’s political history because on this day the towering patriarch, fondly called Bangabandhu (Friend of Bengal) by ever grateful Bangalis, came home to his people after suffering nine months of illegal incarceration in Pakistani prison.
Essentials of pro-people policing
On November 20, the editor of The Daily Star Mahfuz Anam, in a column in this daily, urged for the transformation of the Bangladesh Police into a pro-people outfit.