THE THIRD VIEW
Column by Mahfuz Anam / 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.
Column by Mahfuz Anam / Ending impunity for crimes against journalists
Though the signals are mixed we still hope that the media in Bangladesh will see a new dawn.
Column by Mahfuz Anam / Of rivers and people
The present leadership must prioritise the development of these two assets of Bangladesh for a sustainable and prosperous future.
Column by Mahfuz Anam / Hasina’s misrule should not affect our judgement of Bangabandhu
The history of Liberation War must be honoured.
Column by Mahfuz Anam / The indiscriminate arrests and murder charges
Reckless and unsubstantiated use of murder charges will only make a farce of the law, not bring justice to those who deserve it.
Rape of an Indigenous schoolgirl / Why did the Khagrachhari school reinstate a known sexual predator?
This incident exposes the added vulnerability of young women and girls when they belong to Indigenous communities.
Column by Mahfuz Anam / Chief Adviser Yunus's UNGA trip a critical turning point
Now is the best chance for Bangladesh to strengthen international cooperation.
Column by Mahfuz Anam / July uprising and some thoughts of Bangladeshi-Americans
NRBs gathered in New Jersey showed eagerness to assist in the journey of the new Bangladesh forward.
Column by Mahfuz Anam: At every step, they are exploited, mistreated and humiliated
Expatriate workers are our goose of Aesop’s Fables that lays the golden eggs.
Column by Mahfuz Anam: We used to have such elections, once
About the just-concluded West Bengal assembly elections, there are three things to celebrate and one to be worried about.
Column by Mahfuz Anam: A story of two police killings and different accountability systems
In this column and through our reports, commentaries and editorials, we have repeatedly stressed the need for accountability of all public institutions run by taxpayers’ money. Of them, the accountability of law enforcement agencies is most important.
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Pay the highest respect to Bangabandhu, but don’t forget others
I remember the first time when, in utter horror, we heard the news of the assassination of Bangabandhu along with his whole family, save the two daughters.
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Lockdown chaos -- is it because we don’t value human lives?
Here we were, sailing quite smoothly after the first wave of the pandemic and congratulating ourselves for having “handled” it well. Even the WHO paid us compliments. But suddenly, within a few weeks, we seem to have gone right back where we started.
Column by Mahfuz Anam: The trouble with our only other neighbour
Myanmar is our only other neighbour, with India being the overwhelming first. To the credit of our policymakers, we have tried our best to maintain good relations with Myanmar notwithstanding their treatment of Rohingyas, forcing nearly 300,000 of them upon us thirty years ago, in the early nineties.
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Celebrating our ‘activist museum’
It was extremely bold as a vision, highly ambitious as a project, without parallel in scope, crucial in terms of fulfilling a need, exemplary in its execution and unprecedented as a private project in which people’s participation was the main driving force.
Column by Mahfuz Anam: What got us here will not take us there
My generation and others close to it formed the bulk of the Mukti Bahini in 1971. The majority of Dhaka University students of the time were an integral part of it, as it was my distinct privilege.
Column by Mahfuz Anam: A self-defeating obsession with ‘image’
At 50, it’s time we acted in a manner that reflects a confident country, not one that is nervous and insecure fearing that the slightest criticism will cause us harm.
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Why is personal freedom such a plaything of the law enforcers?
Isn’t personal freedom one of the most cherished and universally celebrated principles of our civilisation? Isn’t guaranteeing this freedom the most sacred task of a modern state?