12th parliamentary election

Column by Mahfuz Anam / ‘We will do whatever is required for the welfare of the people’

So who determines what is ‘required’ to ensure that welfare?

The Constitutionality of 15th Amendment

The 15th Amendment did not have the support of the major opposition.

Can Bangladeshi politics change its spots in 2023?

To avoid confrontation, both AL and BNP must come to a consensus.

Will pre-election politics remain peaceful or become violent?

A consensus among political parties is essential for holding a good election.

Neither party is upholding the spirit of the Liberation War

The streets belong to the working class and they are the ones who will decide the future of the country.

COLUMN BY MAHFUZ ANAM: A competition of errors

Is our government so weak that a proposed public meeting threatens it?

What is the Awami League afraid of?

All these rules, restrictions, and obstructions indicate they may fear the reawakening of the opposition.

How will Awami League tackle the run-up to the election?

The ruling party is trying to fend off a persistent BNP campaign that, for the first time in many years, has managed to gain some public sympathy.

Bootlickers only?

The government is taking measures to snip out people who, they believe, have relations with the opposition or may somehow favour the opposition in the times of election.

March 17, 2023
March 17, 2023

‘We will do whatever is required for the welfare of the people’

So who determines what is ‘required’ to ensure that welfare?

February 8, 2023
February 8, 2023

The Constitutionality of 15th Amendment

The 15th Amendment did not have the support of the major opposition.

January 4, 2023
January 4, 2023

Can Bangladeshi politics change its spots in 2023?

To avoid confrontation, both AL and BNP must come to a consensus.

January 4, 2023
January 4, 2023

Will pre-election politics remain peaceful or become violent?

A consensus among political parties is essential for holding a good election.

December 10, 2022
December 10, 2022

Neither party is upholding the spirit of the Liberation War

The streets belong to the working class and they are the ones who will decide the future of the country.

December 9, 2022
December 9, 2022

COLUMN BY MAHFUZ ANAM: A competition of errors

Is our government so weak that a proposed public meeting threatens it?

December 8, 2022
December 8, 2022

What is the Awami League afraid of?

All these rules, restrictions, and obstructions indicate they may fear the reawakening of the opposition.

November 8, 2022
November 8, 2022

How will Awami League tackle the run-up to the election?

The ruling party is trying to fend off a persistent BNP campaign that, for the first time in many years, has managed to gain some public sympathy.

October 24, 2022
October 24, 2022

Bootlickers only?

The government is taking measures to snip out people who, they believe, have relations with the opposition or may somehow favour the opposition in the times of election.

October 17, 2022
October 17, 2022

Alliances with smaller parties: A game of numbers

The ruling Awami League and the BNP have once again started rallying lesser and sometimes even completely unknown political parties to form alliances.