Mahfuz Anam

THE THIRD VIEW

Editor and publisher, The Daily Star

Editor’s note

Welcome to the latest issue of Your Property Guru, brought to you by The Daily Star. In this quarterly edition, we’re excited to share the latest trends and insights from Bangladesh’s ever-evolving real estate sector, keeping you informed and ahead in this dynamic market.

2w ago

Election in first half of ’26 is not unreasonable, but Dec ’25 is doable

Whatever the differing stances of various political parties may be, people in general would prefer to exercise their franchise.

3w ago

Assad’s ouster and the ever-changing world for Bangladesh

Do we have the expertise to tackle the crises and exploit the opportunities in the evolving geopolitical scenario?

1m ago

What is Indian media’s gain in branding us as a Hindu-hating country?

What has shocked me is their refusal to fact-check what they are writing, broadcasting or televising—a basic duty of any journalist.

1m ago

You have crushed fascism, now strengthen democracy and press freedom

The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam's appeal to the ‘new generation leaders’

1m ago

The Indian media and Bangladesh-India relations

The bilateral relationship must be based on a "win-win" policy, rooted in mutual respect, non-hegemony, and the pursuit of shared prosperity and deeper understanding.

1m ago

Ending impunity for crimes against journalists

Though the signals are mixed we still hope that the media in Bangladesh will see a new dawn.

1m ago

Of rivers and people

The present leadership must prioritise the development of these two assets of Bangladesh for a sustainable and prosperous future.

2m ago
November 13, 2015
November 13, 2015

When will we have such polls again?

Three recent elections, federal in Canada, state level in Bihar and national in Myanmar, have once again showed us the might of the “Peoples' Will” and what it can achieve. Each of these elections had some special significance with the one in Bihar and the last one in Myanmar having unparalleled historic significance. These elections reminded us that we had some internationally praised and historically significant elections of our own and made us wonder when we would have similar elections in Bangladesh again?

November 4, 2015
November 4, 2015

Truth be damned

The PM blames Khaleda, the BNP chief blames Hasina, the killers continue to kill, the victims' families live in fear, people remain confused and angry, friends of Bangladesh watch in disbelief and the smile of our enemies grow wider.

October 3, 2015
October 3, 2015

A murder and an 'Alert'

No murder is acceptable, and if the victim is an innocent foreigner who had come to Bangladesh to serve a good cause, it becomes even more reprehensible. When we think about how randomly Cesare Tavella was killed and how his death relates to nothing that he had done, said, or written, when we see that he had not instigated others to do

August 9, 2015
August 9, 2015

Resist "Thought Prisons"

The killers are doing their work. Are we doing ours? Need we answer?

June 8, 2015
June 8, 2015

Modi, hopefully, is no Manmohan

This time, too, there is nothing on Teesta, yet we have agreed on all forms of transit in the name of connectivity.

June 4, 2015
June 4, 2015

“Let us respect our children”

On June 1, Indian Nobel Peace Laureate and child rights activist, Kailash Satyarthi sat down for an exclusive interview with Mahfuz Anam, Editor of The Daily Star.

May 29, 2015
May 29, 2015

The theory of 'Three Zeros'

We are all familiar with the mathematical formulation that 0+0+0= 0. Well, not so, says Prof Yunus.

May 25, 2015
May 25, 2015

The 'Idiot' and an MP

The AL MP from Fenchuganj, Sylhet, Mahmud Us Samad Chowdhury, in a speech on May 9, in his constituency, termed Professor Zafar Iqbal as “One hundred thousand percent idiot”.

May 1, 2015
May 1, 2015

Are we doomed to flawed polls?

Three conclusions can be drawn from the just concluded city polls in Dhaka and Chittagong:

April 3, 2015
April 3, 2015

Dangerous desensitisation

We have known of many deaths over many years. In fact, we are running the risk of becoming desensitised about it all as if unnatural