Mirza Hassan

Who will the citizens vote for in the next election?

Survey says BNP leads with 41.7%, but data is from a fraction of total sample.

2m ago

Giving people power beyond the ballot box

Democracy is not just about elections.

3m ago

Creation of the new political order: Rebuilding ship in an open and turbulent sea

The past Awami League regime completely undermined the forms of accountability and checks and balances that characterise a liberal and representative democracy.

10m ago

What should women wear?

In May 2022, a young woman, who lives in Dhaka city, was verbally and physically assaulted at a train station in Narsingdi while waiting for a Dhaka-bound train.

2y ago

Dr Zafrullah’s real utopia

Zafrullah’s socialism was useful in contrast to ones offered by the dominant leftist parties of the country, characterised by theoretical obscurantism, fractiousness, political irrelevance, and their inconsequentiality to the daily lives of the masses.

2y ago

On Democratic Socialism

After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the 20th century's ideological contest seemed over. Capitalism had won and socialism

6y ago

Football and nationalisms in Bengal

Metaphors of "war" and "tribalism" have been invariably used in writings on football by observers ranging from eminent writers like Arthur Koestler and George Orwell to professional historians and media commentators of sports.

6y ago

The Ghost of Marx

A ghost is haunting the global capitalist elites—the ghost of Karl Marx.

7y ago
April 20, 2017
April 20, 2017

The moral politics of Dr Kamal

In mid-1993, Dr Kamal (I am following the popular lingo of addressing him) was experiencing the most critical phase in his political career – he was about to leave Awami League on principled grounds.

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