In the ancient Greek society, eunomia outlined how things should be in an ideal society.
Their lack of internal democracy casts doubt on the future of state reform drive
The Daily Star analysis of 25 political parties
As private citizens, this is the minimum we could offer towards a newer equilibrium.
What is good politics for a party, or any party, may not result in good economics
The first Bangladeshi parliament marked an ideal beginning.
Ali Riaz sadly observes that the country is fast drifting into a political paralysis and descending into the abyss of authoritarianism, while maintaining a democratic facade.
On the eve of the national election, Shamsad Mortuza explores animal imagery as the myth of union and harmony across cultures.
If AL’s victory in the 2014 election was a hollow one, the 2024 victory in the making is nothing short of a Pyrrhic one—a victory which inflicts so much damage that it cannot be considered worthwhile.
Bogura BNP leaders and activists today alleged that they faced obstructions from police on the way to Rajshahi to attend the party's divisional rally tomorrow..Around 300 motorbikes carrying party leaders and activists were stopped by law enforcers on Bogura-Naogaon Highway in Dupchanchia
The government and the BNP appear to be on a collision course over the venue of the latter’s much-talked about December 10 Dhaka rally as neither would budge on its stance.
A Dhaka court yesterday said the injunction barring Jatiya Party chief GM Quader from making any political decision of the party would remain in force.
AL must stop obstructing the opposition’s right to free assembly
Recent mass gatherings mobilised by BNP signal a change in their strategy
Writers and intellectuals are obligated to stir moral indignation at gross injustices and the plight of the masses.
Creating new political leadership will be a distant dream otherwise
DU mayhem puts it at odds with PM’s directive
The track record of illegally seizing state power cost the legitimacy of the opposition parties, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy said, condemning the parties for their lack of involvement with democracy.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleges that the ruling Awami League is heading towards the path of “dynastic politics with an aim to materialise a one-party state” in the country.