Column by Mahfuz Anam: The middle income ‘intellectual’ trap
The intellectual trap refers to a country’s policymakers’ inability to ensure crucial intellectual freedom.
Column by Mahfuz Anam: DSA was legislated ignoring journalists
And it is being amended in the same way.
Column by Mahfuz Anam: / President, Presidency and Democracy
A government cannot always be totally moral, but a president has to be.
Column by Mahfuz Anam: The underlying story of a simple photograph
As an editor, I commend the photographer, the caption writer, and the news editor for depicting a sad reality with such subtle deftness.
Column by Mahfuz Anam: UK’s Conservative Party and Our Politics
Recent leadership changes may appear chaotic, but ultimately demonstrate political accountability
Tribute by Mahfuz Anam: A fighter for independent journalism
The fact that Latifur Rahman, Shamim Bhai to us all, is no longer among us still feels unreal.
Mahfuz Anam Writes: In ‘Smart Bangladesh,’ how smart is it to kill our rivers?
As if in vengeance we have been ferociously and relentlessly destroying our rivers in, what can only be termed as, a suicidal streak.
Mahfuz Anam writes: What is the state of Awami League as a political party?
This election year, the question that will inevitably come to the fore is of how successful AL has been in keeping its promises.
Mahfuz Anam writes: From Bangabandhu to Sheikh Hasina
Awami League’s journey from a party leading a struggle to a party long in power.
COLUMN BY MAHFUZ ANAM: A competition of errors
Is our government so weak that a proposed public meeting threatens it?
Big budget, bigger corruption
Lack of accountability and the culture of impunity destroyed governance from within.
Will the government touch the ‘untouchables’?
The default-loan narrative has smeared our otherwise powerful story of graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status.
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Private Universities - A grand initiative going sour
There is a peculiar trend in Bangladesh. When someone starts something innovative, then hundreds of copycats spoil it.
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Why are there so many laws against free media?
With the numerous laws that already exist to regulate—or better still, suppress—the media, and the diligence with which new ones are being prepared, one would think that of all the areas that need fixing, our government expects the journalists to be “fixed” first. But why?
Commentary by Mahfuz Anam: Can we really have a free and fair election?
Recently, the chief election commissioner (CEC) urged all political parties to participate in the national election so that “democracy can flourish.”
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Pakistan, Sri Lanka and lessons for Bangladesh
Two important members of our South Asian community stand as examples of how not to run a country.
