Mozammel H. Khan

The writer is the Convenor of the Canadian Committee for Human Rights and Democracy in Bangladesh, and a long-time contributor to Mukto-mona.

A scandal based on flimsy grounds

Three business executives have been acquitted on February 9 in a major foreign corruption case involving SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., known otherwise as the Padma Bridge scam, after an Ontario judge threw out wiretap evidence key to the case, saying the wiretap applications were based on gossip and rumour.

7y ago

A visionary leader

The Legal Framework Order (LFO) was issued as President's Order No. 2 of 1970 by the President of Pakistan and Chief Martial Law Administrator General A.M. Yahya Khan on March 30, 1970.

8y ago

Shedding our prejudices

If you are in a drawing room and any other gathering of your friends or acquaintances, naturally the talk of the day would lurk around what is going on around the world.

8y ago

Pakistan's Illogical Stance

Pakistan's national Parliament once again sided with war criminals by passing a resolution that drew condemnation in Bangladesh.

8y ago

F R Khan - A Bangalee legend from the golden chapter of our history

In the limited scope of this piece, I intend to remember the role of a great Bangalee in our Liberation War of 1971 - the Bangalee who, through his contributions..

8y ago

It just doesn't add up

We are fighting ceaselessly against the distortion of our history; let us not do the same ourselves. As far as the DS is concerned, when none of the AL leaders, none of the newspapers of the country dared to open their mouths against the Chief of Army Staff's (CAS) tacit intention to create 'our own' brand of democracy, it was only Mahfuz Anam who had the bravado to write a commentary under the heading, “Gen Moeen goes public on politics.”

8y ago

Would someone stop the madness of these sycophants, please?

There are many in our land, living either at home or abroad, who possess the unflinching dedication to the values of our Liberation War...

8y ago

Let the truth speak for itself

It came to my knowledge through social media that The Daily Star editor Mahfuz Anam in a TV interview has admitted to his “biggest

8y ago
April 12, 2015
April 12, 2015

The debate over war crimes trials: Is there any merit?

IF the formalities are completed as expected, war criminal Muhammad Kamruzzaman's execution might have been carried out by the

April 6, 2015
April 6, 2015

A moment of introspection for BNP

In my article for The Daily Star (January 27, 2015), titled “War for democracy: For the people or on the people”, I concluded with these words: “The BNP-led alliance's war for democracy has turned out to be not for the people but on the people.”

February 28, 2015
February 28, 2015

A Shocking Crime

It was with devastating shock and disbelief that I received the news of the brutal killing of our very well-known blogger and writer Avijit Roy and the severe injury to his wife, blogger Rafida Ahmed Bonna.

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