The wrongs of past 15yrs must be righted
The Daily Star spoke to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on a host of issues ranging from elections to media freedom
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'Can't talk about future without reference to what AL has done'
Asif Nazrul tells Star in an exclusive interview
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Star interview: Reshuffle of officials for ensuring reforms
The interim government aims to reform the administration in order to make it people-oriented, inclusive, transparent, and accountable, says Law Adviser Asif Nazrul.
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Expectations from the advisers and a few words of caution
The task of the advisers is to show what actions they are taking toward permanent policy reforms not to make faux pas remarks.
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How can the rulers erase so much bloodstain?
Why did the situation escalate last week, resulting in so many deaths and injuries?
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The tale of procuring nuts & bolts at 1,619 times higher price
It's a saddening fact that despite spending 53 years as free land, Bangladesh still needs to import nuts, bolts, and washers -- we are unable to produce them locally
6m ago
Why did it take us 10 years to learn that Milton Samadder is a 'dangerous psychopath'?
Milton Samadder has been the talk of the town for the past few days. While rumours and dramatic tales about him have taken over the social media, traditional media has mostly relied on the Detective Branch (DB) of police over the last two days
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Memories of a revolutionary dreamer
Abed bhai defined a great and worthy leader as someone who always steps down to accommodate a worthier leader.
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March 17, 2024
Ten years delay in oil-gas exploration a testament to short-sightedness and ineptitude
Bangladesh’s gas cannot be exported—this must be a properly documented red-line condition.
October 31, 2023
Could BNP have avoided violence on Oct 28?
Had the BNP leadership stayed more alert, maybe the violence could have been averted to some extent, if not entirely.
October 24, 2023
4 crore have European purchasing power, but what of the rest?
There was a time when meat from two cows used to be sold every day at a certain market in Gazipur. Over the last year, the sales have reduced by half. Sellers say there are now very few buyers
October 17, 2023
Don’t Palestinians deserve a life worth living?
The world is going through some cruel times. Not that such inhumanity had not occurred before -- the first and second world wars, and Hitler's holocaust of the Jewish people are among mankind's darkest chapters
October 10, 2023
Will shutting everything down solve the problems?
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has completed 15 years in her current role – an unprecedented feat by a head of government or state in our country
June 10, 2023
The passing of the ‘mystery man’ in politics
He was more of a fictional character than a real person. Most of our countrymen never saw him; they only heard stories about him.
April 13, 2023
A fighter till the end
Despite his failing health, Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury was more active and hard-working than many healthy persons. Death had knocked on his door several times before. But he kept death away and survived miraculously.
April 4, 2023
An attempt to impede free journalism
Even if the state has an objection against a citizen’s activity, can they legally pick up that person?
March 25, 2023
SCBA Election: ‘We don’t even consider it an election’
TDS: Why did so many incidents happen during the Supreme Court Bar Association polls this year?
March 25, 2023
SCBA Election: Happy with outcome of the polls
TDS: Senior lawyer Munsurul Hoque Chowdhury is known to be an important and reliable person. He participated in the previous SCBA polls from the pro-AL lawyers’ panel. Why did he have to step down?
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